Recent content by glworden

Go ahead, Bob, and do a poll if you want.    It sounds like people have strong opinions about this and some are more justified than others.   The top candidates in my mind are the polyiso, foam (sprayed) and wool.   I started out thinking Reflectix, but now not so much, since I now understand...

I am the OP. The polyiso is looking like a reasonable choice. I have received some wool samples and have been assured that the wool is benign. There are different ways of treating it and the Wikipedia article only refers to one. I agree from experience that foam can take on moisture. I...

I respect your opinion and am not trying to dissuade you.  In fact, I appreciate the informed info and discussion. Your statement about wool and mold is, however, an assumption.  I would probably think that way, too.  However - everything I have read about wool states the opposite - that it is...

Sometimes these things don't come out for years or decades.  Look at all the cool old buildings that have to be torn down because the cost of asbestos and lead paint remediation is too high.  People used to think they were fine.  We just lost Fairmount High School despite efforts to save it for...

---kind of like the Monty Python ARGUMENT CLINIC.  If you don't know it, find it.

As for climate, I plan on just going where the weather suits my clothes.  Avoid the extremes.  Maybe Montana or BC in the Summer and the Southwest in the Winter.   I know I will probably hit some hot and cold spells, too.  But my ancestors have lived without air conditioning for millenia, and I...

I am the OP and I really appreciate the replies here.  Some of the first few were bizarrely harsh, but there has been a lot of good info and I appreciate the contributions. I understand the advantages of AB spray foam.  It seems like a good choice.  I might choose that if I were single...

Here is an article by a wool manufacturer specifically addressing the use of wool insulation in vans. https://celticsustainables.wordpress.com/2015/05/11/the-best-insulation-for-camper-van-conversions/

What exactly is polyso and why did you choose it?

I am still considering wool insulation but will have to talk with contractors about specifics such as vapor barriers.   Yesterday I woke up thinking I would do spray foam and went to bed leaning towards wool.   I am in the info-gathering phase and was thinking out loud and looking for feed back...

I am interested in a vent.  Having trouble finding anybody who will install it.  Local RV supply shop sells them but doesn't install them.  I may have to do it myself.

No.  But they get about 30 MPG.  Not bad for a cargo van.  And 100,000 mile warranty.

That is his experience.  Yours is obviously different and don't try to invalidate that or your opinion.  For me, it would depend on what my projected useage would be and whether I would be moving around or static.    There is a level of hostility here where if you say one wrong word, people...

I am kind of astounded by the level of hostility on this forum.  I am obviously and admittedly a novice in this area - not claiming to be an expert and therefore asking questions and putting some ideas out there to see if they ring true.  I am not making anything up and have read everything I...