How cold can it be for upstairs sleeping?

[Verity]

Before we got the Cozy we found a big improvement in the downstairs temperature by putting a blanket hanging off the upstairs bed in the upper position and pegging it at the bottom, thereby making an air gap similar to the Cozy. Of course it doesn’t work with bed down so you still have to sleep downstairs!

Where did you peg it at the bottom?

 

[motacyclist]

Where did you peg it at the bottom?

I can’t remember exactly, I seem to remember tucking it behind the sun visors at the front and to the struts and bottom landing area at the sides; I think we just improvised with whatever we had with us!

 

[Verity]

I can’t remember exactly, I seem to remember tucking it behind the sun visors at the front and to the struts and bottom landing area at the sides; I think we just improvised with whatever we had with us!

Thanks!

 

[motacyclist]

I think I found it by accident, I put the blanket up there to get it out of the way, and it slipped down a bit. It wasn’t long enough to go all the way round, so we put some other small blankets along the sides.

 

[Skylark2.0]

That looks brilliant but **£420**!!!!! Yikes! I just can't justify that - we'll carry on sleeping downstairs in the wilder weather. I know someone's going to say if you spend 50 grand on a van blah blah, but that's why we haven't got any money left!!!

We have a Pucer insulated thingy. It's surprisingly easy to put on and makes a massive difference to the temperature. We like to keep things minimal and simple but this earns it's keep when it's cold. Must go and find it now the weather has changed.
http://shop.darenpucerscreens.co.uk/products/227616--t5-t6-california-roof-screen.aspx

 

[bvddobb]

found something that looks like it in a nearby DIY shop
https://www.gamma.nl/assortiment/ivc-air-vlakkanaal-110x55-mm-verloopstuk-wit-o-100-mm/p/B265869
But how did you attach it to the heater vent?
And what tube is that, is it an insulated one? Not PVC I think (might melt?)

We used this piece of tube:https://www.gamma.nl/assortiment/ivc-air-buis-flexibel-pvc-wit-o-100-mm-3-meter/p/B265482

We used this ‘hook attachment’: https://www.gamma.nl/assortiment/ivc-air-vlakkanaal-bochtstuk-90-verticaal-110x55-mm-o-100-mm/p/B26587

Originally we had a little piece of metal strip attached to the hook attachment, that we hooked into a vent opening. Nowadays we simply jam the hook piece between the seat base and the side vent. That way the rear vent opening heats the ‘lounge’ and the side vent opening heats the ‘attic’.

[EDIT] We stole the idea from this thread on the german Caliboard. Look there and you will see more details and variants of the basic idea. [/EDIT]

 

[Walrus]

Three words: Hot water bottle. Works for me when skiing. Cheap and low tech.

 

[motacyclist]

Cheap

Not a Brandrup one then?