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Date:         Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:39:49 +0000
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: GoWesty windshield retractable shade--good product after all
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAHTkEu+xgKOD0zj_x4GJKY2mSDmHFYTYys4oXuHS+ZG7tGsGhg@mail.gmail.com>
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I don't know. I have only done in-town driving since the install last week, so I don't know what it's like driving through the mountains. I can say that I have not noticed them while driving around, though. I mainly got them for parking in the sun during the day, going to meetings or on errands when there isn't time to mess with the curtain, which, I have found, gets quite hot itself. At a campsite, I am wanting to be parked in the shad anyway.

Jim

On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 11:45 PM Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> Does it impede your sight lines when retracted? I assume it 'lives' > along each windshield/Door pillar when retracted. I try to "look through > the corner" as I wind through the mountains and canyons rather than right > down in front of the van... > > I have those window rain shields on my 'other' brand van and I found that > having that tinted plastic extend down the pillar to the door sill was > really blocking my sight line...Had to dremel off the down portion to > minimize a 'semi-blind spot... Might not be an issue with a vanagon..or > with the shades of Go Westie?.. > I use a fold up economy sun-shield in my vans and they really do help > keep it cooler...Also, at night when camped near a highway or any street > lights, they make sleeping better without having to have curtains... > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sorry, those of you who poo-pooed Felder Industries' investment in the >> GoWesty retractible sunscreen a year ago. After getting my new windshield >> installed I couldn't wait to install my year old sunscreen I bought on >> sale. >> >> Contrary to the theoreticians who said that it wouldn't do any good inside >> the glass, but had to be outside to reduce heat, this thing ROCKS. I don't >> know where you live, but where I live, the sun coming in like a military >> laser heats the interior to an uncomfortable state, even with all windows >> and hatches open. It isn't a greenhouse with all hatches open. It gets hot >> because the sun reaches the interior. Period. >> >> Today, for the first time, parked in the sun my interior temps were a >> couple of degrees lower than the outside temps. >> >> Wish I had bought this years ago. It has a very cool retractor on each >> side >> that bring the folding silver curtains back to the edges of the windshield >> when not in use. To use, it, grab the two tabs and bring them together in >> the center behind the mirror and the velcro makes the seal. Cool in every >> sense of the word. >> >> Jim >> > >


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