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17/3/2013 at 9:14pm
Location: Plymouth Outfit: Sterling 645 Elite
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Just started caravaning and wondered what is the right thing to do:
Travel with the blinds open or closed?
I keep convincing myself of reasons for and against both, so just wondered if there is a protocol to follow.
17/3/2013 at 9:16pm
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its blinds open for me
17/3/2013 at 9:18pm
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blinds open for us too. ------------- Thistledown Easter
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17/3/2013 at 9:22pm
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Blinds open for us too, use the rear window for visibility!
17/3/2013 at 9:29pm
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Yep open..------------- Animals have feelings..
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17/3/2013 at 9:31pm
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Bertie whats your reasons for open or closed ?------------- Animals have feelings..
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17/3/2013 at 9:39pm
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Open:
For - If you have an accident(hopefully never) emergency services can see inside easily.
Against - If you stop at service stations all the contents are on full view.
Closed:
For: - less hassle when taking out of storage (opening them), protection from sunlight, less movement on the blind rollers/tracks making them last longer.
Against: - No visibility for emergency services.
17/3/2013 at 9:46pm
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Open for us.
The stuff that's on show in van when travelling isn't that appealing to most- large plastic tubs filled with shoes, and the last minute remembered coats just lobbed over the carefully packed boxes on the floor....
17/3/2013 at 10:10pm
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Open for vision and if they were closed a jolt or bump may cause them to release suddenly potentially causing them damage.
I see no advantage in having them closed.
17/3/2013 at 10:10pm
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Open most of the time
but closed when the dogs are travelling in the caravan
17/3/2013 at 10:17pm
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You travel with the blinds open because if you don't, and you bump along, that may just cause them to unroll open at a rate that may damage the springs. That just means an expense to get them corrected. Think about it, when you open the blinds in a morning do you release them and just let them go or take care opening them?
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18/3/2013 at 9:30am
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"Open most of the time
but closed when the dogs are travelling in the caravan"
Yes I was wondering about that, surely you dont travel with the dogs in the caravan????????????????------------- dogscenturion
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