Camper van sub-flooring/ keep it simple. Sprinter camper van build series EP 2

On this episode we go over how we insulated and plied sound proofing to the floor of our sprinter campervan using Kilmat, Minicell and the stock factory floor. This method is used by many professional camper van builders, but its personal preference and you will have to assess your needs.
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[@TheFeelFoundry]

Keep It Simple is the best. Looking forward to your content as I'm planning on building a van.

[@WeOnAMission]

Welcome to the van build community. We also just started a van build on a 2003 Ford Econoline and posting short vids, don't have time for the long vids anymore. We look forward to your progress. Great start.

[@TrueLivingOutdoors]

Yeah I have to admit, it takes a lot of work to film and edit these videos but we love it.

[@daviddring8692]

Sound deadening is only needed on flat panels. Not on corrugated. It's for stopping reverberation, which you get on flat panels.

[@TrueLivingOutdoors]

@@daviddring8692 we have heard that. But we have also noticed a significant improvement with sound after we installed it.

[@Those6sportskids]

I like the video 👍

[@channenbristow7959]

Well I put two boxes of kilmat down on my van floor and back doors it's a lot more quiet !

[@JohnJacobson-w1w]

Yes thank you for the information can tell me how thick it is and & dimensions is it closed foam.

[@TrueLivingOutdoors]

@@JohnJacobson-w1w 2LB Density 60" x 72" x 1/4" thick

[@JohnJacobson-w1w]

Thanks

[@tooez7397]

I will be watching this again when I work on my car. What is the thickness of the mini cell? Can you put back the d ring for the floor without issue?

[@TrueLivingOutdoors]

You can put the D rings back on. The thickness of the mini cell is 1/4 and we got it from Foam N More inc

[@JohnJacobson-w1w]

I saw someone ask a question where did you get the mini foam.

[@TrueLivingOutdoors]

@@JohnJacobson-w1w foam n more inc

[@ih2530]

Kilmat does not absorb sound, it just adds wait to a piece of metal that would otherwise vibrate. But since the floor of the van has ridges it does not vibrate. So your Kilmat does basically almost nothing here.

[@Instagaz]

A Floor with ridges still vibrates. Dampening reduced vibration. Might not be enough of a difference for you and I but we aren’t the ones living in the vehicle.

[@TrueLivingOutdoors]

We notice a significant difference with road noise since we installed it. We researched this a lot and decided to go this way but there are many different ways to achieve the same thing.

[@blocktrain849]

This guy is clueless. Kilmat is the best investment I ever Made. I have it in all four of my cars .

[@SuperchargedSecondGen]

I put Kilmat in about 85% of my 170 extended and noticed a HUGE difference. It’s substantially quieter both driving down the road and turning up the music shutting the door and walking around it.

[@dirtbikehombre7987]

Wow, i was planning on doing this to my transit. Gluing minicell to the plywood is better than gluing to the metal.whered you get that minicell sheet?

[@TrueLivingOutdoors]

Foam N More Inc! And yes it's way easier.

[@GuyNamedRy]

Do you not need to insulate your subfloor? So many videos have a frame and then foam

[@TrueLivingOutdoors]

I talked about it a little on the video. A lot of them do that. And understand it. But trapping moisture under the floor.. and loosing valuable head room was the reason why we went with minimal “insulation”.

[@Liimpy]

I'm preparing to build my floor in my sprinter, I wanted a sub floor aswell, but after measuring everything, my head will be rubbing on the ceiling if I add 1" to the floor and ½ on the ceiling 😢..

[@mershanks]

FJ40 in the background?

[@TrueLivingOutdoors]

@@mershanks yup!

[@BenjaminHansen]

Thanks for the video. Will you be installing Killmat on the walls in such a wat where you cover the entire wall? A single patch on the wall panel seems wasteful. I know the 4 different mfg sites i researched covered every square inch.

[@TrueLivingOutdoors]

No. For us, killmat is only needed for soundproofing on the walls. The van comes with some but the bigger window panels don’t have any. You will have to add that there. We will be installing havelock wool insulation on ours. Killmat is super heavy, so keep that in mind.

[@blocktrain849]

Kilmat isn’t heavy 130lbs for entire van and yes you should have covered every inch of your van with it