harleyman1340
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I like my Magna Shade, yes it's pricey. A feature I love about it that wasn't a concern of mine, with the shade installed you have a lot of privacy and can still see the outside world. With all the shade threads posted lately and summer quickly approaching and I'm sure we'll see more post about shades would it be a good idea to do a "poll" and leave it as a sticky?
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Bounder Billy
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Harleyman, I agree that with summer coming, there will be a lot of posts on sunshades and keeping the heat out of the rv. It would be a good idea to do a sticky that lists the options available: Inside shades, outside shades, reflective material etc. With each option you could list pros and cons and cost and contact information or websites.
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We camp YR, mostly in the winter though.I used a foam type protective cover used to protect the motor covers on Honda outboards. One off a 115 hp actually fit like a glove. I placed it across the inside of the windshield and closed the drapes, which held it in place. It made a big difference. I also use it to place on the windows and use the blinds to hold them in place. It allows some light in too. It made a very big difference in the winter also. I even have one across the back window and just cut thru it to access the emergency exit knobs. No more winter cold drafts or summer heat baking us. It looks nice from the outside also. The stuff is light and can be folded or rolled up. Find a Honda dealer, and they are probably throwing the stuff out.
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Blaster Man
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Another vote for Magna Shade.
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BarbaraOK
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JDelauter wrote:FWIW you cannot possibly beat the quilted reflecive material sold in hardware stores. That expanse of glass is an ENORMOUS heat transfer area and those sun screens IMHO do not do justice.
The idea is to reduce the heat but also be able to look outside through the 'front' window.
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BarbaraOK wrote:richard_123 wrote:recommendations on a windshield screen to keep heat out of motorhome when parked
Prompt ( www.rvsunscreen.com) is the company you want to look at. We've had ours for 6 years. I put them up by myself, no snaps, no ladders, etc.
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X2 We have had ours for 7 years and the original suction cups, still work fine. If you want more insulation put some of the silver windshield material between the glass and the Prompt screen for more insulation, etc.
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we have the MCD screens. We were sure they would help but was very pleasantly surprised at how well the first time we put them up. It wasn't a real hot day but we were faced into the sun and my wife happened to be standing in the cockpit area as a put them up. She said you coulc feel the temperature drop as they went up across the windshield.
One to keep in mind is the only ones that help are the ones you use! May sound silly but if you are not comfortable getting up on a ladder to put the shades up make sure you don't buy ones that you need to do that. Outside ones work better than inside as they cut the sun getting to the glass and heating it up, but if you will use interior shades then they will work better than external that are in the belly of the beast.
One other thing that will dictate what works best for you how long you park for. When we are parked for only a day or two I generally put them up unless real hot and faced into the sun. More than a couple days and it is worth getting them up and taking them down when we leave. 
Good luck with what ever you decide and happy camping!
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We have Prompt on the outside and MCD on the inside.. We like and use both as needed.. If I were to look at something new it would be Magna Shade with a picture of something on it, but they are pricey..Mike M..
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Love my Magne Shades.
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JDelauter wrote:FWIW you cannot possibly beat the quilted reflecive material sold in hardware stores. That expanse of glass is an ENORMOUS heat transfer area and those sun screens IMHO do not do justice.
Bingo !
I made small pockets at the top of each piece and used 1/4" dowels cut to fit in order to hold them in place. Make the dowels a little over-length so they bend a bit and give tension.
Make sure to get the special tape and buy a roll of the material. It does an amazing job for around $15-20.
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