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How do you think insulation value compares say between a school bus and a entry level rv? To try to keep things as equal as possible, say a mid 2000s year model of each, and comparable lengths. 40' to 40' etc. I know windows are a heat loss, but rvs tend to have larger windows, just fewer of them.

 

 

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There is no way to compare a school bus to an RV - any RV. I've never seen a school bus with any insulation in it. Do they have that now? ALl the ones I've been in are bare metal walls. And single pane glass.

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The school busses I drove 8 years ago had no insulation. I believe there is no comparison between a school bus and RV regarding insulation. Busses were very hot or very cold depending on the season. Greg

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I ask because it was either on this site or Skoolie dot net that I saw a picture thread where the owner was removing the panels below the windows on a bus to put up some nicer panel material. Once the original metal panels were removed, there was a mat of long fiber insulation. Not much, but some. Maybe it was asbestos or something? I dunno. But I was just curious. Sounds like the bus has so little if any, it may as well be none.

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Sprayed urethane foam is a very good insulator. I did that to my aluminum bodied work truck and then sheeted inside with plywood. I think I ended up with as good or better than RV quality. It was certainly much tighter and quieter.

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