window insulation

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   I'm getting ready to head from Maine to Florida and have suddenly (again) realized how cold "cold" is and was thinking about the camping trip home; especially the first couple of nights up north in the low 40s.  
This summer I picked up some multi-layered insulated fabric at a yard sale and I just made liners that slip between my windows and shades. My plan was (is) that when I don't need them they'll live under my seat cushions. As I got to thinking about that, the back cushion covers my garage area and cold comes up from there so, since I had some left over fabric, I also insulated under that seat.

I really like this fabric and you can see it in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= I didn't do this much work on shades but I don't think I'll need them often.

Julie

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EchoGale Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 461	Topic: window insulation Posted: 18 Oct 2020 at 4:17pm
	I'm getting ready to head from Maine to Florida and have suddenly (again) realized how cold "cold" is and was thinking about the camping trip home; especially the first couple of nights up north in the low 40s. This summer I picked up some multi-layered insulated fabric at a yard sale and I just made liners that slip between my windows and shades. My plan was (is) that when I don't need them they'll live under my seat cushions. As I got to thinking about that, the back cushion covers my garage area and cold comes up from there so, since I had some left over fabric, I also insulated under that seat. I really like this fabric and you can see it in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= I didn't do this much work on shades but I don't think I'll need them often. Julie
	Julie

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3220	Posted: 18 Oct 2020 at 5:49pm
	Looks really nice. A fair amount of work, but well worth it when you see the results. Another solution that we did about 8 years ago on our 177 was to take off the junky, hard to use window curtains that covered the large rear window. Purchased a 2 cell window blind from Blinds.com. Push up or pull down, instant view or privacy. Also because of the 2 cell thickness, a great insulator on cold days and nights.
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	I used Reflectix, I purchased at Lowes. Cut it to fit, especially on rear window.
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