Slightly different take on Magne Shades

[bpaikman]

We're convinced they'd make a difference, but not convinced we need them yet.
1. Upfront cost is pretty high - we realize we'd need the front shade and probably 2-3 side. roughly $1300? plus tax and unforseen costs?
2. The first 3 days of most of our trips are 'getting out of Texas heat' I love Texas, and our town is cooler than most, but not from July-September. So we're just overnighting at each stop. Not fooling with shades - getting OUT.
3. This 2022 trip was a real test - we traveled through Texas in the hottest week of the year, in record heat. Our ACs kept up fine..
4. We were surprised that some of the stops were hotter than Texas, probably due to orientation to sun. At one overnight stop at Capulin, NM, our door side was facing west, and the door facing was HOT to touch on the interior. When the sun got low, it cooled off quickly. MagnaShade might not have helped much.
5. We hung a fabric shower curtain (cheaper than drapes, and look like drapes) from a rod suspended across the front of the coach, directly behind the seats. We did this at our old coach and really liked the effect. It allows you to use cabin air without turning on the house air. It gives an extra layer of privacy. And it blocks most of the windshield heat.
6. It might be worthwhile, if we were staying more than two or three nights at a hot place, to have Magshades. I'm still 50/50, due to our divider curtain

 

[Fish]

They're neat and all but I just pull the privacy curtain, not worth the cost to me.

 

[Jim]

We're convinced they'd make a difference, but not convinced we need them yet.
1. Upfront cost is pretty high - we realize we'd need the front shade and probably 2-3 side. roughly $1300? plus tax and unforseen costs?
2. The first 3 days of most of our trips are 'getting out of Texas heat' I love Texas, and our town is cooler than most, but not from July-September. So we're just overnighting at each stop. Not fooling with shades - getting OUT.
3. This 2022 trip was a real test - we traveled through Texas in the hottest week of the year, in record heat. Our ACs kept up fine..
4. We were surprised that some of the stops were hotter than Texas, probably due to orientation to sun. At one overnight stop at Capulin, NM, our door side was facing west, and the door facing was HOT to touch on the interior. When the sun got low, it cooled off quickly. MagnaShade might not have helped much.
5. We hung a fabric shower curtain (cheaper than drapes, and look like drapes) from a rod suspended across the front of the coach, directly behind the seats. We did this at our old coach and really liked the effect. It allows you to use cabin air without turning on the house air. It gives an extra layer of privacy. And it blocks most of the windshield heat.
6. It might be worthwhile, if we were staying more than two or three nights at a hot place, to have Magshades. I'm still 50/50, due to our divider curtain

So, you're saying it's hot there in Texas, huh?

 

[bpaikman]

So, you're saying it's hot there in Texas, huh?

not really, during most days Dec-Feb. After that, 8 months of summer, with a brief flash of spring and fall

 

[DKRITTER]

The main thing about MagnaShades is they are on the outside of the coach so they significantly reduce the heat radiating into the coach.
Any shade on the inside can only manage heat that has already radiated into the coach.

We bought our coach about 3 years ago and live in the DFW area, one of our first trips was to the Texas panhandle for the 4th of July. We were staying in the Oasis RV Park (highly recommend) on the west side of Amarillo in a back in sight and we faced the SW. The front of the coach was easily 15 degrees warmer than the back. Now with MagnaShades in a similar situation it's a few degrees warmer. IMO they are well worth the money.

 

[bpaikman]

The main thing about MagnaShades is they are on the outside of the coach so they significantly reduce the heat radiating into the coach.
Any shade on the inside can only manage heat that has already radiated into the coach.

We bought our coach about 3 years ago and live in the DFW area, one of our first trips was to the Texas panhandle for the 4th of July. We were staying in the Oasis RV Park (highly recommend) on the west side of Amarillo in a back in sight and we faced the SW. The front of the coach was easily 15 degrees warmer than the back. Now with MagnaShades in a similar situation it's a few degrees warmer. IMO they are well worth the money.

Yes, you're right. We realize that our visor and shade allows some heat inside. We just find that the room divider pictured above helped, and the AC managed fine. The shades would probably significantly reduce the load on the AC.

 

[Scotttkd2]

My wife and I both need to be able to see outside, the Magneshade allows that and keeps the heat gain to a minimum. We tried the interior shades and night shade, but just too dark in the tiny home with them down. Nightime they come down, but not during the day!

 

[bpaikman]

My wife and I both need to be able to see outside, the Magneshade allows that and keeps the heat gain to a minimum. We tried the interior shades and night shade, but just too dark in the tiny home with them down. Nightime they come down, but not during the day!

Good point.

 

[Scotttkd2]

Actually one of the best things we did after the Magneshade was adding window awnings on the FWS. Again, my wife likes to see out but the heat gain was huge. I was amazed how much cooler the windows were with the awnings out. Just went with the cheaper manual ones, but it makes things a lot more comfortable. We were also full timing at this time, so these niceties were important parts of making the RV feel like a home. I am going to add awnings to the patio side this year because we have had a lot to times we couldn't use the awning on that side to shade the windows due to windy conditions.

 

[AbdRahim]

I also like the view out the front. My stays are usually long, a month or more, so I will use the Magne Shades when it is hot. Even with the privacy shade down in really hot weather, theMS makes a big difference.

I also use it during the winter, on long stays, as it affords a bit of privacy. I can raise the privacy shades and sit with the computer at the passenger desk, without being seen well from the outside.

In my previous Class C, I used a heavy thermal curtain behind the cab seats, but I like to use the entire coach, so I much prefer the MS. I need to get one for the entry door.