| I love my RV, we I it rather often and I have found | | | | resistant. Installing them was very simple to do. Just |
| it to be a wonderful way to travel. Nonetheless, I | | | | make sure that you measure the window accurately. |
| have one protest about it. I absolutely disliked the | | | | Each model offers specific measuring details so make |
| day/night shade that we had bought with our RV. It | | | | sure you follow their instructions. |
| seemed that they were not able to regulate the | | | | I like the change that our RV aluminum mini blinds |
| correct amount of light shining through the windows. | | | | have made but there are 2 tiny downsides with |
| I was unclear what I could do to replace them so I | | | | them. First, they do make some noise when you are |
| did some research and found that a very good way | | | | raising and lowering them. It is not a lot of noise, |
| to correct the situation was to get RV aluminum mini | | | | they just aren't completely quiet. They also do not |
| blinds. | | | | give you any insulation for your RV so if that is |
| What attracted me toward this decision were a few | | | | crucial to you, you may have to add a curtain with |
| very important characteristics of RV aluminum mini | | | | them. |
| blinds. Firstly, these blinds are made from thin | | | | When I was shopping for my mini blinds I found that |
| aluminum slats. They are either made from 6 or 8 | | | | most shops are within a few dollars of each other |
| gauge aluminum. My personal preference is the 8 | | | | when it came to pricing stock RV aluminum mini |
| gauge; it will handle the wear and tear better. Most | | | | blinds. If you need to have them custom made then |
| companies that offer RV aluminum mini blinds give | | | | you can expect to pay anywhere from 25%-50% |
| you several color choices; the color uses a baked-on | | | | more than stock aluminum mini blinds. For a standard |
| enamel finish. You can also choose the width of the | | | | sized blind 36" wide X 60" in height you can expect |
| slats; they are sold in three widths from 1/2", 1" to | | | | to pay between $34 to $47. The 1/2" blinds run |
| 2". | | | | more and average $54 for the same size. I found my |
| With the day/night shades I could never get the right | | | | 2" blinds for $60. |
| amount of light. For example, the entire RV would | | | | I have found for the small investment I made to |
| light up at dawn and I wanted it to remain darker for | | | | replace our window treatments we are much happier |
| longer. With the RV aluminum mini blinds it stays dark | | | | with our RV aluminum mini blinds. They give us the |
| till I am ready to get up and open them. They come | | | | ability to fine tune the amount of light we want and |
| with child safety cords and they are scratch resistant. | | | | they are good for privacy. |
| One other nice thing about them is they are also kink | | | | |