Today, I learned that skirting a class C motorhome is doable, but requires a measure of creativity.

I used foil-backed bubble wrap, which has an insulation factor of R4. The bubble wrap is 4′ high and I have fewer than 2′ clearance at most points around the rig, so I was able to buy half as much wrap as the motorhome is long. I calculated that I needed about 80′ worth of material ( (31’x2)+(9’x2) ) and bought a 40′ length. That wound up being more than enough. I was able to also do the windshield and I have a couple of feet left. The wrap was marked as being $1.54 a foot, but came up at the cash at a whopping $2.80 a foot. Thankfully, the store honoured the shelf price for me!

As for the adhesive, I heard different things about the best choice and the general consensus was silver tape (basically sticky aluminum foil). I’m worried that it’ll take off the finish, but since it’s the most popular option I decided to have a little faith.

The bubble wrap and tape came to about $90 total. I could have finished both the kitchen and the loft for that price, but the structure comes first! I’m hoping that when I remove the bubble wrap I can either cut away the tape or fold it down to get it out of the way, then carefully store away the panels so that I can reuse them.

spaceship Miranda is ready for lift off!

the front looks so silly

another good job going around the sewer pipe

I did a pretty nice job going around the hitch

Donna helped me out at points and her assistance was most appreciated when it came to securing my sewer hose for the season. She convinced me to cut down my 10′ length of pipe that has been the bane of my existence since Oliver, and even loaned me a hack saw.

The only thing left is the water hose. I’ll go price heat tape next pay day. For now, it’s nowhere near a necessity and I still might decide to just live off my holding tank this winter.