Will this work? Reflectix to keep the RV cool in the summer
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- How we are keeping our RV cool in the summer heat. Nate puts up reflectix insulation on the roof of the RV to keep the summer sun from heating up the RV.
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The best thing you can do is get those inexpensive shade cloths like you use on green houses over the top. Put some poles up on the corners and sides of the RV and suspend the shade cloth over it. You need the air flow between the shade cloth and the top of the RV, and it will leave room for your ac to be able to vent properly. You will see a huge difference.
Was looking for this idea!
One problem that you run into is the wind. Where I'm at in Nevada, the wind gets whipping through here at 60+ mph at times. I've already learned the hard way trying to do carports made of tarps, and if they're not anchored down something fierce, goodbye cover.
I think you need a barn cat or two... they are the best first line of rodent defense.
Come one you know the mice and rats are going to get into that right away you need more barrels to keep your feed safe sorry to be so blunt this is the first time I’ve ever commented on one of your videos I’ve been watching your journey for a long time
Rodents are resourceful. How about some barn cats? Natural repellants and they will handle the mice! Keep sharing! lots of great ideas! Thank you Nate!
K&S Getout had the same problem with their camper overheating so they gave up on the rooftop air unit and bought a small window unit. So far they seem satisfied so it might be worth a shot
I was going to suggest this as well.
A covered RV carport would have been the first thing I would have built. It would help with all weather and protect the RV.
That and maybe put up a bed in the house where it's probably much cooler
That's always the best bet but what it costs in material alone is very expensive let alone having it done professionally.
I'm a disabled Veteran and I just can't afford the cost of the materials otherwise I'd just put it up myself. Here in Arizona our temps hit 110-120 degrees and it destroys everything.
When we were living in ours, we built a shade hoop thing that we attached to the roof- built it with pvc and 75% shade cloth, like a hoop house to accommodate the height of the ac. worked pretty well
So u have any pictures
I would like to see a picture of this too
just saw this- no I dont. But I took 10ft lengths of 1" (maybe bigger, it was a while back) and cut them in half, then joined all the halfs together with PVC T joints until I had 2 38ft lengths of PVC. Then I took 2 7ft pieces and put them across both ends so I had a giant rectangle. I straightened them out as best I could and used paracord to try and keep them from arching out when I then added the 10ft lengths of PVC in an arch from one long side to the other at all the t joints. Attached the fabric, got some curious friends to help push/pull the whole thing ontop of the RV, and then secured it as best I could with more paracord.
Nate, I just went on Craigslist Knoxville and found you 55 gallon good grade barrels for $15 each right in Parrotsville.
Food Grade Plastic Barrels - $15 (PARROTTSVILLE)
I have 55 gallon, white plastic, food grade barrels for sale. Previously contained a food product but rinsed thoroughly.
Nate, you are such a wonderfully self-motivated man. You have a wonderful work ethic. I can see a very wonderful homestead taking shape. You and Katty are a real inspiration to those starting out in homesteading.
Ben Holler feeds his pigs some kind of wet pig slop, do you? I know you are friends.
Why not just move the RV into the shade? Even in a mostly shaded spot with dappled sun, youll get some relief. Perhaps buy a longer water hose and electric cord to give you more distance if needed...
I have used my feed bags is cover the garden rows to stop weeds from taking over.
find out if you have a peanut farm near you they give or sell cheap the husks and the peanuts that dont make the grade for them and they are really nutritious for the pigs hugsss
Cinder blocks Won’t help with mice control. Mice can climb up chimneys therefore cinder blocks. I would invest in some more 50 gallon barrels. You will need them over the long term anyway.
Nate, the mice are laughing at you! The darn things have climbed the chicken wire to the top of my carport coop and made nests on top and climbed down the strep I used to hang the chicken feed to keep the mice out of it. I put a trail cam out there and watched the mice run up and down the wire and the ratchet strap
Put a sheet of tin over the pallets with your grain on it so it gives the mice a flat overhang to have to negotiate.
Nate, we have had some incredibly hot days! It has been hotter here, than at my s. Florida home. You took the steps to stay comfortable in a trailer during this heat spell. Great short term solution to get to where you are comfortable. Remember, happy wife, happy life. As you progress on solutions, please feel free to call or email me and i will help where possible. Keep doing things your way, as you have a plan and a desire to achieve those goals via that plan, learning as you go, and by mistakes.
I'm wondering how pigs, and sheep, and chickens survived before there were companies that made livestock feed.
