@Bigsidavies . Same question to you as posed to Trevor above. Cheers.
Thermal Screen Cover recommendations?
- Thread starter Andyf
- Start date
Sorry, wait, what?
Why do you think a BLACK cover is going to *reflect* the heat?
(I mean it will stop the sun directly heating the interior but it will still absorb a lot of heat - it’s BLACK!
And sure better heat there outside than inside, and it will lose via radiation again and convection if there is any wind but…)
Yeah 3 years in and the only issues are a little bit of the Velcro is coming unstitched and I had to spray it with some fabric waterproofer as it was becoming a bit like a sponge. Water shakes off again now.
Still going strong.
Would happily buy again.
@Bigsidavies @TrevorK. Cheers guys - just pressed the button and should get it for the weekend.
Well , maybe ‘reflect’ was the wrong word, but I think most people can see that covering the front windscreen would help reduce the van becoming a greenhouse, most of these covers, windscreen or pop top, have a thermal lining which is the main insulator, hot or cold, regardless of the exterior colour of the cover
The Just Kampers External Thermoscreen arrived about 2 hours ago which is alright since I only ordered it at about 1755 hrs yesterday. Just tried it on and first impressions are pretty good - a good fit and seems sturdy enough. I have to say that I'm still a bit sceptical about the thing getting soaked through before being put away but that's always been my reservation about any external screens and only time will tell. Thanks again to @TrevorK and @Bigsidavies for their comments.
For £55 delivered, I suspect that I'll be happy if it lasts as long as the Maypole branded internal sucker things that I've been using until now and which were £30 nearly 4 years ago. That said, they've started to tear easily and the inner facing material is now more gaffer tape than the original grey.
I'm afraid my OCD would be crying out to give that cover a good ironing!
OCD defies common sense and is logic-non-compliant!
If it’s windy then I put the wipers over the cover. It does absorb a little water after a while when the waterproofing wears off, but I just squeeze that bottom edge and put it away. I’ve been doing that for over 3 years and it’s still good. I normally give it a shake or wipe it with a towel and put it in its bag.
When I get back from my travels I throw it over the banister on the landing. It dries really quickly.
Never had any condensation on the inside of the screen when I’ve used it, even in Scotland in sub zero temps.
When I get back from my travels I throw it over the banister on the landing. It dries really quickly.
Never had any condensation on the inside of the screen when I’ve used it, even in Scotland in sub zero temps.
Yup and I also have to ensure that the light switches in a bank all face the same way.
Mine are from Just Kampers. Had them about 3 years, still going strong.
Other people use fuel lagoon, rainbow screens etc.
There are plenty out there.
Other people use fuel lagoon, rainbow screens etc.
There are plenty out there.
thanks for that
I've found Chilli Jam ones which look good too. £200ish - is that about right?
we went "custom Camping"
www.t6forum.com
.
Dellmassive`s Camper Van Adventure
@Ads_Essex as for the thermal screen. it folds away down to the size of a fat bed pillow - if that makes any sense. but watched this video from UAO, where he showed a cover from "custom Camping" that rung a bell as we was looking that them at CamperJam 23 - before we had the new van. and...
.
Similar threads
