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Hello there,
I have a CI Carioca 694 with padded silver screens with suckers on and greyish padding the other side. May seem a rediculous question but I am right in putting these on the inside of the cab with the silver facing outwards?
I am getting the hang of things slowly.
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There are two sides to this ........bad pun i know!
I've had both external and internal. I sold the external and now use just internal.
There are 'pluses' and 'minuses' on both.
Internal;
Can be fitted from inside the van so it doesn't matter if it's pouring with rain....you aren't going to get wet fitting your screens.
They can be removed very quickly should you need to drive away suddenly for whatever reason.
They will always remain dry.
External;
Generally give better insulation than internal but you have to fit them standing outside your van.....not much fun when its raining!
If it rains during the night, you will be packing away wet screens.
If you need to vacate the site in a hurry......you are stuck because you will have to get out of your van to remove them.
This was a very good point a poster made on another thread a few months back now. If for any reason you meet with any form of unwelcome 'aggro'.....getting out of your van may not be the wisest of moves. Far better to simply drive away than risk confrontation.
You cannot do that if you have external screens.
Hello there,
I have a CI Carioca 694 with padded silver screens with suckers on and greyish padding the other side. May seem a rediculous question but I am right in putting these on the inside of the cab with the silver facing outwards?
I am getting the hang of things slowly.
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Try venting your van!Two more downsides with the internal screens
The condensation can be very bad making the inside of the window very wet - sometimes allowing the condensation to run down inside the dashboard where it may cause rust and other damage.
Often they do not fit very well (position of suckers) and let in a lot of light and cold drafts.
Sorry AD....read your post after i'd made mine! You are right of course and nobody with even the most basic van will get condensation...unless they have shut all the vents (which actually is a bit of a daft thing to do!).We normally leave the vents slightly open so there's always some air movement inside the RV.
Sorry AD....read your post after i'd made mine! You are right of course and nobody with even the most basic van will get condensation...unless they have shut all the vents (which actually is a bit of a daft thing to do!).
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I made a set of Internal silver screens and am delighted with them.
We normally leave the vents slightly open so there's always some air movement inside the RV.
Haven't needed external ones yet.I agree the internal ones are easier to quickly remove in situations where some possible "aggro" might occur.
Silver facing out is perfectly correct in the Summer, to reflect the "heat" of the British Sun.
Let's hope this year is better than last.:Cool:
No...the silver side faces out at all times using the suckers to stick it to the glass.So do I take it from what you have said that the silver faces out in the Summer and inwards in the winter. (Its such fun being a beginner)oh:
Haven't needed external ones yet.I agree the internal ones are easier to quickly remove in situations where some possible "aggro" might occur.
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I didn't think living in a motorhome was that dangerous!
Where you least expect it.My apologies for hijacking this thread slightly, but when is "aggro" likely to occur?
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Why is that? Heat is radiation, so wouldn't it be better to have the reflective side on the inside in winter, i.e. on the warm side to reflect the heat back in?No...the silver side faces out at all times using the suckers to stick it to the glass.
Its stuck on the inside of each piece of glass.
The silver backing is there to reflect the heat and sun away from the outside. During winter most mh's/vans etc have some form of internal heating. Pretty much the same as in most houses.....and most people use nothing more complicated than simple curtains to retain heat in a house in winter.Why is that? Heat is radiation, so wouldn't it be better to have the reflective side on the inside in winter, i.e. on the warm side to reflect the heat back in?
Try venting your van!
The condensation forming is simply because you are closing all vents. This will occur in any mh/van/rv that is being slept in unvented. My campervan is far from the 'luxury spec' which many owners on here are running, yet I've never had any condensation problems.....because i leave my vents open at night.
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Why is that? Heat is radiation, so wouldn't it be better to have the reflective side on the inside in winter, i.e. on the warm side to reflect the heat back in?
I made a set of Internal silver screens and am delighted with them.
We normally leave the vents slightly open so there's always some air movement inside the RV.
Haven't needed external ones yet.I agree the internal ones are easier to quickly remove in situations where some possible "aggro" might occur.
Silver facing out is perfectly correct in the Summer, to reflect the "heat" of the British Sun.
Let's hope this year is better than last.:Cool: