My other half has a question - being first time van owners she would like to know if you ladies usually fit curtains in your RVs to reduce light or are the built in blinds that they come with sufficient ?
Our van is older and therefore has a different style of window that doesn't come with in built blinds, so we have curtains. But my brother's newer van has the inbuilt blinds and I know they have found that they are very good at keeping out the light and they don't need curtains. I would think very few people with this style would bother with curtains.
DavRo, not only women mate. I fitted curtains to my van and colour coded to doona covers. All looks more homely and I can leave the silly up and down blinds as insect screens and just brings curtains across at night. I also got rid of the big heavy wooden door from the ensuite and put a curtain there as well. I did all the measuring, cutting and fitting etc but my daughter did the actual sewing. More than happy with end results.
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But my brother's newer van has the inbuilt blinds and I know they have found that they are very good at keeping out the light and they don't need curtains.
They also keep the air out if the blind is used to block out the light.
Hi, we have had both and i must say i prefer blinds. Went to spotlight when they had a big sale on, bought them n strop got the job of installing. They modernized the van n bought doona covers to match. Very happy camper. Then sold that van and our present van has curtains that annoy me. Rocket
Thanks everyone for your feedback even you Aus-Kiwi - good to see that you haven't had that Kiwi sense of humour diluted by running around in the land of Oz. The truth be known she would have been very disappointed if everyone said don't worry about having curtains, she's right into things like sewing and quilting etc. and that's a great excuse for her to make something else. I like your idea about replacing the ensuite door with a curtain Dougwe, we were also thinking about having a privacy curtain to separate the kitchen and bed areas. We opted for single bunks as it seemed to open up the van and give us a bit more room so with a curtain you would have an area to get changed without the risk of someone accidentally sticking their head in. The dealer offered us a factory fitted privacy curtain but the money they wanted for it was ridiculous so we will do it ourselves. The only word of caution I've had from others is be careful where you go drilling holes as there could be wiring or plumbing anywhere.
You may not have to drill any holes to fit a curtain rod, if you are going to use a lightweight lace type curtain
I have a curtain rod in my bathroom, admittedly only about 1.2 metres long, which has spring loaded ends The shower curtain protects the toilet roll from the shower water
We brought the spring loaded ends from (Spotlight I think), along with a length of about 20 mm painted steel tube, which I cut to size
It has never fallen down in the last couple of years
we bought a new van 2 years ago and it came with net curtains, the Dometic brand pull up (or down for insect screen) blind and finally termal drape type curtains - the tops of which are hidden under a pelmet. We considered taking off the nets, but didn't and glad we didn't as it gives privacy when parked near to another RV or lazy people short cut their walk back from the ablution block to their own wheels (which really annoys me). The windows are tinted, but noticed that at certain angles and with the right outdoor lighting, the tint still allows you to see straight inside the vehicles
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DavRo, not only women mate. I fitted curtains to my van and colour coded to doona covers. All looks more homely and I can leave the silly up and down blinds as insect screens and just brings curtains across at night. I also got rid of the big heavy wooden door from the ensuite and put a curtain there as well. I did all the measuring, cutting and fitting etc but my daughter did the actual sewing. More than happy with end results.
our older Fuso bus conversion has two runners or racks one for curains :: The other for lace curtains :: Mainly to prevent accidents out free camping : Have fire resistant near kitchen: Fibre glass:: yes the old joke about what really gets their Mrs going going -- A Kiwi an Aus and American :: The Aust and Yank say what their bed manners are --- Not to be out done the Kiwi says i use the curtains and my Mrs hits the roof !!
-- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Saturday 8th of October 2016 01:42:40 PM
Thanks again guys as usual there are some great suggestions and advice here - Tony the other half is already on the way to spotlight to check out the spring loaded rods.
Hey Davro. I would suggest you try just one of those spring mounted rods and make sure it will not drop off - your van bounces around a lot more than your tow vehicle and you may find the rod will keep dropping down (a real pain). In that case use curtain wire and the good old hooks from Spotlight (our van is fitted that way and the two sets of wires for the curtain and drapes are hidden by pelmets)
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The amazing things you see when nomading Australia
DavRo, not only women mate. I fitted curtains to my van and colour coded to doona covers. All looks more homely and I can leave the silly up and down blinds as insect screens and just brings curtains across at night. I also got rid of the big heavy wooden door from the ensuite and put a curtain there as well. I did all the measuring, cutting and fitting etc but my daughter did the actual sewing. More than happy with end results.
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