Hey, we are talking a Westie here, right. What I do is
hang the rear screen whenever we are heading away from
the sun for long periods of time. It clearly cuts out
some of the light/heat, but rear visibility if fine
during the day. At night, we just take it down.

Tom F.

--- Tom <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:

> > Thanks for asking your question, I was just
> thinking about this
> > issue this morning on my way to work.  The wife
> and I are
> > considering packing up our Westy sometime in the
> next 2-3 years and
> > touring the States for 6 months or so.
>
> I know this is not your primary concern in this
> thread, but how do
> you swing this breath-taking-away trip w/ a teen,
> wife & 6 year old?
> Inquiring mind wants to know.
>
> > Window tinting is just one of a number of items
> that I will be
> > pondering in the coming year(s) while prepping our
> van for a road
> > trip with two adults one teenager and a 6 year
> old.
> >
> > Now for my two cents worth on tinting.  My `87
> Sunroof Syncro came
> > from its PO with the rear window tinted and it
> definitely affects
> > my rearward visibility at night, which right now
> is from 4:00PM to
> > 9:00AM.  One thing to consider is where you are
> and what is your
> > intented use for the van in the foreseeable
> future.  We do not want
> > tint on our Westy's windows but when it comes time
> to travel the
> > more southern latitudes we may rethink this.
> Having spent most of
> > our lives in the frozen, now slowly thawing, North
> we will want as
> > much protection from the sun as possible.
>
> Now to your thread, the sun is not that big of a
> deal unless you live
> all year in Lake Havasu  City, Az. or some place
> like that. I think
> tinting is non essential for a 6 month trip. Your
> curtains will do
> just fine when you want to keep the sun out.  AC
> might be nicer if
> you will be traveling in warm climates during the
> Summer, but other
> than that, the sun is good!  YMMV.
>
> Tom B.-lives in the hi desert w/ no ac or tinting
> except for top of
> windshield.
> >
> > Mark in AK
>

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