Ventalation

maids · Senior Member

Ventalation

Possum3 · Guru

Consider solar powered Window fans www.amazon.com.au/Powered-Window-Windshield-Cooling-Ventilator/dp/B0747M8B8G

maids · Senior Member

Possum3 wrote:
Consider solar powered Window fans www.amazon.com.au/Powered-Window-Windshield-Cooling-Ventilator/dp/B0747M8B8G

apparently not much good with tinted windows

Possum3 · Guru

maids wrote:
apparently not much good with tinted windows

Front windows shouldn't be dark tinted, to comply with regulations.

Cuppa · Guru

maids wrote:
Would it be a good idea to ventilate our campervan when parked up.
Only problem is if it rains as the windows dont have rain shields

That's one of the reasons I suggested awnings on both sides of the vehicle when you posted about keeping you camper cool previously. Helps to shade the windows too. Ventilation is your number one friend in keeping things as cool as you can. It is something which needs to be well thought through & done as a whole, rather than adding a bit here & a bit there. It's a fairly big task, but something once done that is worthwhile.

maids · Senior Member

Cuppa wrote:
maids wrote:
Would it be a good idea to ventilate our campervan when parked up.
Only problem is if it rains as the windows dont have rain shields
do the fans need much to install them

That's one of the reasons I suggested awnings on both sides of the vehicle when you posted about keeping you camper cool previously. Helps to shade the windows too. Ventilation is your number one friend in keeping things as cool as you can. It is something which needs to be well thought through & done as a whole, rather than adding a bit here & a bit there. It's a fairly big task, but something once done that is worthwhile.

True

I was hoping to find something to put over the house side windows like weather shields then I could open them

Cuppa · Guru

maids wrote:
Cuppa wrote:
maids wrote:
Would it be a good idea to ventilate our campervan when parked up.
Only problem is if it rains as the windows dont have rain shields
do the fans need much to install them

That's one of the reasons I suggested awnings on both sides of the vehicle when you posted about keeping you camper cool previously. Helps to shade the windows too. Ventilation is your number one friend in keeping things as cool as you can. It is something which needs to be well thought through & done as a whole, rather than adding a bit here & a bit there. It's a fairly big task, but something once done that is worthwhile.
True
I was hoping to find something to put over the house side windows like weather shields then I could open them

If you mean weathershields like on vehicle windows used when driving, I haven't seen any like that, & to be honest whilst they are great whilst driving I don't think they would offer sufficient protection when stationary.

Being able to have the windows open when raining is why so many RV's are fitted with top hung windows rather than sliding windows.

I think the simplest (& cheapest) to install would be an awning. Doesn't need to be a big thing you can sit under. Just wide enough to shade the windows & keep the rain out. One length of sail track along the length of the van above the windows & a suitable awning you unpack & slide in. Running the length of the van will keep out most of the 'sideways' rain too. Would need a couple of poles & guy ropes. Doesn't have to be anything fancy. Something say ...1 metre wide would do the job. Lightweight ripstop nylon type material is cheaper than canvas & would pack up nice & small compared to heavier canvas or pvc. 1m or thereabouts would be wide enough to serve both rain & shade protection. Any canvas place could make it for you for not much. Sailtrack can be glued on using Sika 11Fc . Not hard to do but if you haven't used it before & know the 'tricks' it can get messy & you don't want that on the side of your new van, so if not confident better to pay someone to do it.

There are these type of things but not cheap (this one for one window was listed at $370 plus fitting) & still wouldn't give you side protection from rain. A single sailtrack awning covering all windows on one side of the vehicle should be half or less that cost (plus fitting), & wouldn't create the wind noise/drag that rollout ones on the side of the van would.

maids · Senior Member

thanks that is a good idea

Bicyclecamper · Guru

I had small manually roll up shades that fitted to a slide edge, that came with my Roadstar Poptop. On the rightside and back of the van, Maybe would cost about $200 to do at the time '93. Very simple, slide them in roll tyem out, and had 2 poles about a metre long on each edge no ropes required. as each bottom end had a length of aluminium sown it to keep them rigid.., hot weather we were cool.

StewG · Senior Member

We normally keep all windows and most vents closed now when the caravan is locked up at home. This is because we initially left all vents and one tiny window open and despite having flyscreens, spiders loved to cover everything with webs to catch insects in the airflow. That resulted in a big cleaning job when we wanted to go away in the van. We still have a big cleaning job on the outside of the van to get rid of webs, but a broom does that easily enough.