heat question
 

Just wondering if there's anything I can put underneath the carpet to
insulate the Jeep a little more. I just took my carpets out for a
good spray wash, and thought that I'd try to get it insulate before
putting it back in.

In the winter months, we have tempurature as low as -30 Celcius, and I
thought of either some spray foam, or that pink insulation...any
ideas?? thanks

Re: heat question
 

Shazam did pass the time by typing:
> Just wondering if there's anything I can put underneath the carpet to
> insulate the Jeep a little more. I just took my carpets out for a
> good spray wash, and thought that I'd try to get it insulate before
> putting it back in.
>
> In the winter months, we have tempurature as low as -30 Celcius, and I
> thought of either some spray foam, or that pink insulation...any
> ideas?? thanks

Depends. You may want something that will drain and not allow water to
collect and rust. The only good way is to glue the insulation down, but
that makes hosing it out impossible. Spray foam will crush under normal
use and pink insulation depends on air pockets to work so it works well
to fill cavities but sucketh as floor insulation.

Go down to a local carpet store and ask if they have any remnants of
high density foam backing. Even then it's fairly cheap but most carpet
places will have oddball leftovers and usually they can be had for free.

The other option is metal faced bubblewrap. It stands up _ok_ to abuse.
You can find it in big rolls at your local hardware store. Better for
firewalls or making your own sunscreen.

--
DougW

Re: heat question
 

Shazam did pass the time by typing:
> Just wondering if there's anything I can put underneath the carpet to
> insulate the Jeep a little more. I just took my carpets out for a
> good spray wash, and thought that I'd try to get it insulate before
> putting it back in.
>
> In the winter months, we have tempurature as low as -30 Celcius, and I
> thought of either some spray foam, or that pink insulation...any
> ideas?? thanks

Depends. You may want something that will drain and not allow water to
collect and rust. The only good way is to glue the insulation down, but
that makes hosing it out impossible. Spray foam will crush under normal
use and pink insulation depends on air pockets to work so it works well
to fill cavities but sucketh as floor insulation.

Go down to a local carpet store and ask if they have any remnants of
high density foam backing. Even then it's fairly cheap but most carpet
places will have oddball leftovers and usually they can be had for free.

The other option is metal faced bubblewrap. It stands up _ok_ to abuse.
You can find it in big rolls at your local hardware store. Better for
firewalls or making your own sunscreen.

--
DougW

Re: heat question
 

Shazam did pass the time by typing:
> Just wondering if there's anything I can put underneath the carpet to
> insulate the Jeep a little more. I just took my carpets out for a
> good spray wash, and thought that I'd try to get it insulate before
> putting it back in.
>
> In the winter months, we have tempurature as low as -30 Celcius, and I
> thought of either some spray foam, or that pink insulation...any
> ideas?? thanks

Depends. You may want something that will drain and not allow water to
collect and rust. The only good way is to glue the insulation down, but
that makes hosing it out impossible. Spray foam will crush under normal
use and pink insulation depends on air pockets to work so it works well
to fill cavities but sucketh as floor insulation.

Go down to a local carpet store and ask if they have any remnants of
high density foam backing. Even then it's fairly cheap but most carpet
places will have oddball leftovers and usually they can be had for free.

The other option is metal faced bubblewrap. It stands up _ok_ to abuse.
You can find it in big rolls at your local hardware store. Better for
firewalls or making your own sunscreen.

--
DougW

Re: heat question
 

Shazam did pass the time by typing:
> Just wondering if there's anything I can put underneath the carpet to
> insulate the Jeep a little more. I just took my carpets out for a
> good spray wash, and thought that I'd try to get it insulate before
> putting it back in.
>
> In the winter months, we have tempurature as low as -30 Celcius, and I
> thought of either some spray foam, or that pink insulation...any
> ideas?? thanks

Depends. You may want something that will drain and not allow water to
collect and rust. The only good way is to glue the insulation down, but
that makes hosing it out impossible. Spray foam will crush under normal
use and pink insulation depends on air pockets to work so it works well
to fill cavities but sucketh as floor insulation.

Go down to a local carpet store and ask if they have any remnants of
high density foam backing. Even then it's fairly cheap but most carpet
places will have oddball leftovers and usually they can be had for free.

The other option is metal faced bubblewrap. It stands up _ok_ to abuse.
You can find it in big rolls at your local hardware store. Better for
firewalls or making your own sunscreen.

