By Cheri Sicard
With winter here, a lot of folks may still be concerned about how to stay warm in an RV. If you’re one of them, you will definitely want to check out this video from RVstreet that has some great tips.
Martin, the host, says staying warm in an RV boils down to three main components: insulating, heating, and protecting your RV.
You probably have not seen some, or possibly many, of these simple tips before. These guys are innovative RVers who develop creative DIY solutions to typical RVing dilemmas.
The good news is that a lot of the easy DIY projects will help protect from the heat in summer as well as the cold in winter.
The video begins with a shopping trip to Home Depot for supplies. These include:
- Foam insulation tubes for plumbing
- Foil tape
- Insulation boards
- R-19 faced fiberglass wall insulation
After shopping, the video shows you how to use what you bought.
How to stay warm in an RV: DIY projects
The DIY projects will improve the coach’s warmth and comfort and cut down on drafts. Projects include:
• Insulating under the RV’s slides. This works for sealing out dirt as well as cold in winter or heat in summer.
• Insulating the wet bay to help prevent plumbing from freezing.
• Insulating your pipes and pipe areas.
• Sealing front door and battery storage area drafts.
• Insulating the motorhome front cab cabinets, which also works to improve conditions in cold or in the heat of summer.
• Insulating under the sinks to prevent drafts and protect the pipes.
• Insulating the kitchen back wall behind the drawers.
• Using vent pillows to prevent drafts.
• Insulating under the mattress.
After insulating, you have to heat. The video recommends different portable heaters and discusses the built-in furnace, too. They also recommend heated mattress pads for sleeping.
Lastly, Martin covers how to deal with the condensation that inevitably will happen if you have a toasty warm RV on a cold day. (I would prefer a USB rechargeable dehumidifier to his electric version.)
So, check out this handy video and get stay warm during winter’s chill!
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