Nate watch those steel drums, they sweat on the inside and it may make your feed mold. I've seen it in metal trash cans.
Happy you found something that works for y'all. It is so much harder to cool down in the heat. I would much rather have to add a sweater or something. I am amazed at how much you are getting done in the heat. Please take care and not overdo it. Maybe for next year you could get one of those aluminum carports...roof held up with poles. I have seen them over campers so maybe it is efficient and perhaps a tarp going down the side to keep the sun off the wall. Just a thought. Also, I'd give some thought to a barn cat...they can surely help with the mice. Y'all take care and have a Blessed day.
Yes, and those lovely pups won't mind the kitties!
Cost keeps alot of people from going the carport way. For an RV the price range is out of reach for many I know here in the desert of Arizona. Even building it yourself the cost is way up there otherwise I would have put one up.
I save feed bags just in case there is a recall or my animals get sick, so we have the manufacturer lot numbers. Probably never need them, but if you do have a problem, they may be needed.
maybe time to get a couple cats for the mice hugssss
For the mice problem, get 10 to 20 mice traps. the old timer Victor traps and cheese works like a charm. You could place them where the pups can't get them. Stay cool! 🙏🏻❤👍🏻😃
Lowes carries a roof mastic coati g in a white color works well for cooling down RVs and mobile home roofing
next year expand your garden plant lots of squash,zuchini,pumkins,watermelons,cantalope, winter squash seed is cheap, some 12-12-12 fertilizer and that will greatly reduce your feed bills, then at the end of the season let the pigs in and they will clean up the remains!!!!!!
To keep mice out of feed bags, look for old chest freezers that don't work, but still seal. Those or 55 gal food grade drums are your best bet.
You can make grocery bags out of feed sack also, and they make great Gifts
I'd pick up a few more 50 gallon drums. Keeping your feed sealed is the best rodent proofing you can do.
There's a white elastomeric roof coating they use on mobile homes in hot areas of the country. I remember seeing commercials for it when I lived in Phoenix, AZ.
I am looking into this for our metal horse barn roof. Its supposed to work well. You can buy it at Home Depot etc and roll it on.
I bought a product called Cool Seal. It won't "cool" your place but it sure has cut the heat from my van roof. Plus, it helps keep it water proof!
You should do a giant awning or tent like structure and cover the whole RV with extra space to make aure the rv is on shade the whole day
I used to go to a mom and pop restaurant on the way home from work and pick up a bucket of their scraps for my pigs
Sounds like you need some barn cats 🐈⬛ 🐈 😃
In the fall wash the roof really well and put a couple of coats of Cool Coat on. It won't help as much as the insulation but will help. I had one of those sky lights and even with the shade on it the heat poured into the trailer. I bought some art board and put over the shade it helped a bit but finally stuffed a pillow up there. This is one brutal summer we are at 108f Thankfully I am not in the trailer!
I used reflextix on the roof of my 32 ft motorhome. I used those flat cement blocks similar to patio blocks to secure instead of tape.
I have 40 mph winds regularly, and the blocks don't budge.
Hurricanes and tornadoes, of course, are a threat where I live in south Texas, but I'm leaving in my motorhome if anything more than category 1 winds are forecasted.
But then again, if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans....
My results are impressive along with the windshield being cover on the outside with Reflectix. The 12,000 btu Coleman air-conditioner keeps the inside at 82° with an outside temperature of 100°
(Inside humidity is 50%!)
Prior to the installation of the insolation (see what I did there?) My inside temperature was 95° with humidity at 64°
My 12 year old Chihuahua Lulu and I spent time riding around in the car during afternoon hours, but that was ridiculous.
If you think 82° is too warm for inside temperatures, trust me, it's not at all!
Not at 50° humidity.
Now my Chihuahua lays under a blanket...poor Lulu can't win....
My air-conditioner actually cycles off and on now! My electric bill is almost 1/2!
Great idea using the reflective material!! Hopefully it will last a while in the storms and be much cooler!! Summer is never my favorite time of year. Today is 115 where I live. Ugh😐
With all your trees, there’s no place to park under their shade?
Winston is my sisters dog name, live it!!💖
I hope it helps. I'm sure one day your build a proper RV cover. I've watched other RUclipsrs. But I want to watch how you and Kate cope.
Your doing a wonderful job.
Yes, we will build a more perm cover when we are in a more perm spot. This is just until the house is finished then we will move it.
