Insulating a flip-over portable..

[VMS]

Hi everyone,

Saw a thread on insulating a portable flip-over a while back (sometime last year) and I cannot seem to find it. It had something to do with a flexible insulation one could buy at menards, and was fairly thin. Anyone recall what the name of the product is? And...how do you attatch it to the roof of the portable?

Thanks much!!

steve

[Sandmannd]

Can't remember what it was called, if you look through shacbashes post, I think there a links to the older posts. I believe most just used zip ties to attach it but I don't know for sure.

[so haaad]

Reflectix. Here it is in my Fish Trap Guide. I used duct tape to piece it together, although you can also buy aluminum sided tape. To install it, you put in between the poles and the fabric, and cut a slit in the Reflectix and pull the velcro straps through to connect fabric back to the poles.

It also makes for a great disco party.

[polarsusd81]

I was just talking about this insulation this morning. So Haad, does it make it any more difficult to set-up and take down the house with the reflectix installed. How much did you use in your trap guide? I have the same house and need to buy some of this stuff. How much was it do you remember?

Thanks,

Tom

[so haaad]

polarsusd81,

Surprisingly, the Reflectix doesn't interfere much with set up and take down the portable. I don't recall how much I used for my FT Guide. I want to say that it was about 25 sq/ft. I have the Guide with doors in the front and the back, so didn't want to put the Reflectix over the doors. If you look at the first picture, you'll see that the Reflectix comes down right to the top of the door.

[CJH]

Nice! That is a great idea. I would imagine the reflective nature of it helps the light as well!!

[so haaad]

It sure does. Those pictures were taken without a flash.

Disco party in the Guide..

[ozzie]

Do you notice a significant difference in heat retention?

[CJH]

Ain't nothing wrong with a little party in the shack!!

[metrojoe]

I did the same thing to my Fish Trap Pro 2 seasons ago and there is a huge reduction in heat loss. Plus like posted above it helps with the lighting. The Reflectix I used was given to me so I'm not sure of the cost, but I believe it's relatively inexpensive.

[SKEETER-B]

I used this same stuff in a 4x8 shack I had, it worked great. I couldn't believe how much warmer it was after I installed it.

[harvey lee]

I did a fish house a few years back like so haaad did and it worked very well. Really helped with the lighting also.

[fishinJohn]

Seeing as I happen to just have some of this around I might install some on mine. It is very inexpensive, probably around $20 for a medium size shack. It might be nice to have a little buffer between the heater and the canvas anyway.

[pathogen]

The insulating qualities also prevents frost from forming on the inside canvas where it is installed. Nice not to have that cold drip down your neck when it starts to thaw.

[slipperybob]

The two foot roll is about $20 and the four foot roll is about $30. I'm doing that project for my clam 1060 this winter.

[so haaad]

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The insulating qualities also prevents frost from forming on the inside canvas where it is installed. Nice not to have that cold drip down your neck when it starts to thaw.

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Bingo! There is no condensation anymore. This is a really easy modification for flip-overs.

I believe that Menards had the smaller 18" roll on sale last week for $9.99.