I do it year-round up here to keep from baking in my mobile greenhouse. I have foil/bubble/bubble/foil insulation in the hatch window, the rear window on the passenger side and both rear windows on the driver's side. When we're driving east across hot places like eastern Washington I put a piece of insulation in the south-facing slider window too. When parked it drops the interior temperature ~28 degrees F.
Jake On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Michael Snow <slowmachine82@gmail.com>wrote: > >> > > My .02 re tint is: If curtains are allowed, why not the tint? > > Because the curtains are easily drawn out of the way or conveniently > removable and the tint is not??? > > > >> > Most folks don't drive with the curtains over the windows. > > If you spend any time in the southwestern portions of the USA, > especially in hot weather, you will see a lot of people driving around > with curtains or shades in their windows. Not just in vans and RVs, > but in all shapes and sizes of passenger vehicles from economy cars to > large SUVs. I do it regularly, even in New England. It is an easy > way to help keep passengers comfortable in the summer heat. > > -- > Michael Snow > 1987 Syncro TiiCo > 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD > http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/ >
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