coolmom42
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I got some Eclipse brand curtains at Target. I cut a piece and hemmed the edges, and attached it to the ceiling vent with Velcro so it could be removed. We usually drop it down and leave one side attached.
You could use the same curtain panel fabric to make window curtains as well. It is a very effective light blocker.
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myowneq
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Morning Everyone,
I tried to post some more details last night, but couldn't get back on to RV.net. I know I left out a lot of details. Sorry bout that.
But thanks for all the tips. Wife has already nixed the idea of changing the curtains. She doesn't want the bedroom curtains to be different. And those are only 1/4 panel curtains. They don't run all the way across the window. So what I might try a little later is see if I have enough room to put a curtain behind there.
The blinds on these windows have a translucent panel and darker panel. I thought about maybe glueing some fabric to the back of the darker panel, but kinda afraid to take these things apart.
I have MaxAir vent covers over all the vents. I forgot all about painting the inside of those. I'll have to find that thread in a minute and look over it again.
Sooperduty, where'd you find that privacy curtain? I think I'd like that better than the curtain any day. **Never mind, found it. Amazing when you look for something a different way you find it**
Wife says door window is textured. So I was wondering about VHT Night Shades. It's a spray tint for car lens. Supposed to let light in one way. I might have to see how that'll work out.
But thanks again for all the help.
Tim
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Tothill
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You do not need dark heavy fabric as some have suggested.
Black Out Lining for curtains is white or cream on both sides with a black layer sandwiched between. No light will get through it.
You can use it to line regular curtains, although in your case it sounds like the curtains are only decorative side panels. Or you can make curtains with it.
We have SE facing bedroom in our sticks and bricks and use the black out lining very successfully.
In Mobi our C we have black out roller blinds on all the windows except the over cab ones, They are lined with reflective material, but will be changed this year to black out lining. We even have a black out roller blind on the exterior door and sky light.
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restlesswind
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Rather than use the $10 pillow from CW for the ceiling vents,we found chair pads at WalMart for about $5.They are foam and work well with a piece of foil for insulation,or just the pad to block the light.We use a cut to size piece of
bubble foil for the window in the exit door,attached with a couple of strips of Velcro.
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j.p.f.
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sorry, I'm a redneck so any any suggestion I could give would be redneck.
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Clay L
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They are pricey but we replaced all of our blinds with MCD American Duo shades
They do a super job of blocking outside light.
Clay (WA5NMR), Lee (Wife), Katie (cat).
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aw207
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Here's the cheap solution I used. I bought a couple of the fold out car windsheild protectors. The type you unfold inside your car to block the sun from the dash. (I got the shiny silver ones.)
I cut them up into pieces that are a little larger than the bedroom windows. The material that these shades are made from is so light weight that I can simply slip them between the window and the curtain and they stay in place without any help.
For the overhead vent, I put small piecs of sticky velcro on each corner of the shade and corresponding pieces on the ceiling. Then I slap another piece of the shade up there at night.
I put them up at night and take them dowm in the morning. They fold flat and are easy to store.
Works for us...... but if you want the cheapest solution, buy yourself a sleep mask and then you will always be in the dark. 
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jdocter7
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X2 what Clay said!
We got MCD shades two weeks ago. Turned our bedroom into a cave--love it!
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JayWalker2009
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Just a curious question...why do some RV"s have vents in the bedroom? I don't think I've ever seen one in the bedroom of any rv i've looked at.
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myowneq
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I have no clue why it's got a vent in the bedroom. Might be nice when we go do our dry camping at the race later this year.
But thanks for the ideas everyone. I'll talk about it them with my wife and figure out what we'll do from there.
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