Covering Caravan Vents
Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 16, 2005 at 21:27
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Phils
We will be travelling on a few dusty un-made roads later this year and would like to cover the two fridge vents and one door vent to limit the amount of dust entering the van.
We were thinking of using velcro and some canvas cut to size.
Does anyone have any other ideas.
Thanks, Phil
Reply By: Member - Captain (WA) - Wednesday, Mar 16, 2005 at 22:11
Wednesday, Mar 16, 2005 at 22:11
Hi Phils,
As Sand Man said, a big no-no to seal the vents if you want to run the fridge while travelling (it performs poorly enough on 12V with the vents open). The best way to keep the dust out is to presurize the van. My van has a forward facing hatch (approx 200mm x 100mm) on the roof specifically for this task. It forces the theoretically dust free air above the van inside and it then flows out all the vent holes etc... I have used this extensively on dusty gravel roads and it works a treat.
However it is not perfect. The main issues being the odd insect getting inside the van (could be solved with a flyscreen, haven't got around to that) , forgetting to close the vent when rain appears and the biggest being forgetting to open the vent in the first place.
If I got off my but and installed the flyscreen to keep the insects out , I would use the vent much more. Rain is not a big issue as it keeps the dust down anyway, but forgetting to close the vent when rains first appears,
well...enough said!
Cheers
Captain
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Follow Up By: Phils - Wednesday, Mar 16, 2005 at 22:33
Wednesday, Mar 16, 2005 at 22:33
Thanks for the input,
I'm looking into the pressure vent idea.
Thanks Again,
Phil
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Follow Up By: harry55 - Thursday, Mar 17, 2005 at 12:36
Thursday, Mar 17, 2005 at 12:36
Hi Captain,
Did you instal this vent yourself or was it standard on your van at time of purchase. I have a 2003 model Streamline with the "explorer pack" but no roof vent. Is it on the pop-up roof or on the curve before the pop-up. Cutting holes in the roof doesn't seem that appealing to me.
cheers,
Harry
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Follow Up By: Member - Captain (WA) - Thursday, Mar 17, 2005 at 12:54
Thursday, Mar 17, 2005 at 12:54
Hi Harry,
My van came with this as part of the off-road pak option. It is on the actual popup section, approximately 1/4 from the front and centrally located. It appears easy to install, cut a hole (gulp!) and silicone it in. Glad
mine came already done though.
Cheers
Captain
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