I hate the window shades!
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Topic: I hate the window shades!
Posted By: 1tulip
Subject: I hate the window shades!
Date Posted: 10 May 2017 at 3:08pm
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The accordion window shades are always popping and becoming unstrung whereupon they just hang there, ugly, flaccid and useless. It's such that I'm afraid to touch them lest they break. I'd like to trash them. Anyone done anything with curtains or other types of blinds?
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 10 May 2017 at 3:13pm
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Are yours not attached at the bottom end?
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Posted By: henryv
Date Posted: 10 May 2017 at 3:32pm
Mine work great. They pull up and down on two strings on each side. The strings have to be tight, like a stringed instrument.  ------------- |
Posted By: 1tulip
Date Posted: 10 May 2017 at 6:15pm
| One window has popped twice. This past trip, one in the rear did the same thing. Yes... they are strung from the top to the bottom and the accordion is supposed to go up and down on the strings. |
Posted By: 1tulip
Date Posted: 10 May 2017 at 6:16pm
| This is only about the 4th trip I've taken in the pod so... the odds are about 75% that a window shade will self-destruct whenever I go anywhere. I'd prefer some sort of curtain arrangement. |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 10 May 2017 at 8:22pm
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When you say it "has popped," please define what that means.I have no had any issues, so I am trying to understand what is happening with yours. I just slide it up and down. I don't try to pull outward from the window while doing so. I was doing some searching, and it is possible to re-string the blinds. There are several videos on YouTube which can show you how. If your 'Pod is less than a year old, you could see about warranty replacement (two years if you bought the extended warranty from Forest River). ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: ToolmanJohn
Date Posted: 10 May 2017 at 8:42pm
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I installed cellular pull shades. Worth it. ------------- 2017 ATC 7X20 Custom Toy Hauler 2013 R-Pod 177 (SOLD) 2013 VW Touareg TDI |
Posted By: Whoababe
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2017 at 11:31am
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Posted By: Whoababe
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2017 at 11:36am
Although they were completely functional for me...I did not like the shades either. I took down the valances by the bedroom windows and added curtains. Later I ended up putting the shades back on- after I painted them- I just felt like I needed additional privacy when getting dressed. If it would have been in the budget I would have installed the cellular roll up kind.  ------------- Josh + Jen • http://www.whoa-babe.blogspot.com - Whoa Babe Mods Blog → 2015 Chevy Silverado → 2016 {new to us} 179 |
Posted By: Live2Camp
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2017 at 10:58am
As someone who sews, I expected the blinds to be something I'd want to immediately replace with something I could make better. Or at least prettier  I'm actually surprised though, that they are as good as they are. You definitely have to pull / push them evenly. I do that by just pushing up/pulling down with one hand in the middle. I think WhoaBabe's gussied-up versions are delightful (and very helpful blog by the way Jen!). Another approach, as a quick & easy fix, is to put black-out fabric (you can get it in white/ivory) on a tension rod that fits inside the valance. A more permanent approach would be to add rods over the blinds to add curtain fabric (as WhoaBabe's people did). I would go back to the dealer about your blinds coming apart - they definitely sound defective. ------------- 2017 R-Pod 179 HRE (the green one) His:Ford F150 double cab 4WD; Hers/mine:Tacoma V6 double cab 4WD Still love rugged, diggin' comfy too |
Posted By: Whoababe
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2017 at 12:06pm
Thanks Live2Camp!  I love the idea of black out fabric with tension rod inside the valance. Honestly if I would have thought to do that before removing my valances I probably would have. I am noticing all the mods with the shelf over the bed that rest on those valances and kicking myself. I might add them back one day. My husband stored them in the attic and I dare not ask him to retrieve them in the middle of summer lol. ------------- Josh + Jen • http://www.whoa-babe.blogspot.com - Whoa Babe Mods Blog → 2015 Chevy Silverado → 2016 {new to us} 179 |
Posted By: Live2Camp
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2017 at 6:06pm
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Well after more time spent in our 179, I'm leaning towards removing the blinds on the bed windows, and making curtains to replace them. You can't sit up in bed and comfortably lean against blinds the way you can with curtains, plus it's likely to damage them. If I remove the blinds think I'll keep the valances in place for the shelf rests mentioned in this thread. Anyone else replaced the blinds but kept the valances? Jen, did you ever retrieve your valances and re-install them?
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Posted By: marwayne
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2017 at 6:35pm
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I also put in cellular shades, no strings hanging around. https://postimg.org/image/455c31emjv/">  https://postimg.org/image/6lrkhywvej/">  https://postimg.org/image/9kglzmxhwb/"> 
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Posted By: Live2Camp
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2017 at 8:19pm
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Your cellular shades look very nice, so do the throw pillows! ------------- 2017 R-Pod 179 HRE (the green one) His:Ford F150 double cab 4WD; Hers/mine:Tacoma V6 double cab 4WD Still love rugged, diggin' comfy too |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2017 at 6:23am
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Outside of replacing our mattress after our 3rd outing, replacing the rear window curtain was our 2nd mod we did on our 177. As others have done we installed a 2x cell cellular shade, it is easily held against the sloping back wall with a couple of plastic pins to hold it in place. My wife took the curtain and made a valence out of it. We have never had any issues with the stock window blinds since we picked up our pod in March 2011. We did think of replacing them with the cellular shades but thought it may be a problem if we want air flow and privacy at the same time.
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Posted By: SC for Huskers
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2017 at 7:19am
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Nice Looking ! How did you make a template of the ceiling for cabinets? Where is your TV? Mine is a 2017 172 blue. Thanks ------------- Happy Traveling, Tom 2017 172pod 2011 F150 STX |
Posted By: marwayne
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2017 at 12:21pm
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I made a template out of cardboard put it on 1/4" plywood but made it about 3/4" longer at the bottom so you can scribe and fit it then trim what is hanging over at the bottom https://postimages.org/">  https://postimages.org/">  https://postimages.org/">  https://postimages.org/">  https://postimages.org/">  https://postimages.org/">  ------------- If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
Posted By: SC for Huskers
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2017 at 5:21pm
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Fantastic !!! Thank you for the pics. I'm Going to busy this winter. And if I remember, you said the roll up doors were 1/4 slats glued to cloth. My first one will be over the sink, then over the bunk bed. To the Appliance store for a cardboard shipping box. Thanks again! ------------- Happy Traveling, Tom 2017 172pod 2011 F150 STX |