Solutions for the Fantastic (Light) Fan

jgram2
jgram2 Member Posts: 1,522
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We've dealt with the bright Jensen and fridge lights interfering with going to sleep, but does anyone else have trouble staying asleep with the light streaming in through the fan? At home I'm usually up with the sun, but on the road, I sometimes try to wring just a few more bits of sleep. I think I incorporate the wonderful bird sounds into my dreams, but the light shouts WAKE UP! 
John, Judi, Guinness & OD in PDX
T@Bit@t 2015 S Max Outback, ‘18 V6 4Runner 


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  • JohnDanielsCPA
    JohnDanielsCPA Member Posts: 238
    If you don't need to use the fan, you can get a Camco 45195 RV Vent Insulator to block the vent.  

    Camco 45195 RV Vent Insulator https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DRZXRO6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_CaDQzbGC6Q02Z
    2022 T@B 400 BD
    2019 Ford F-150 3.5L Ecoboost with Long Bed
  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    Command strip Velcro and either dark cloth, coroplast, poster board, etc. Using the Velcro will allow you to still use the FF if you choose. 
    Verna, Columbus, IN
    2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
    Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  • jgram2
    jgram2 Member Posts: 1,522
    @JohnDanielsCPA Thanks, I didn't know such a product existed!  Since we sleep cool all year long, I'm going to kick around  @Verna's idea for a nightshade. I swear it acts like a T@B solar tube.
    John, Judi, Guinness & OD in PDX
    T@Bit@t 2015 S Max Outback, ‘18 V6 4Runner 


  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    I actually love the light coming through the fan. It is like having a solar tube, a morning light without the blinding too bright LED shining into my eyes. 
    Verna, Columbus, IN
    2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
    Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  • trainwrecked
    trainwrecked Member Posts: 31
    edited September 2017
    We put a black fantastic ultrabreeze cover over ours, now we can leave it open in the rain and when we're towing.  And best of all, now there's barely any light coming in to wake us up in the mornings.  Now if I just had a round blackout shade for the door...
    2016 T@b M@x S Sofitel >- 2017 Subaru Outback 3.6
  • ericnliz
    ericnliz Member Posts: 4,437
    I just sleep with my eyes closed! =)
    2016 T@B MAX S-aka: WolfT@B
    TV: 2006 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71 aka: WhiteWolf, or 1972 Chevy Custom10 P/U aka: SnarlingWolf
    Spokane, Wa.
    Eric aka: Lone Wolf  


  • Estancio
    Estancio Member Posts: 243
    ericnliz said:
    I just sleep with my eyes closed! =)
    HA !  :-)
    Stancil Campbell
    2011 T@B
    Rockingham, NC

  • jgram2
    jgram2 Member Posts: 1,522
    @ericnliz My eyelids must be thinning as I age. I swear the fan light shines right through them. Tiny venetian blinds attached horizontally should do it.
    John, Judi, Guinness & OD in PDX
    T@Bit@t 2015 S Max Outback, ‘18 V6 4Runner 


  • ericnliz
    ericnliz Member Posts: 4,437
    Or a good sleepin' mask! B)
    2016 T@B MAX S-aka: WolfT@B
    TV: 2006 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71 aka: WhiteWolf, or 1972 Chevy Custom10 P/U aka: SnarlingWolf
    Spokane, Wa.
    Eric aka: Lone Wolf  


  • jgram2
    jgram2 Member Posts: 1,522
    But then I'd wake up thinking I was blind! Not too quick in the head before my morning cuppa quota.
    John, Judi, Guinness & OD in PDX
    T@Bit@t 2015 S Max Outback, ‘18 V6 4Runner 


  • ericnliz
    ericnliz Member Posts: 4,437
    edited September 2017
    You're puttin' the wrong additives in yer coffee!! ( Note to self: Don't freak out, take off mask!) :rofl:
    Good thing you hijacked this one too!!! ;)
    2016 T@B MAX S-aka: WolfT@B
    TV: 2006 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71 aka: WhiteWolf, or 1972 Chevy Custom10 P/U aka: SnarlingWolf
    Spokane, Wa.
    Eric aka: Lone Wolf  


  • ontheroad
    ontheroad Member Posts: 489
    trainwreck, saw this on the T@G you're it FB forum...thought it would be useful...2 hooks, 4 tabs, simply fold up bottom tabs onto hooks...so simple..
    Former 2017 T@G Max XL
    2021 T@B Boondock CS-S
    2018 Nissan Pathfinder
    Ontario, Canada
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,035
    I bought that Camco vent insulator.  Our fans are not recessed and there is no room for the pillow to wedge.  
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • RollingLagrima
    RollingLagrima Member Posts: 435
    Here is one more option. This comes 16x25 inches. I trimmed it to fit the inside frame and used 3m Velcro. Blocks all light. 

    http://www.homedepot.com/p/Reflectix-16-in-x-25-ft-Double-Reflective-Insulation-with-Staple-Tab-ST16025/100012574 
    Sally, "PlaT@Bus" 2016 T@B Sofitel Maxx-S (plata=silver; SP), previously Little Guy 2014 Silver Shadow LE, TV -- 2013 Chevy Avalanche + two hounds.
  • Dalehelman
    Dalehelman Member Posts: 2,414
    Found this at CW back with the vent covers 
    1. Hash  T@B Fun
  • ericnliz
    ericnliz Member Posts: 4,437
    And then there was the Mod Master, Mr. @Dalehelman! I wanna know what brand coffee you drink!!!
    2016 T@B MAX S-aka: WolfT@B
    TV: 2006 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71 aka: WhiteWolf, or 1972 Chevy Custom10 P/U aka: SnarlingWolf
    Spokane, Wa.
    Eric aka: Lone Wolf  


  • jgram2
    jgram2 Member Posts: 1,522
    Good grief-options! Thank you all so much! I see post sunrise awakenings in our future! 
    John, Judi, Guinness & OD in PDX
    T@Bit@t 2015 S Max Outback, ‘18 V6 4Runner 


  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,035
    Check out Camco Sunshield vent cover on Amazon.
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • Dalehelman
    Dalehelman Member Posts: 2,414
    Vent shade 
    http://m.campingworld.com/shopping/item/lights-out-vent-shade/19495
    1. Hash  T@B Fun

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