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06-01-2016, 03:52 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 9
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What to replace day night shades with
Like most new campers, our day night shade broke. Does anyone know if I can just go to Home Depot and order a mini-blind or do I need to order mini blind from an RV Store?
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06-01-2016, 03:59 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Hawkins, Texas
Posts: 1,243
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Of course you can repair the day night shade easily also. My wife really does not like the day night shades though as yours may not. You can just get a mini blind from home depot or something but make sure that the mounting components are up to snuff. Some are just to flimsy for RV use.
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Engineer/Teacher
2010 F350 CC 6.4
2015 Prime Time Sanibel 3601
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06-01-2016, 04:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 13,707
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06-01-2016, 04:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Broken Arrow, OK
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Replaced ours with 2" alumiinum blinds and have never regretted it!
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Pam & Don
2003 Ford Expedition EB
2011 Rockwood 2304s
108 days camped 2013
74 days camped 2014 so far
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06-01-2016, 05:12 PM
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Berkshire 390QS
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1,489
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Replaced all of ours with Levelor blinds from Lowes. They cut each one to fit width and they work great.
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2015: 188 days, 2016: 72 days, 2017: 185 days: 2018 182 days
2019: 156 days (2009 Berkshire, 390QS, and toad)
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06-01-2016, 05:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 177
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Replaced all of ours with aluminum mini blinds. Ordered from justblinds.com You can get the exact sizes off your day night shades and send them to justblinds, we got a perfect fit on all of them.
John U
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2007 Rockwood 8315SS Sold 11/19
2014 Silverado 2500HD 6.0L Sold 11/19
Back on the road 10/20
2010 Born Free 22RSK
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06-01-2016, 05:16 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 24,702
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Quote:
Originally Posted by midnightpumpkin
Replaced all of ours with aluminum mini blinds. Ordered from justblinds.com You can get the exact sizes off your day night shades and send them to justblinds, we got a perfect fit on all of them.
John U
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We also replaced all of our day/night shades with alum. mini blinds. Needless to say we both hated the day/night shades.
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06-02-2016, 11:53 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 825
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Why do you hate your day/ night blinds? I'm curious because I don't have black out blinds and wish I had night time privacy.
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06-02-2016, 12:04 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 24,702
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mtnlvr
Why do you hate your day/ night blinds? I'm curious because I don't have black out blinds and wish I had night time privacy.
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They were a PITA to raise and lower. Love the venetian blinds!
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06-02-2016, 01:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 438
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I and DH did not like the pleated blinds so we raised them and removed the decorating curtains and I made full curtains for the entire camper except for bedroom which has metal mini blinds.
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Chooie, Baby, Grizzly, Sophie the 4 fur babies
2018 Rockwood 8301WS fiver
2003 Ford F-250 super duty diesel
Vinemont, AL
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06-02-2016, 02:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Southern Calif
Posts: 101
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mlrico
Like most new campers, our day night shade broke. Does anyone know if I can just go to Home Depot and order a mini-blind or do I need to order mini blind from an RV Store?
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We replaced all of our paper day/night blinds with MCD shades. My husband is very light sensitve, they did the trick.
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Donna and Bob (retired USAF),
fur babies Casey (mix), Lucy and Loki (standard poodles)
had a 2015 Rockwood 8281 WS - traded for another brand.
2016 RAM 3500
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06-02-2016, 03:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 1,022
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Curious. Does anyone has a day/night shade that was 'too short?' Our new SOB TT has two that don't come down enough. When they're down as far as they will go they have quite an upward bow at the bottom.
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06-08-2016, 05:12 AM
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MCTroy
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Troy.Ohio
Posts: 1,176
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We like our day night shades. They pull easily after a couple slight adjustments to loosen the strings. I hate trying to clean mini blinds. Can never get both sides clean and clean in the corners. Just dust the shades and done.
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2015 Windjammer 3029 Diamond Edition
2018 Ram 2500
Ohio River Rat
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06-08-2016, 05:46 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Brookings
Posts: 561
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NO3putt
Replaced all of ours with Levelor blinds from Lowes. They cut each one to fit width and they work great.
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Same here...the Levelors work just great and so easy to use.
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