Home Made Sunscreen for Hymar 640 Starline

Siimplyloco

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We had a couple of days spare before we go and realised we didn't have a sunscreen that we could see through. The internal pleated blinds are great but I could develop photographs when then they are closed!

We've used this heat reflective material (Soltis 86) on the boat for years now, where we get 38-39C regularly, and it is very effective. The beauty of it is that we can see out of the van, but nobody can see in - unless they really try of course!

http://www.eideindustries.com/resources/ferrari-soltis-86-92.pdf


Three metres of material 177cm wide, and 13 metres of edging!



The view from inside - it will be better when the sun shines!



Door attachment - Heath Robinson was my tutor!



Passenger window attachment. The catch goes through a slot cut in the material and locks it.



The material - through a trade source, was £70. A good afternoon's work and we saved about 250 quid!
John
 
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Brilliant...

What a fantastic idea...how did you make it?...
 
wtrlnds64 said:
What a fantastic idea...how did you make it?...
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Nothing clever about it I'm afraid. Domestic sewing machine with a walking foot attached, the trick is to make a pattern first and get that to fit, just like dressmaking.
BTW the handling creases will disappear when the sun gets to it!
John
 
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siimplyloco said:
Nothing clever about it I'm afraid. Domestic sewing machine with a walking foot attached, the trick is to make a pattern first and get that to fit, just like dressmaking.
BTW the handling creases will disappear when the sun gets to it!
John
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Thanks very much...definitely going to give that a go...
 
Food for thought link saved !

Very clever and professional

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I have a similar design external screen for my S700 but it tends to turn the front end of the van in to a black hole as the silver material blocks all light. Your brilliant idea means I can keep the inside light whilst preserving privacy.

One question though? if you have internal lights on, does that reduce the effectiveness of the view from the outside??

Many thanks for the link!
 
Covey said:
I have a similar design external screen for my S700 but it tends to turn the front end of the van in to a black hole as the silver material blocks all light. Your brilliant idea means I can keep the inside light whilst preserving privacy.

One question though? if you have internal lights on, does that reduce the effectiveness of the view from the outside??

Many thanks for the link!
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Yes it does, but if we wanted that level of privacy at night then we would use the Remis blinds.
John
 
just what i was looking for many thanks ,as for dress making only ever sliped a few of,not me of course.
 
Sunscreen

Great idea.....looks good too.
Does it keep the heat of the sun out of the MH in summer?
Will it keep the heat of the MH in....during winter?

Best wishes and happy travels....DEEPS
 
DEEPS said:
Great idea.....looks good too.
Does it keep the heat of the sun out of the MH in summer?
Will it keep the heat of the MH in....during winter?

Best wishes and happy travels....DEEPS
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It certainly helps on the boat, we'll see how we get on with Hugo. It has virtually no insulation value as far as I know, but we aren't going anywhere cold!
John
 
Has anyone made one for themselves yet?

Ours are working a treat down here in the Costas. Lots of enquiries!
John
 
siimplyloco said:
Nothing clever about it I'm afraid. Domestic sewing machine with a walking foot attached, the trick is to make a pattern first and get that to fit, just like dressmaking.
BTW the handling creases will disappear when the sun gets to it!
John
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brilliant and simple....
 
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