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rockhillmanor
Jan 23, 2015Explorer II
What are some best practices to keep your coach cool insidewhen traveling
in extreme heat during the summer months?
I travel with dogs and the most frustrating part of RV'ing in 90+ degree heat for me was keeping the coach cool enough for the dogs to be safe and comfortable.
Cover all your roof vents! Buy those RV vent pillow inserts from any camping store. You will be amazed how that cuts down the heat while traveling.
And if you have a skylight dome in your shower cover that with removable window tint. THAT changed how hot the coach was mid ship by several degrees.
I also ended up putting window tint on all the windows AND while traveling I slid van sized sunshades behind the day night shades. They fit and stay put without having to put up nasty velcro on my coach windows. And when not in use the fold up nice and flat for storage.
Adding just hose 3 things made it real nice and cool in the coach area. I actually did not have to run the coach air either. The engine ac and those insulating factors kept the pups cool.
BTW: About how dark that makes the coach? I would only put the sunshades on the side of the MH that the afternoon sun would be coming thru as I was traveling. Giving the dogs a little more light.:W
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