Hey, we are talking a Westie here, right. What I do is hang the rear screen whenever we are heading away from the sun for long periods of time. It clearly cuts out some of the light/heat, but rear visibility if fine during the day. At night, we just take it down. Tom F. --- Tom <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > > Thanks for asking your question, I was just > thinking about this > > issue this morning on my way to work. The wife > and I are > > considering packing up our Westy sometime in the > next 2-3 years and > > touring the States for 6 months or so. > > I know this is not your primary concern in this > thread, but how do > you swing this breath-taking-away trip w/ a teen, > wife & 6 year old? > Inquiring mind wants to know. > > > Window tinting is just one of a number of items > that I will be > > pondering in the coming year(s) while prepping our > van for a road > > trip with two adults one teenager and a 6 year > old. > > > > Now for my two cents worth on tinting. My `87 > Sunroof Syncro came > > from its PO with the rear window tinted and it > definitely affects > > my rearward visibility at night, which right now > is from 4:00PM to > > 9:00AM. One thing to consider is where you are > and what is your > > intented use for the van in the foreseeable > future. We do not want > > tint on our Westy's windows but when it comes time > to travel the > > more southern latitudes we may rethink this. > Having spent most of > > our lives in the frozen, now slowly thawing, North > we will want as > > much protection from the sun as possible. > > Now to your thread, the sun is not that big of a > deal unless you live > all year in Lake Havasu City, Az. or some place > like that. I think > tinting is non essential for a 6 month trip. Your > curtains will do > just fine when you want to keep the sun out. AC > might be nicer if > you will be traveling in warm climates during the > Summer, but other > than that, the sun is good! YMMV. > > Tom B.-lives in the hi desert w/ no ac or tinting > except for top of > windshield. > > > > Mark in AK >
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