Hot Cupboards

[BluebirdHazel]

Hot cupboards! Sounds strange but that's the problem I'm having in our small C Class.   :huh:

The kitchen and therefore the fridge is on the awning side so that side stays cool, but the upper cupboards over the dinette on the other side of the RV get so hot! They store some food and supplements/vitamins. I leave the cupboards open when the sun reaches that side of the rig but that only helps marginally. They open up from the bottom so even if I have the A/C on, it doesn't flow into them.

I thought maybe Reflectix on the inside of the cupboards might help....?? Reflectix on the OUTSIDE of the RV would be the best solution!   

Has anyone else had this issue? Any good, inexpensive solutions? 

No, I can't move all the foodstuffs elsewhere! Elsewhere is full! LOL The convenience of my organization is great; it's the sun/heat that's the problem!    

Thanks in advance!

 

[AbuelaLoca]

These folks used reflectix

http://www.outsideourbubble.com/how-to-cut-down-heat-inside-of-your-cupboards/

 

[highdesertranger]

can you park different so the sun is not baking that wall? if not something on the outside to keep the sun from ever hitting the wall would be the best. highdesertranger

 

[caretaker]

BBH, also move your sup/vitas. to an area that stays cooler, vits. are extremely sensitive to heat, they degrade quickly.

 

[BluebirdHazel]

can you park different so the sun is not baking that wall?  if not something on the outside to keep the sun from ever hitting the wall would be the best.  highdesertranger

That's another bonus of boondocking, isn't it? When you're sitting on a campground site like we are for the summer, you have no choice.

 

[BluebirdHazel]

These folks used reflectix

http://www.outsideourbubble.com/how-to-cut-down-heat-inside-of-your-cupboards/

Thanks! Gee, a big, expensive Class A has the same problem?! So we'll try the Reflectix and see if that helps. I almost want to tape it to the outside of the RV too! 

 

[gargoyle]

Fan?
Cut out doors some and add a metal mesh front panel to the doors?
Provide shade of some sort to the hot side?

Plus one on moving the vitamins. Move the items that are not heat sensitive up into that cabinet. Re-organizing doesn't mean you lose space, its just in different areas.

 

[Weight]

A curtain to hang on the hot side. There are products that block sun but not air, and can see through them.

 

[highdesertranger]

I still say the best thing you can do is to keep that side from getting hot in the first place. perhaps hang an awning or shade cloth on that side of the RV. highdesertranger

 

[user 37446]

+1 to all above... Move the rig (which she already said wont work), exterior shade cover or reflective cover (subject to park rules, winds, weather), some interior radiant barrier (foil of some sort), move the air (as suggested, a fan), shift the contents (very true about heat degrading potency), run your a/c maybe for that period of time, add supplemental cooling of some sort (ice, blue ice, frozen water bottles), anything else?

 

[BluebirdHazel]

Fan?
Cut out doors some and add a metal mesh front panel to the doors?
Provide shade of some sort to the hot side?

Plus one on moving the vitamins. Move the items that are not heat sensitive up into that cabinet. Re-organizing doesn't mean you lose space, its just in different areas.

I do open the cupboard doors when the sun comes around to that side. The window below the cupboards has a sun blocking blind as well as a regular blind.

I hear you on the vitamins. I know it sounds easy to move things around but these 3 cupboards are our main storage space for food. Otherwise I have to move everything to dig under the dinette seats everytime I need something. I do use bins in the cooler cab area of the coach for my veggie/fruit storage. 

I think Reflectix on the inside is the first thing I'll try. Thanks!

 

[BluebirdHazel]

Well, we did the Reflectix in the overhead cupboards. Reflectix plus 2 sided tape. It seems to have helped tremendously! We might double up on the back wall but so far so good. 

Reflectix is expensive but so effective, easy to use, and long-lasting. Worth the investment.