RV Blinds

[CLHEJ]

Hey all. It's been a while since I've posted in here. I have been an RVer all of my life and absolutely love the RV lifestyle.

I currently work for a large supplier of accessories for the RV industry and love working around RVs as much as I love being in them. I have a question for everyone in this group.

What if anything would you like see differently regarding your RV blinds, or window treatments? Do you currently have any issues with your blinds? Is there a unique feature that you'd like developed for future product improvements?

Looking to possibly pick up on real life experiences and suggestions from this group if I can.

Thanks in advance!
Craig

[CLHEJ]

What I am finding out is that most manufactures are looking simply at price. Most of the current products are maid in China and are plastic and very inexpensive.

Is there a price threshold that would keep all of you from buying product that was built NOT to break or fall apart? Currently I represent a company that produces HIGH quality blinds, window treatments, but the RV industry through OEMs cannot justify the cost of higher quality blinds.

Thanks for all the input, keep them coming!!!!

[cbwallace]

We don't mind blinds but would like to see blackout/room darkening blinds in the bedrooms. In every RV we have owned we have put up the reflective sunshields behind the blinds to keep the area dark in the mornings. This works fine unless you want sunlight in that area when not sleeping because you have to open the blind take down the sunshield and then store the sunshield somewhere.

[Lwiddis]

X2, Grandpa.

[ppine]

Rockwood has some mini-blinds that I really like. The first pull gets you shear tranluscent shades that let in some light. The second pull shuts out the light.

The aluminum Venetian blinds are okay but the plastic holders at the bottom are cheap and always break with use.

[troubledwaters]

The problems I have is with the slat type horizontal blinds. The slats bend and disform, the cheap plastic holders at the bottom break, and the turn handle thingy breaks off. I am replacing two of them right now with small curtains.

I am making the curtains myself but I would rather buy them if someone made small curtains on a simple rod held close to the wall so the current valances would still work.

[GrandpaKip]

We prefer curtains to valances and mini blinds.