Our house faces North, the living room and our bedrooms are on the north and stay cool all day.
Our kitchen and bathroom are on the south side and stay very hot all day long.
The position of our house is a true north facing building, the west side has a house blocking the evening sun but the south side is open with nothing blocking the sun as it rises in the east or throughout the day.
you just stacking bags, you just made a mouse buffet, lol love you video's seems like the reluctant homesteader
Man I hope this helps you guys. It’s been super hot here also. Stay cool my friends. Hey Nate you need to get the drums of the ground I found out that if metal barrels sit on the ground, condensation will mold the bottom of the barrels
No, mice will get in if there is feed around. You need to build a solid wooden box big enough for the bags to go in, with an airtight lid. After you put all of the bags in, then drop a few moth balls in the corners around the bags. That will keep all normal critters away.
I would recommend watching “just a few acres “ farm videos. He’s further north but buys feed from the mill. Investment in slant trailer and tarp, good one, but seems to be very manageable and smart. Good day to you! 👍👍👍
Thanks for the tips!
You can free range the pigs if you have enough out there for them to graze on, but a lot of people find small local grocery stores, cafes, juice places, etc., that have a lot of leftover produce they have to throw out and arrange to take their scraps. A man near me fed his pigs on the elementary school leftovers.
I would buy more drums. Those seem perfect.
Nate not sure u watch Sow the Land but Jason is great vlogger and learning along the way to. He has videos on how and why he buys in huge bulk. Cost is cut down and i think his neighbor goes in on it and it's a win, win for the both of them, hope it helps u.
Yeah - here in new Mexico we use UV sailcloth over areas we want shade/ cooling- it helps!!!
Hope this works and stays on for you guys , I think it was a neat idea and it’s worth a try ! This heat has been unbearable. Keep us updated on how it does …
So glad it helped, the heat this year has been brutal.🙏🙏
We were in your area about two weeks ago. We were driving toward New Port and we got detoured around and when we came back in we were almost to New Port. I bet we got close because we were in the vicinity of your area.
How much do you think that cost you over all to invest in? If it were me - being poor, I would have just literally moved it three feet into the woodlot to take advantage of the shade :) But I hope this worked out for you.
Send some of that rain to Texas! I don't think we've had any since mid May. Over 100 every day. Our pool water is 93.
Probably another 55 gallon drum is your answer. Or 2 because you're going to use them. Def chicken feed as well. 3 more drums🤔
Daaaaaaang man- you work so hard!
you could put a tarp over the reflectix just to reduce the uv rays and maybe make it last longer. get the tarps that block all UV rays, not the normal ones. BTW if you ever buy pop up tents like lots of people use when butchering, make sure you buy one that blocks all UV rays as well....makes a huge difference in the temperature of the tent and also reduces eye strain.
You know the mice will be living well for awhile. I hate to see your free bag being mice feed. I would get more metal drums. They are perfect for storing that feed. Also, I would keep those drums off the ground because of moisture. Your place us coming along so nicely. It's looking more and more like home. So happy for both of you.
Thank you that was very helpful
Thank you.
We use reflectix on our RV as well. We just use ours on our windows, but we hardly remove it because of that. So there is a trade off. I think that is the most bang for your buck. Another big help would be a tarp above to provide shade or get closer to some trees that can provide something similar. We have 2 air conditioners in our rv. That would ultimately be best, but that would be valuable money you could use for the house.
Check out the new podcast from perma pastures farm. It is called Permaculture pimpcast. Episode 2 was about feeding your animals for free. I learned a lot. Hope it helps you!
Use the bags up first before going into the barrel.
Why not store the extra feed in the house porch, that is closed in.
Create another "roof" suspended from poles at each of the trailer corners, and then secure the poles to two points in the ground. It would be nice if it could be secured to a tree, if it is close enough that could also extend your living area in shade.
Blessings!!
Time to get some cats. We are adding 2 more to our 4 we already have. They honestly are the best rodent control. Where there’s feed, there’s rats and mice unfortunately.
Ignore the negative comments, you are doing great with what you have! ❤️
I agree. Not a big deal if rats and mice have a few meals.
If you can put sheets of metal to overhang the pallet and blocks rodents are less likely able to climb up and get the feed.
That is a great idea.
Well done, you work so hard. I love how you try new things. I hope this stays successful for this summer at the very least. The shade cloth idea sounds like a possibility. 💕💕🌻🌻
We had a shade cloth made for the off side of the caravan..it slid along a sail track we pop riveted along the side under the roofline. It cut the heat down quite a bit.. it was held down on an angle with elastic straps to a tent peg in four places. It coped with Australian summer temps very well.
