updating windows?
Has anyone swapped out the old crank outs for the new slider styles? I have an 81 Shasta 24' RV and wanted to update the windows.
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Assuming that we're talking about the louvered "crankout" jalousie-style windows:
In the opinion of this Pacific Northwesterner, sliders becoming "standard" is NOT an improvement in the industry. And I think that anyone that's tried to get a little air in the rig without getting wet when it's raining may agree. The old jalousies have no equal in the ventilation department.
Per escape window:
I'm frankly surprised that your rig doesn't have at least one of the jalousies rigged up to swing out, frame and all, to serve for emergency egress- a very common solution during the time your rig was built. Even my '78 Trillium has an egress window, though in my case it's a single-swingup that replaces one bank of jalousies.
Be aware before you start tearing things up that while your jalousies likely have square corners, most replacement slider corners are radius. Filling the resulting gaps can be problematic when attempting a retrofit like this.
Also, if you decide to go ahead with the retrofit:
Do NOT just throw the old jalousies away- they're very much sought after and if carefully removed can fetch prices very close to the cost of new sliders.
In the opinion of this Pacific Northwesterner, sliders becoming "standard" is NOT an improvement in the industry. And I think that anyone that's tried to get a little air in the rig without getting wet when it's raining may agree. The old jalousies have no equal in the ventilation department.
Per escape window:
I'm frankly surprised that your rig doesn't have at least one of the jalousies rigged up to swing out, frame and all, to serve for emergency egress- a very common solution during the time your rig was built. Even my '78 Trillium has an egress window, though in my case it's a single-swingup that replaces one bank of jalousies.
Be aware before you start tearing things up that while your jalousies likely have square corners, most replacement slider corners are radius. Filling the resulting gaps can be problematic when attempting a retrofit like this.
Also, if you decide to go ahead with the retrofit:
Do NOT just throw the old jalousies away- they're very much sought after and if carefully removed can fetch prices very close to the cost of new sliders.
