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.
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.
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.
