Experiment: What's the Purpose of Holding Tank Vent?

[Huck]

One thing I noticed today when I was doing the experiment was that there is a lot of heat coming through the windows and the area around the vent.

I just ordered some emergency blankets and I am going to use 1 or 2 of them to make inside reflective covers for the trailer windows. To test this out, I will probably use cardboard backing and then glue the mylar to the cardboard and see how it works out on my next beach trip. I will also make something I can put up in the vent to block the hot air.

[monB]

It sounds like you are closing the trailer up to keep the heat out?

Mon

[Huck]

Originally Posted by monB

It sounds like you are closing the trailer up to keep the heat out?

Mon

Like a house, it's cheaper to keep heat out than let it in and then cool it down.

[Raz]

Huck, we are currently camping on Ocracoke. It's very pleasant right now. Mid 70's today and 50's last night. We've had a steady breeze all day. Raz

[Huck]

Originally Posted by P. Raz

Huck, we are currently camping on Ocracoke. It's very pleasant right now. Mid 70's today and 50's last night. We've had a steady breeze all day. Raz

I'm heading to Buxton Friday. I'll save Ocracoke for this fall.

The reason I'm working on finding a way to cool down the trailer is so I can spend some time in July and August on the OB. Last year I met a guy that spends most of the summer camping on the Outer banks in a popup camper. He said it would get over 110 in his camper during the day.

[padlin00]

Originally Posted by Huck

One thing I noticed today when I was doing the experiment was that there is a lot of heat coming through the windows and the area around the vent.

I just ordered some emergency blankets and I am going to use 1 or 2 of them to make inside reflective covers for the trailer windows. To test this out, I will probably use cardboard backing and then glue the mylar to the cardboard and see how it works out on my next beach trip. I will also make something I can put up in the vent to block the hot air.

Reflectix from HD might work, it's fairly rigid. I use it for the vents in mine.

[Huck]

Originally Posted by padlin00

Reflectix from HD might work, it's fairly rigid. I use it for the vents in mine.

Thanks, just ordered a roll. I will have 1 day to get it cut and fitted before I hit the road.