Great tip! And dual purpose should one need the blanket for it's
intended use.

On that note, the custom insulation and side fill I installed behind
fridge likely helped a lot too. Pic:  http://tinyurl.com/2bwmmwp

Neil.

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> another approach I have used, along with city water fan extractor mod, is to
> attach a mylar foil "space blanket" (the thicker type, with polyweave
> backing) to outside of van using small rare earth magnets. You can dick
> around to get the right coverage, and air space. It keeps the sun off the
> van sheet metal adjacent to fridge. Noticeable difference.
>
> However, it does blind you when walking past :)
>
> ab
>
>
>
> On 25-Jul-10, at 9:12 PM, neil n wrote:

>..... parking in shade and keeping windows
> opened helped. Having the City Water and rear fan on all the time
> really helped too. Even during extended driving with sun beating on
> the driver side of my Westy. Fridge was o 12V when driving. But....
>

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