We have a 2001  5th wheel .. that we bought used.. to give this RV thing a try.. We are loving it.. this summer we have parked in a camp ground near owr home and plan to spend most of the summer living at the camper...

The problem I have is we have mini blinds on all of the windows .. I hate them.. I have never had them in my house...in the camper they let too much light in the bedroom and do nothing to keep the heat from the sun out..they are terrible to get around to open the windows.. and they are ugly... 

Has anyone ever changed them out to something else... I found some Roman Shades I like but they are way to long

I am open to any and all suggestions..patti

Day and Night blinds are the new window shades for RVs. You can even get some that are remote controlled...I for get the brand name. You can see through them in the day mode and in the night mode they block out the light. Or you can raise them up completely. Our mini blinds only let in a little light even in direct sun. It depends on how they are turned closed. I know some people need a very dark bedroom, we don't mind a little light.

I also hate mini blinds. We have day/night shades in our fifth wheel. I recently ran across some Home Engery Window panels at Target. They also help keep the heat in during the winter and the cool in during the summer.  They have Thinsulate backing.

We bought tension rods at WalMart to place in the valances and I cut the window panels to fit the window. The panels are sold individually and are kind of expensive
($29.99 each). We bought 3 panels and did all the windows in our fifth wheel. I only had to cut and helm. They really look great and work great to block the sun too.

I am off to Target to see what I can find. thanks..

-- Edited by two travelers on Wednesday 5th of May 2010 05:29:57 PM

Roman curtains. Cut the one's you have to fit or find someone who sews to make new ones that fit the decor of your rig.

We have been replacing the day night shades in our MH as they go belly up. And they will. The curtains are also cheaper than the day night shades.

We had the day/night shades that just about all manufacturers install. On our first trip out in the motorhome two of them broke. We had the MCD shades installed while we were in McKinney Texas. There are two shades - one is black type mesh that allows you to see out but nobody can see in and the other is solid (ours is cream color) and lets no light in and keeps cold and heat out (some). We opted for the manual type. We just pull down gently and they slowly roll up. You can pull down either shade that you want or both if one is already down and you need the other. They are wonderful and we love them. They have made the biggest difference in our coach. We have seen Roman shades in some coaches also. They look nice too. Anything is better than the mini blinds or those pleated day/night shades that keep breaking. Good luck with whatever you choose.

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We had the day/night shades that just about all manufacturers install. On our first trip out in the motorhome two of them broke. We had the MCD shades installed while we were in McKinney Texas. There are two shades - one is black type mesh that allows you to see out but nobody can see in and the other is solid (ours is cream color) and lets no light in and keeps cold and heat out (some). We opted for the manual type. We just pull down gently and they slowly roll up. You can pull down either shade that you want or both if one is already down and you need the other. They are wonderful and we love them. They have made the biggest difference in our coach.

We have seen Roman shades in some coaches also. They look nice too. Anything is better than the mini blinds or those pleated day/night shades that keep breaking. Good luck with whatever you choose.

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Hey Happytrails, thanks for the tip on the MCD shades. Something we will definitely consider when the time comes for replacements.