Motorhome vs campervan - Better heat and cold insulation on the 1st one ?

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I have seen some YouTube channels and many of them that have moved full time in their motorhomes and campervans they are staying that motorhome stays far more hot in winter and cooler during sometime because of the way that the walls are made. They are claiming that campervans as they have a full metal body is by far more affected by environmental temperature.

Are those true or they are talking nonsense?
 
As some motorhomes have ali bodies, what do you think?
It all comes down to how much insulation is in the walls.
 
The quality of insulation may be important also. After accident damage got to have a look at what appears to be polystyrene in my motorhome, not impressed. Also I guess a motorhome has more space and air to keep warm and a larger surface area from which heat may escape.

One day, on my list of things I will never get round to, I am thinking of redesigning the van interior, primarily to improve storage, install solar, remove the oven and microwave, but having a look at the insulation may be on that list.
 
trevskoda said:
A lot of heat goes out through the windscreen.
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Yup and most motorhomes are based on a commercial cab which leaks heat like a sieve

I would take a caravan everytime pound for pound over a mh in winter

Channa
 
channa said:
Yup and most motorhomes are based on a commercial cab which leaks heat like a sieve

I would take a caravan everytime pound for pound over a mh in winter

Channa
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Fit a large heavy curtain between cab and living space,in my case one round all side and front window,but then mine is a semi a class all alloy coach build.
 
My greatest concern is heat as I might be in places that have 35 celcius or more in summertime and not be able to hook up in electricity for using an aircon.

As I have seen from vans that we have at work they become very very hot in summer time and that is the reason that I am afraid that campervans that use metal at the exterior might become hotter than a motorhome wall that uses different materials.

Only a person that owned both a motorhome and a campervan can have a better experience with both and that is the reason why I am asking.
 
We have a Laika A Class so pretty well insulated. We notice the difference more in the evening. Previous MH was a Swift and Pilote both with Fiat Cabs. No insulation to talk about in either so got cold. Ours is also good in hot weather with a couple of decent 12v fans to keep the air moving.
 
Many of my friends here are changing there motorhomes and going over to camper vans when they convert a van they do it so it cant be changed to motorhome on the paper work by leaving some things of the requirements for registering has a motorhome, that way we can park in most of the beaches or places that have signs saying no parking for motorhomes or caravans. My brother in-law told me that last week at a council meeting that soon this summer new signs could be put up in La Azohia to stop all the motorhomes parking overnight, :cheers:
 
kenspain said:
Many of my friends here are changing there motorhomes and going over to camper vans when they convert a van they do it so it cant be changed to motorhome on the paper work by leaving some things of the requirements for registering has a motorhome, that way we can park in most of the beaches or places that have signs saying no parking for motorhomes or caravans. My brother in-law told me that last week at a council meeting that soon this summer new signs could be put up in La Azohia to stop all the motorhomes parking overnight, :cheers:
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Would the insurance not be sky high as its a com van,do you not have to show biz books to get it.
 
It's worth bearing in mind the colour of the vehicle as this also affects the internal temperature especially in warmer climes,an example being black compared to white,in a car it's about 10 degree,l don't know wether that's celcius or farenite.there are too many variables in construction between PVC and coach build to recommend one or the other.
 
martinmartin said:
It's worth bearing in mind the colour of the vehicle as this also affects the internal temperature especially in warmer climes,an example being black compared to white,in a car it's about 10 degree,l don't know wether that's celcius or farenite.there are too many variables in construction between PVC and coach build to recommend one or the other.
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Going back to PVC for a variety of reasons . Pretty sure coachbuilt are cooler but 10° difference between white and black vehicles ? Difficult to believe its that much
 
kenspain said:
My insurance on my van 207 Euros a year fully com my car is 4x4 and for some reason 270 Euros this year also fully com :wave:
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No mission in N Iron,must prove you have a biz and min ins would be around 7 to 9 hundred squid,unless things have changed in the last few years as thats what we paid.
 
Sure colour does make a difference, not sure about 10° either though. Last van was green, current one white and I don't think the difference is that much, besides I think sun coming through windscreen onto a black dashboard creates more heat than colour of vehicle.
 
im sure i remember things like morris oxfords having white roofs for export to hotter parts of the empire/commonwealth.
 
mark61 said:
Sure colour does make a difference, not sure about 10° either though. Last van was green, current one white and I don't think the difference is that much, besides I think sun coming through windscreen onto a black dashboard creates more heat than colour of vehicle.
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Pretty sure that sums it up . If you read the , reasonably informed , comments after the article the auto trader experiment above is almost completely discredited .
 
From my experience of my work vans (3-4 metre high tops usually) of various flavours including a run of crafters...
The coolest have always been white ones... The dark blue one I had was an oven in summer...
The silver boxer I have now is cooler than the dark blue BUT not as cool as white.

Tropical roofs on landrovers (double skinned for warm climes) were usually white to maximise reflection of solar.
Our current c class is easier to ventilate than our van conversion especially with the large roof hatch.
 
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