Bo-dapter Insulation Panels for Camper Van Floors (Crafter 2/ MAN TGE)

Bo-dapter insulation panels for floor insulation in the Crafter campervan

Discover the Bo-dapter – the innovative solution for effective insulation of your camper floor! Our XPS insulation boards are footfall resistant (300kPa) and weigh under 5 kg for the Crafter in length L3 and 6.5 kg for length L4. With only 15.5 mm additional height to the floor panel, you maximize the headroom in your camper without compromising on thermal or sound insulation. At the same time, cavities at all height levels of the floor panel are optimally filled with an insulation thickness of up to 37.5 mm, thus achieving the best possible insulation values.

The floor insulation is made of extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), which is precisely milled on a CNC machine to match the exact floor contour of the vehicle. In addition to its high thermal insulation effect, the material stands out due to its high compressive strength of 300 kPa (approx. 30t/m²) and dimensional stability. Furthermore, the material is moisture-resistant and can be used at temperatures down to -50 °C. The XPS panels are also free of HBCD flame retardants, as well as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), HCFCs, and HFC-containing blowing agents.

In addition to the extremely low weight of the XPS floor insulation itself, the full-surface installation of the Bo-dapter offers further weight advantages. Due to the full-surface support of the floor panel and the high compressive strength of the insulation, the overlying floor panel can be chosen to be almost arbitrarily thin, allowing for a weight reduction in the mid-double-digit kilogram range, depending on the chosen floor panel. Alternative insulation solutions usually rely on a wooden substructure, between which the actual insulation is installed. Since this cannot fulfill a load-bearing property and must not be compressed to achieve the insulation effect, the actual floor panel spans the underlying insulation and forms cavities. The floor panel must be chosen correspondingly thick to reduce the bending of the floor under load. With full-surface insulation using CNC-milled XPS elements, this problem does not exist, and the floor can rest fully on the surface and optimally transfer the load to the floor panel and the vehicle structure.

The Bo-dapter is easy to install – in just 30 minutes to 1 hour, you can complete the floor insulation of your Crafter. The full-surface contact of the panels prevents the floor from rocking.

How is the floor laid?

The panels are coated with adhesive pointwise or over the entire surface and laid on the vehicle floor. To prevent relative movements of the panels, e.g., due to twisting of the vehicle, we also recommend applying adhesive to the butt joints of the panels. In under 60 minutes, the floor insulation is completed, and work can continue on the vehicle conversion. For the drying time of the adhesive, we recommend weighing down the panels or the floor panel with weights. Alternatively, the conversion can be continued immediately after installing the floor insulation, as the camper conversion itself will, of course, also apply weight to the panels during the drying time. Thus, no time needs to be spent waiting with this insulation solution.