--
DougW

Re: heat question
 

If your floors are anything mine in the winter, there's always some ...
actually a lotta ... water there ... what's up with jeeps anyway? So if
that's the case, there's not much imo can be done in the way of insulating
the floor ... heat will just transfer through the water. My solution for the
cold winters up here ... never buy a 4 cyl. In the past for some vehicles it
was the custom to install a "winter" thermostat to get a little more heat
.... and I remember one very cold day out on the highway taking out a floor
mat and screwing that in place in front of the rad. You might consider those
"flaps" over the rad for winter.

"Shazam" <shazam@vianet.ca> wrote in message
news:fqqmc0dkn207t27lppg89uvhf9ick9345r@4ax.com...
> Just wondering if there's anything I can put underneath the carpet to
> insulate the Jeep a little more. I just took my carpets out for a
> good spray wash, and thought that I'd try to get it insulate before
> putting it back in.
>
> In the winter months, we have tempurature as low as -30 Celcius, and I
> thought of either some spray foam, or that pink insulation...any
> ideas?? thanks

Re: heat question
 

If your floors are anything mine in the winter, there's always some ...
actually a lotta ... water there ... what's up with jeeps anyway? So if
that's the case, there's not much imo can be done in the way of insulating
the floor ... heat will just transfer through the water. My solution for the
cold winters up here ... never buy a 4 cyl. In the past for some vehicles it
was the custom to install a "winter" thermostat to get a little more heat
.... and I remember one very cold day out on the highway taking out a floor
mat and screwing that in place in front of the rad. You might consider those
"flaps" over the rad for winter.

"Shazam" <shazam@vianet.ca> wrote in message
news:fqqmc0dkn207t27lppg89uvhf9ick9345r@4ax.com...
> Just wondering if there's anything I can put underneath the carpet to
> insulate the Jeep a little more. I just took my carpets out for a
> good spray wash, and thought that I'd try to get it insulate before
> putting it back in.
>
> In the winter months, we have tempurature as low as -30 Celcius, and I
> thought of either some spray foam, or that pink insulation...any
> ideas?? thanks

Re: heat question
 

If your floors are anything mine in the winter, there's always some ...
actually a lotta ... water there ... what's up with jeeps anyway? So if
that's the case, there's not much imo can be done in the way of insulating
the floor ... heat will just transfer through the water. My solution for the
cold winters up here ... never buy a 4 cyl. In the past for some vehicles it
was the custom to install a "winter" thermostat to get a little more heat
.... and I remember one very cold day out on the highway taking out a floor
mat and screwing that in place in front of the rad. You might consider those
"flaps" over the rad for winter.

"Shazam" <shazam@vianet.ca> wrote in message
news:fqqmc0dkn207t27lppg89uvhf9ick9345r@4ax.com...
> Just wondering if there's anything I can put underneath the carpet to
> insulate the Jeep a little more. I just took my carpets out for a
> good spray wash, and thought that I'd try to get it insulate before
> putting it back in.
>
> In the winter months, we have tempurature as low as -30 Celcius, and I
> thought of either some spray foam, or that pink insulation...any
> ideas?? thanks

Re: heat question
 

If your floors are anything mine in the winter, there's always some ...
actually a lotta ... water there ... what's up with jeeps anyway? So if
that's the case, there's not much imo can be done in the way of insulating
the floor ... heat will just transfer through the water. My solution for the
cold winters up here ... never buy a 4 cyl. In the past for some vehicles it
was the custom to install a "winter" thermostat to get a little more heat
.... and I remember one very cold day out on the highway taking out a floor
mat and screwing that in place in front of the rad. You might consider those
"flaps" over the rad for winter.

"Shazam" <shazam@vianet.ca> wrote in message
news:fqqmc0dkn207t27lppg89uvhf9ick9345r@4ax.com...
> Just wondering if there's anything I can put underneath the carpet to
> insulate the Jeep a little more. I just took my carpets out for a
> good spray wash, and thought that I'd try to get it insulate before
> putting it back in.
>
> In the winter months, we have tempurature as low as -30 Celcius, and I
> thought of either some spray foam, or that pink insulation...any
> ideas?? thanks

Re: heat question
 

Bowgus did pass the time by typing:
> If your floors are anything mine in the winter, there's always some ...
> actually a lotta ... water there ... what's up with jeeps anyway? So if
> that's the case, there's not much imo can be done in the way of insulating
> the floor ... heat will just transfer through the water. My solution for the
> cold winters up here ... never buy a 4 cyl. In the past for some vehicles it
> was the custom to install a "winter" thermostat to get a little more heat
> ... and I remember one very cold day out on the highway taking out a floor
> mat and screwing that in place in front of the rad. You might consider those
> "flaps" over the rad for winter.

Actually, isn't there a blower mod to use a higher capacity motor that pumps
out loads more heat?

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