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Doug Allman:
Agreed Joel, that could get interesting in the right conditions.

I even went and looked at the outside of our coach to see how I could do it on the outside of ours because I must have gleaned over putting them on the inside for bedroom. No way without snaps. Will just let the awnings do what they can.

IF I can find a fabric with the reflective material on one side I just might make a set as it becomes very warm when in Yuma about mid February on +. The tinted windows help some but the a/c load gets very high.

When we were in Moab Utah a few years ago the side of the 1991 Contessa coach we had then registered 132 degrees for the entire afternoon. All the lower was a dark maroon color. Our Marquis is a much lighter color but I know it still gets very very warm. It is my belief that the aluminum now heats up much more than the all fiberglass sides on a Beaver. The dark color coach's are super sharp but I cannot imagine what temperature they get to in the direct sun.

Lee Welbanks:

--- Quote from: Joel Ashley on June 20, 2016, 05:47:50 AM ---I was just concerned when he mentioned doing the inside of his little bedroom windows.

-Joel

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Joel,

I checked the temps of the glass on the bedroom slide windows and they were not that hot, outside was 103 in the shade and the windows in direct sun were 111. Can not really cover the windows on the outside due to the tight fit coming through the slide seals when closing and opening. If I used snaps they might tear up the seals and I know I would forget to remove the covers before closing the slide.

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