Sun Shades or 2nd AC
I have a . 5th wheel 5 slides. 15,500 btu air conditioner won't keep up. 3 slides have 66 inch wide windows by 50 inches long. Where we camp most of the time we only have 30 amp service thinking a ...
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dan-nickie wrote:pianotuna wrote:
Hi dan,
How did you fasten the snaps? What material did you use for the shades? Can you see "out" of them? Do they need to be removed when traveling?
Another approach may be awnings?dan-nickie wrote:
I did make some 'outside' Snap On shades, but have not gotten to test them yet in any real heat. I did work in the Solar Shade business and know that they are phenomenal on homes.
But, I think you are on the right track to block the heat before it enters the RV rather than try to cool it down after the heat has entered.
I used these SNAPS to attach and the SUNTEX 90 Solar Screen.
Can see out great during the daytime and people cannot see in.
That all reverses at night.
I never tried, but I think the wind would blow them off if traveling with them attached.
Hope you can see the picture:
I ordered the stuff to do the same thing but have not installed it yet. I was going to stick the snap bases around the window frame and try to cu the solar screen to match the corners of the frame. The only advantage to doing it that way that I can see is that I could cut the screens so that my opening windows would open with the screens attached but yours looks really nice and I'll probably just stick the snaps on the filon, cut square screens and call it good. They are going to come off when I travel anyway. I guess if it's hot enough to use the screens, I'm probably not going to be opening windows anyway. Nice job.