Great idea!
If your concerned about mice it’s best to get predator control. Cats, barn cats will be the best bet😊
Just get some more barrels keep the food in barrels and get a cat if you have mice problems
So glad the temperatures are lower since putting the insulation on!!!!
One thing you can do is make carrying bags..you can make them as big or small as you like...sew handles from the bags and a piece of cardboard in the bottom...cute cute and great for hauling eggs if you make the bag egg carton size...
Nate we used sterilized trash containers that the previous company left behind. Two fit 1000 pounds meat chicken crumble. We placed cement blocks on top.
I like your pallet of feed stacked on top of cement blocks.
Nice insulation job...keep cool where you can.
Mice climb very well lol
Shade sail attached to trees and house across would of in the long run been better
I hope the Reflectix continues to work for you in these hot summer months!
I added 12v clip on dual head fan to my rig. Each one pointing at either end. It keeps the air circulating. I notice the a/c not working as hard, especially at night. Don’t put reflectix on the inside of a skylight. The skylight will get too hot and crack. Not sure if you have one.
One use for feed bags that I do is frost protection in the early spring for small vegetable plants. There is all kinds of use’s that y’all will find for those.
Loved the rain and the storm in the video!! Hot with no rain for another month straight after that I bet!! LOL!!
Maybe it's time to get a couple of barn cats to help with your rodent problem. Could you maybe move your trailer to a place with more trees for shade?
Thanks for sharing! I hope the insulation held out in the storm. Many blessings to your family!
We lived in our RV for 1 1/2 years and put the Reflectix next to the outer walls inside the cupboards and closets. It helped a lot-wish we would have put it on top like you're doing.
Ah the storm looks wonderful. We haven't had rain in OK for 2 months.
I'm really Digging (old school) "Enjoying" The economics of running a homestead. Thanks. Long time viewer.
Yeah that won't stop the mice but maybe slow them down?????
I THINK MICE WILL GET IN YOUR FEED BAGS
you are amazing at what you do i am watching this with my central air on in south ga last weel my a/c was on the blink and really suffered here for 3 days i hope it stays working in this heat
Nate, just a suggestion, perhaps if you have a supermarket near by speak to them and ask them if you can collect their food waste maybe twice for the pigs, but if you do make sure your regular and bring back the drums in a clean state. If there are a couple coffee shops see if you and collect their used coffee grinds and add them to your compost pile. Good luck this should help with reducing your feed bill, looking to your next pod cast.
Northern tool sales shelter logic canopy carport for about $650 to park rv under
I used that reflective material in the windows in the front of our motor home. Customized three panels to snap in at the top of the windshield and side windows, this worked so well.
Great idea to save the water proof bags.
Hi Nate. Great job on the RV once you have done it all it should make the hot days more bearable. Let’s hope it last for a while.
You could always build a large wooden box with a hinged top and put your bags of feed in, but mice can climb the cider blocks to get their dinner
hugs from pam and john keep it coming on video
I agree Shade cloth would be easier. You can get one that blocks off most of the sun.
I like the Reflective cover. For now, it's workable. The future longevity of your RV an RV Covered Port (ie.. Car Port) would make a huge difference in all weather conditions. Wishing you all the best!
We actually just put reflectix in the windows of our west-facing bay window and it has REALLY helped with the heat. We've been having 100+ degree days for weeks now in Arkansas and anything helps the A/C not work so hard!
You might consider four potted trees at the black end of camper. Something like tall juniper or cypress to deflect sun. Or a shade structure of some sort like shade cloth sail.
Good update! Hope that stuff stayed stuck during the storm 🤞🏻Has there been any progress on the house & the crawl space?
Hi Nate now look out for the breakdown in the water if you're catching it to use, the sun and rain is going to beat on it but good job.
You need a cat for the inevitable rodents that will find the feed.
Maybe look for a feed co op in your area.
Sorry,the mice will get to your bags, your barrels are a smart option, feed gets stale if mice open them
Love reflectix...thanks for answering my question (you knew we'd wanna know) about how many bags would fit in that barrel...love those licking barrels...you need some more of them...I think mice can climb cement blocks cause it's textured...maybe put some flat metal (like old stove pipe) over the blocks...also I think mice can jump high...put another row or two of blocks