Stronger Magnets for Privacy Screens

After 4 years, I've gotten tired of dealing with the weak magnets on Winnebago's front privacy screens. I decided to try adding some bigger and stronger magnets to the screens, and attached them with black Flex Tape. First impressions are that they work better now, but I'll be trying them out for 6 months or so to see if they work and to figure out how they can be improved.

26-Oct-2021

Improving the Rear Window Blinds

The stock Winnebago window blinds for the rear windows work pretty well for us. However, I leave them snapped in place 24x7, as I showed here, and they're starting to sag after a few years. So today I added a few more snaps to the top to help with the sagging, and made it easier to unsnap them at the bottom by substituting velcro.

Two new snaps in the center.

I employed the 'velcro snap' method that I showed here.

11-Nov-2020

Rear Window Shade Straps

I got tired of removing the rear shades and folding them up everyday, so I bought a couple of simple velcro cinch straps and installed them as you see here. I find it faster and a bit easier. The straps are 14" Cinch Straps from West Marine.

Privacy Screen Alternatives

The shades that ship with the Revel (black bag on left) are very nice, and provide excellent insulation for cold-weather camping. However, they are big, thick, heavy, cumbersome, and the windshield shade in particular is somewhat of a bear to wrestle with. They also take up a fair amount of storage space, and weigh about 10 pounds or so. It may be perfect for winter, but do I really want to carry such a big, bulky screen for the other 3 seasons?

While looking for a substitute windshield shade that is smaller, lighter, and quick to install, I came upon this $14 silver gem on Amazon. So much smaller and lighter (frisbee-sized, about 4 ounces), but provides no insulation. So maybe it’s a 3-season shade...

It installs in about 5-10 seconds, and is almost totally opaque when viewed at night.

$14 on Amazon.

Basically a perfect fit. We may put a few little velcro spots up in the corners, but otherwise, instant privacy that can be stored in a little pocket. Kind of loving it.

If this is coupled with the Remis privacy screens for driver and passenger (see http://a.co/fjYDAV6), then we may have an extremely fast and almost zero-storage privacy solution for the Revel. 

Update 2020

I've found over the past 18 months that this is much easier for one person to use if you put a small patch of velcro in the upper corners of the windshield and on the shade itself. Just attach the upper corners with velcro, then pull the visors down and adjust appropriately. I used VHB tape on the plastic trim to ensure that the velcro isn't going anywhere.

Tip: Front Privacy Screens

There are no instructions for the window shades, so I’m here to tell you that it is WHITE SIDE OUT. The magnets are oriented maximally for that configuration. Also, open the door to put the shades on. They readily stick to the frame, then just close the door.

White side out!