I was looking at pics of a new 260LE and it had corded miniblinds in the kids bunk areas.Big NO NO, as most RV makers already know including Jayco. Cords wrap around kids necks and can strangle them.Curtains in kids areas, no loose cord blinds in other areas, and no material to catch fire in the stove/sink area. My Jayco has this and follows the saftey standards that are common sense. Very surprised to see Keystone has such a dangerous arrangement.

That's surprising since those types of cords have been phased out for a while now.

My camper uses only one of those metal blinds above the kitchen sink where kids can't get to. The metal was needed so that no material to burn is around the stove. That was in 2012.Otherwise, they have those material blinds that has the end of the string screwed to the wall and where the blinds are continuous.The bunks use curtains like the privacy curtains used for the bunk bedroom and front bedroom.Here's the Keystone Springdale pics on a dealer's site.

ScottG wrote:That's surprising since those types of cords have been phased out for a while now.Phased out from just campers?

I don't think corded blinds have been phased out. Just the kind with the string loop. All now have individual strings. You can still buy them at Lowes, WalMart and just about everywhere you can buy blinds. Here's some on Amazon Corded BlindsIf you're uncomfortable with them in your camper it's pretty cheap and easy to remove and replace. I wouldn't let that influence my buying decision.

Aren't all new corded blinds required to have the safety "break-away" cords?

Safety warning on Keystone Springdale Campers | Good Sam Community

ScottG
Nomad
Jan 14, 2017
That's surprising since those types of cords have been phased out for a while now.
Mike_Up
Explorer
Jan 14, 2017
My camper uses only one of those metal blinds above the kitchen sink where kids can't get to. The metal was needed so that no material to burn is around the stove. That was in 2012.

Otherwise, they have those material blinds that has the end of the string screwed to the wall and where the blinds are continuous.

The bunks use curtains like the privacy curtains used for the bunk bedroom and front bedroom.

Here's the Keystone Springdale pics on a dealer's site.
Bucky_Badger
Explorer
Jan 14, 2017
ScottG wrote:
That's surprising since those types of cords have been phased out for a while now.

Phased out from just campers?
hohenwald48
Explorer
Jan 14, 2017
I don't think corded blinds have been phased out. Just the kind with the string loop. All now have individual strings. You can still buy them at Lowes, WalMart and just about everywhere you can buy blinds. Here's some on Amazon Corded Blinds

If you're uncomfortable with them in your camper it's pretty cheap and easy to remove and replace. I wouldn't let that influence my buying decision.
downtheroad
Explorer
Jan 14, 2017
Aren't all new corded blinds required to have the safety "break-away" cords?
ScottG
Nomad
Jan 15, 2017
Bucky Badger wrote:
ScottG wrote:
That's surprising since those types of cords have been phased out for a while now.

Phased out from just campers?

From residential settings. Even our 04 TT has the safe type.
time2roll
Nomad
Jan 15, 2017
So this is about miniblind safety more than Keystone Springdale?
fla-gypsy
Explorer
Jan 15, 2017
How many children were injured by mini blind cords in campers?
Community Alumni
Jan 16, 2017
From the looks of it the risk of strangulation would be fairly low in this area. The windows are right next to the bed, the blinds and cord are fairly short, and the cord is clear of any type of drop off. If someone still worried about this then there's a myriad of different styles of cord keepers for cents on the dollar.
ROBERTSUNRUS
Explorer
Jan 17, 2017
:) Hi, just take a few minutes and fix them yourself if it bothers you. No big deal. :S