Window blinds/curtains
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Window blinds/curtains
Hi,
What do you all do to keep the light out of the van?
Have seen privacy screens for the front windows, am not a fan of curtains around the rest, so has anyone found a decent solution??
Thanks
What do you all do to keep the light out of the van?
Have seen privacy screens for the front windows, am not a fan of curtains around the rest, so has anyone found a decent solution??
Thanks
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Re: Window blinds/curtains
We use a wrap around external windscreen cover which is a great insulator & zero condensation. Then on the inside we use internal silver screens. The suckers for the windows never stayed on so my wife sewed some nice curtain material on the back & added strong magnets top & bottom inside the hem. They hold pretty well to the inside of the van. (Still use the suckers, but it doesn't matter if one or two become unstuck) But depending on how thick your carpet liner is you may want to add some addition metal strips above/below the windows. We are currently carrying out a full refit so I will be doing this to help the magnets hold like glue.
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Re: Window blinds/curtains
Thanks!!
Sounds good.. will take a look at what’s around for sale!
Cheers
Sounds good.. will take a look at what’s around for sale!
Cheers
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Re: Window blinds/curtains
I’m trying to move away from my silver screens this year. My windows from the B pillar backwards are tinted. So, I though I’d try a retractable shower curtain pole which I’ll store under the back seat when not in use. I’ve made some curtains 1.0m x 1.3m deep (x2) to see what it’s like. Silver Screens are good, but I’m a bit of a minimalist, hence this plan. Oh, I’ve popped the caps off the coat hangers behind the front seat on the B pillars, and I replaced the rubber feet the pole came with. I appreciate light will come in over the top but you can’t see in when you lying on the bed from the outside. I’ll see how it works soon.
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Re: Window blinds/curtains
Multivan pop on curtains, one big one fixes on b pillars behind front seats.
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Re: Window blinds/curtains
I'd like to see that Multisi - please?
Oh and this company do the magnetic blinds, but I've never seen them up close. Potential to be a massive faff, I imagine - bit like the silver screens. Sticking to everything before you get them where you want them - my guess, anyway. Bit negative, soz.
https://www.delilahs.net/camper-van-cur ... linds.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Oh and this company do the magnetic blinds, but I've never seen them up close. Potential to be a massive faff, I imagine - bit like the silver screens. Sticking to everything before you get them where you want them - my guess, anyway. Bit negative, soz.
https://www.delilahs.net/camper-van-cur ... linds.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Cant put photos up on here, you could google vw t3 multivan gardinen but all sorts of curtains come up, the ones to look for are light grey and stretched tight against the sides without tie backs. You could make a big one piece curtain for the front and attach it on to your coat hangers with a loop of material each side and poppers lower down on to the B post.
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Re: Window blinds/curtains
These are the ones I have in my van. Not great at keeping the sun out early morning but I normally put a bit of silver foil bubble wrap behind them when sleeping in the van.
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Re: Window blinds/curtains
Wonder if you can get black ones??
Where did you buy them from?
Thanks!!!
Where did you buy them from?
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Re: Window blinds/curtains
The original owner put them in unfortunately but something like them must be somewhere.
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Re: Window blinds/curtains
I bought these
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2077393542" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
( well the same as these 15 years ago ) and changed the sunscreen material for blackout .
Work well in all the windows behind the B pillar and i made a curtain floor to ceiling for at the b pillar behind the front seats , from the same blackout material.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2077393542" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
( well the same as these 15 years ago ) and changed the sunscreen material for blackout .
Work well in all the windows behind the B pillar and i made a curtain floor to ceiling for at the b pillar behind the front seats , from the same blackout material.
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