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10-24-2020, 02:10 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 19' International
2014 Interstate Ext. Coach
Cedar Rapids
, Iowa
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 587
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Easy question..shades open or closed?
Shades open or closed for winter storage? Old style pleated.
Feel like I did the wrong thing last winter, we had two of the tension bobber things break this spring.
Now I don’t remember if I did open or closed though!
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10-25-2020, 07:35 AM
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Rivet Master
2013 Interstate Coach
Waterloo
, Iowa
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 1,598
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Not sure that it matters - though I stand to be corrected as I too would like to store them in the 'kindest' position. I think the tension is used to provide friction in the cord system so that the shades will stay where you place them.
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10-25-2020, 08:01 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2018 27' Globetrotter
Elbert
, CO
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 329
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We used to close ours to minimize any fading that might occur. But that was when we stored outside, and we get a lot of pretty intense sunlight here.
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10-25-2020, 08:49 AM
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Living Riveted since 2013
2016 Interstate Lounge Ext
Green Cove Springs
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 8,210
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Whenever we store or park for a time we close all shades and put up sun shades in all front windows. Reduces fading inside the coach, and eliminates looky-loos. Nothing to see here, move on.
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Rocinante Piccolo is our new-to-us 2016 Interstate Lounge 3500 EXT
(Named for John Steinbeck's camper from "Travels With Charley")
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10-25-2020, 09:50 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1964 30' Sovereign
Ione
, CA
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 250
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For tension shades, leaving them long term in least tension will preserve spring life. Shades down (drapes closed) will reduce fading of interior surfaces (sunny days with snow on the ground have brilliant reflective light...just ask skiiers) and perhaps keep trailer slightly warmer.
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Mark & Melanie Trowbridge
1964 Airstream Sovereign 30' (Double)
2004 Dodge Ram QuadCab 4x4 Diesel
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10-25-2020, 11:08 AM
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Living Riveted since 2013
2016 Interstate Lounge Ext
Green Cove Springs
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 8,210
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Trowbridge
For tension shades, leaving them long term in least tension will preserve spring life. Shades down (drapes closed) will reduce fading of interior surfaces (sunny days with snow on the ground have brilliant reflective light...just ask skiiers) and perhaps keep trailer slightly warmer.
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Of course, you are 100% right about tension shades. For this reason, we left the tension shades in our Airstream trailer in the raised position during storage or parking. In our van, we have the electric shades, so we don't see any downside to leaving them closed. If someone with more experience with the power shades in Interstate vans has a different view on that issue, I welcome their input.
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Rocinante Piccolo is our new-to-us 2016 Interstate Lounge 3500 EXT
(Named for John Steinbeck's camper from "Travels With Charley")
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10-25-2020, 02:49 PM
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Contributing Member
2018 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Austin (Hays County)
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 7,164
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I drop the nightshades and put reflective covers on the cab windows for storage. The less someone can see into the coach, the safer it is.
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John W. Irwin
2018 Interstate GT, "Sabre-Dog V"
WBCCI #9632
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10-25-2020, 05:56 PM
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Rivet Master
2013 Interstate Coach
Waterloo
, Iowa
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 1,598
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Certainly storing them in the less-tension position is better. But is 'up' less tension? The String is fixed at the top and bottom and I think in raising and lowering the day or night portion of the shade you are just changing where the blind sits on the unchanged length of string (unchanged length = unchanged tension). Least that's how I have them figured.
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