I haven't found it to be a big deal, Jill. Pulling out the cabinetry under my center twin beds and sealing the drafty seams, then cutting the reflectix to fit is pretty simple--took me just a few hours. I have found that tape is not sufficient to hold the reflectix in place, so I'm going to try either rivits or screws, either one equiped with fender washers, next. I'm told that's how a/s with insulating headliners had that option installed. Then I'm going to affix self-stick carpet squares over the insulation--apparently a common treatment for newer a/s units. I think a tape measure, pair of scissors, rivet gun, screwdriver, and caulking gun are all you'd need. No, you don't have to gut the whole thing and remove the interior walls--everything goes on right over them. If I were you, I'd do as others have suggested--dry camp. Then you could use a piece of celotex insualtion to isolate your sleeping area from the rest of the trailer at night, when it is coldest, keeping your power usage minimal. An electric matress pad makes for a wonderfully cozy bed, and lets you sleep in temps well into the 40s if you like in great comfort. I think you'll be just fine. Dan Weeks 75 Argosy 26 Des Moines Outdoor temp 30 today. Indoor temp 66--heater NEVER turned on today. > From: Jill Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 21:21:34 -0800 (PST) > To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [VAC] re-insulating A/S > > Okay, so like, what exactly is involved in > re-insulating an Airstream? Is what I'm thinking > true... that the entire thing has to be gutted > and interior walls removed? > > Anyone want to take a stab at what kind of time > we're talking here and how much mechanical > experience a person should have to do it? > > Do you have to disassemble all the electrical and > plumbing? > > I'm wondering if this age thing that Marc > mentioned is accurate, too... that the older > Airstreams are colder. > > --Jill > > --- Weimers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It seems that people with the older Airstream > are not keeping as warm. I >> have noticed that my '63 Globe Trotter feels >> very cold on the floor even if >> the upper air is warm. The '71 Globe Trotter is > a lot more comfortable. This >> is when the outside temperature is 20 or less. > Are the 70's Airstreams >> better insulated, do you suppose, or is the >> insulation in my '63 goofed up >> by mice and other problems? > > > ===== > "It's not the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow... > It's the RAINBOW." > > JillyWon Is Outie... > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to > http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html > > If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original > text from your reply. > > > > To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original text from your reply.
