George426f
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- Aug 24, 2020
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I have a Ford E250 cargo van that is my do it all adventure van. It hauls crafts for my wife, hauls dirt bikes, pulls a boat, goes camping, pretty much whatever I throw at it. It’s cold weather camping could be helped immensely. I’m about to jump on insulating the walls and ceiling and throwing a roof vent in it. That should get me through this year I’m only planning on a couple cold trips this winter. But looking ahead I’m wanting to build a DIY awning for it and then some detachable walls for it so I can have an attached closed in tent/room and leave the side van doors open. I’ve got the design pretty much figured out from looking at other people’s DIY awnings and factory made stuff. My question is the material to use. I want it to hold heat reasonably well. I would like to have the option of putting a hole in one of the walls for a chimney from a small wood stove for a tent I’ve got. I first thought about a canvas tarp and waterproofing with oils and wax but I’ve read that makes the canvas stiff which I don’t really want. What other materials would hold up, be water proof and could handle a chimney pipe? I’ll be insulating the van next week but the awning/tent will be a longer project I tackle this winter when I get more down time.