+1 on that Jeff.  The foil/bubble insulation keeps us cooler and lets us
sleep later after a late night of jamming at a festival.

We love it.   :-)

On 7/31/07, Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@vickersdesign.com> wrote:
>
> If you want a cheap sun block and insulator you can make an entire
> set for about $25 if you make window "covers" with silver "bubble-
> wrap" from Home Desperate. Just cut the stuff out to the shape of
> each window and find some suction cups that have a "push pin" style
> back to them. Attach a suction cup at each corner and yer done. The
> bubble stuff is 100% opaque, reflects light and radiant heat, is
> cheap and replaceable and stores flat in the upper bunk. I use mine
> with my curtains drawn so I don't have to look at the shiny stuff all
> the time and it works well as an insulator and light block.
>
> Jeff / 87 Subie Syncro Westy
>
>
> On Jul 31, 2007, at 3:11 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
> > As for curtains, someone posted pictures of their van where they had
> > replaced the curtains and added a fabric that's often used for oven
> > mitts
> > and ironing boards that reflects radiant heat and insulates. I
> > think it's
> > called Insul-Bright and is available at some quilting stores and
> > online. I'm
> > planning on using it to do just this as it's time to replace those
> > old worn
> > curtains in my van too. My only worry is this stuff will be too
> > thick with
> > an added piece of fabric (for appearance) to store open properly.
>

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Jake
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