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Thread: Black blinds are HOT!
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07-17-2020, 08:48 PM #1
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Black blinds are HOT!
We’re spending 10 days in Port St. Joe, FL where it’s hitting mid 90s in the afternoon. The door side of the RV faces west so the sun hits all the windows in the afternoon. The black window blinds do a great job keeping the light out but the surface of the blinds reaches 125 degrees on these hot afternoons...you can forget about keeping the room cool.
Tim & Barb
2021 25G
2021 Ford F-350
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07-17-2020, 08:51 PM #2
You can take some reflectix and put it between the blind and window, that will help. You're not losing any sun light if you have the blinds down anyway.
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2023 Ford F-450
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07-17-2020, 09:14 PM #3
As @FT4NOW suggests, or a more permanent solution is to invest in tinting the windows with an reflecting film. It will make an enormous difference. On my to-do list for Soli.
Rob & Nikki + Cloverfield
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07-17-2020, 10:12 PM #4
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The black blinds in the Momentum 376TH and the light tan colored blinds in the Solitude 374TH was another bit of help picking which rig we would end up buying. The lighter color definitely helps keep out some of the heat. KEN
Backpacker and tent camper all my life, including BSA as a kid and adult.
Motorcycle trips across the USA with a tent - 1978 to Present.
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10-29-2015 - 2016 Grand Design 380TH. It's HUGE compared to a camper.
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07-18-2020, 04:49 AM #5
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