Get a Good battery and a Arctic heater. Or an Eberspacer heater off Ebay and
a second auxilary battery to run it. You'll be opening Windows and doors
because it's too hot. I mean.... who in there right mind would adjust the
thermostat.

When it's an Icey frosty morning It's the 101 I'd be in every time if only I
had him running on LPG. (Given the ratio of Icey frosty days to sunny ones
it could get expensive) That said the Ambi is very insulated so once it get
hot and the engines been running it stays warm for some time.

On a cheaper approach why not install some proper insulation glued to the
roof then covered with the liner. It doesn't take musch to increase creature
comforts in the way of carpet and door seals.

Last year I spent several hours trapped in my 88 doing only a few miles in
Stoke on Trent .... freshly painted so looked very cool... but had no door
seals...and no heater.... and the lack of draught around the 4.2 meant any
glimmer of heat was rising rather than comming my way....brrrrrr!!!

I was also running on choke too to keep the revs right (carbs were all
wrong) so the increased rpm meant that when in drive the rear wheels wanted
to go when the front ones were locking up... very entertaining!... bung him
in 4x4 and locked the fw hubs and normality prevailed..... Rather odd
listening to the rear wheels scrabbling for grip on inches of sheet ice
while the fronts resisted.. must have looked well odd to passers by :-)

er... I'm waffling....

Lee D

I intend to insulate the rear of my station wagon so it will be more
comfortable to sleep in, but the driving compartment is somewhere where I
just put on more clothes and of course wear a hat.

One should really treat a landie as one might a motor cycle or open topped
car and dress appropriately.

Could always double glaze it! Sure be a challenge the next time one of those
tossers cold calls you.

On 17 Oct, in article
    <Xns9585618338EB8derryadviegundogscou@130.133.1.4>

I've seen carpet tiles suggested as the lining for a standard hardtop,
enough to stop condensation and drumming noises while being durable and
not too heavy.

Twas 17 Oct 2004 08:33:07 GMT when Derry Argue
<derry(delete)@adviegundogs.co.uk> put finger to keyboard producing:

The idea behind the battery insulation was to try and maintain it's
power for getting the vehicle started as the battery loses power in
colder weather, or so I've found.

I like the polystyrene sheets idea.

Regards.
Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

Very creative use of painted housebrick for insulating the rear side-window.
Most impressive.

I have decided carpet tiles are a good idea, they are rather heavy though,
but that should work for sound deadening.

I am fixing them on the wheelarches at the back underneath my new
"furniture" I still intend to use loft insulation stuffed behind fibreglass
or chequerplate trim panels inside.

Some people do actually go for double glazing on camper conversions with the
proper acrylic caravan windows.

Whats the best stuff to stick the tiles down with ?