New caravan which windows are the preferred ones

jbrinks · Senior Member

New caravan which windows are the preferred ones

Blue · Senior Member

you need double glazed windows with the slide up/down blinds that have the silver insulation towards the outside..

also the double glazed sun roofs..

RodLainie · Senior Member

We have double glazed with the complete block out blinds. We love them! Not only does it cut down on noise but the blind cut out the light. We have still fitted light curtains, as when the blinds are open you can see straight through without them. My sister had wind out windows in her van and found that they got water leaks through the winder mechanism.
Good luck!

ParamountCruiser · Senior Member

RodLainie wrote:
We have double glazed with the complete block out blinds. We love them! Not only does it cut down on noise but the blind cut out the light. We have still fitted light curtains, as when the blinds are open you can see straight through without them. My sister had wind out windows in her van and found that they got water leaks through the winder mechanism.
Good luck!

If the blinds are up to block the light out you can't get any air in through the windows.

Also don't like having to drop the insect screen to shut/adjust the windows from inside the van.

BarbandDaz · Senior Member

I am with you ParamountCruiser.

I like my air flow and have found in a friends van, that when that privacy blind is up you don't get any. The same with the European hatches in the roof - close the sunscreen and any ventilation coming in through there disappears. cry

D and D · Guru

We have wind out windows (Aussie Traveler) that look modern and are double glazed. Flyscreens are permanently fixed and cannot be opened (important when traveling with a bird) and we have wind down blinds that do a pretty good job at keeping out the light while allowing some air movement through the van.