Making my 3rd gen suitable for winter living?
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quicksilvr
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^Awesome video link right there.
Edwardjoseph
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could you briefly explain how you went about making the screens for the windows?
TonyB66
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Bringing back some memories... I posted this in some other thread.
For those who don't know, that's an aquarium syphon hose/gravel cleaner. On my FJ-40s I had the small end go through the floor. The big end you likely get. Pissing and driving, at the same time! Such fond memories...
Mark_BC
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Bringing back some memories... I posted this in some other thread.
For those who don't know, that's an aquarium syphon hose/gravel cleaner. On my FJ-40s I had the small end go through the floor. The big end you likely get. Pissing and driving, at the same time! Such fond memories...
I used to work with a guy whose wife could apparently do that driving.
TonyB66
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That's great. I'm left with a visual on that one...
The first time I did so was on a trip from the south Bay Area up to Sacramento. I had rigged it up with off-road intentions, but actually used it more on long road trips. I learned to not use it when driving too fast as the piss would blow all over the underside. I remember a buddy helping me on some project and he commented on the nasty smell, lol. Still laugh to this today when I think of his face when I told him, and showed him the piss hose not far from where he was looking up. I later used a water chaser to clean the hose, and hopefully the underside... Remembering more now, but I'll refrain.
Got me thinking about a piss hose for the 3rd gen now! Since I plan to do a sunroof delete, I can commandeer its rear passenger side drain line. It's accessible in the rear access panel. Snip it such that there's a foot of so to reach out of that storage area, then add that larger end piece, which I have a couple. Going on my mod list.
TonyB66
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The powered humidifiers, at least from what I remember, are not recommended in cooler temps. Found a couple and they have required minimum of temps of like 50F. Seemingly not an ideal winter solution.
DampRid and Dri-Z-Air look to be great. Thanks. Had used something like that before in a bath/shower area with very poor ventilation. Novel application here. A refill packet is good for like 60 days too.
BoulderGTI
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Not sure if it's already been covered in prior pages but air mattresses can really suck the heat out of you compared to an insulated camping pad. There are a lot of pretty decent blow-up insulated mats out there in 1 and 2 person sizes that will make a huge difference in your warmth and comfort levels overnight.
Couple that with the right bedding materials for humid winter conditions (100% poly bedding) and a good bag or quilt and you'll be just fine with the windows cracked. You can also cut Reflectix sheeting to match your windows to block out both light and cold a bit.
Couple that with the right bedding materials for humid winter conditions (100% poly bedding) and a good bag or quilt and you'll be just fine with the windows cracked. You can also cut Reflectix sheeting to match your windows to block out both light and cold a bit.
As bland as this sounds, when I used my sleep platform before I got my RTT, I had a problem in the mountains of Colorado with waking up to my windows frozen from the humidity of my breath, so I cut out cardboard copies of the windows, and double layered them by stapling one to another, and it actually insulates more than you would believe. The first night I woke up sweating in me Zero degree mummy bag because the car was much warmer than usual.
Ghosty
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Great idea! Will have to do that as well. Plus the cardboard absorbs most of the window condensation/moisture I assume.
same here! works like a charm. in cold temps, though, definitely some frozen condensation to deal with...
I found this video a while ago when I was thinking researching van life. However you can just use body wipes and just wait to shower at a local gym/truck stop/fiends house/family house.
As for keeping warm in the t4r how about portable heater. Or isolating your floors, doors and above the headliner with this, this and this or so other sound deepening material. Also for the windows use a piece of carboard painted black facing out with reflextics on the side facing inside, and just reverse in the summer.
Just my 2 cents. hope this helps.
As for keeping warm in the t4r how about portable heater. Or isolating your floors, doors and above the headliner with this, this and this or so other sound deepening material. Also for the windows use a piece of carboard painted black facing out with reflextics on the side facing inside, and just reverse in the summer.
Just my 2 cents. hope this helps.
i've used the back of my '95 PU for many a night, quite a few below freezing, and a couple below 0F. i eventually traded some bulk thinsulate to the quilter wife of a friend of mine, and in exchange she used part of the roll to make me insulated window coverings that work great for keeping it at least above freezing in the vehicle. the main issues as many are mentioning are condensation and that it gets a bit ripe in there. definitely keep a window cracked open overnight to help to keep the RH down...and don't forget the nalgene bottle. condensation is definitely an issue when it comes to rust, especially in non-sealed, non-painted areas of the vehicle such as behind the dash. a person loses 300-400ml of water daily through breathing and roughly the same through your skin, so after eight hours in the back, you've deposited 200-300ml of water vapor all through the vehicle. do that for a month straight and you're looking at over a couple gallons of water you've infused everywhere in your vehicle. definitely look into a mechanical or chemical drying solution.
