Slow-Rise Day/Night Roller Shades RV Install - Goodbye Mini Blinds! - RV Upgrade

We've yearned to replace our mini blinds with Slow-Rise day/night roller shades ever since we bought our RV. Here's the step by step RV upgrade install!
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After owning our trailer for two years we are finally able to undertake an RV upgrade we've wanted to do since day 1 - replace the factory mini blinds with Slow-Rise day/night roller shades. We dislike just about everything about mini blinds. They are clunky, unattractive, the cats like to bash them and make tons of noise at night, and worst of all they don't even block light very well.
Slow-Rise day/night roller shades solve all these issues. They operate smoothly, look great, wont be bothered by our pets, and make it nearly pitch black in our RV! We got our roller shades from Irvine Shade since they manufacture the same roller shades that go in the Keystone Montanas - which we love. We were surprised with how easy this install was - by far the easiest RV upgrade we've done!
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[@timr86868]

I think you guys are the only people who could get me to watch and enjoy a video about blinds...

[@fredwilson9113]

What a great idea. We got to show my wife this video. Because we hate our blinds and would love to have some like that.

[@janemekkelsen3861]

thank you for taking time to show a close up of how the bracket release worked...i looked at many other videos by the roller blind companies and none were clear enough...you really helped me a lot...thanks bunches!

[@FateUnbound]

You're welcome Jane! I'm glad the video was helpful! Have a nice day 🙂 -David

[@steven82111]

Kitty kitty you get back in there!

[@Vulcaneer900]

I have worked with my hands my whole life. Artist, Carpenter, Sign Maker. I prefer to work alone. But occasionally I have to work with others. Working with someone can only be fun if your partner can really help you. And not get in the way. I love watching you two work together. You are a real team. It's like one person with four hands. Your wife is the key to this. (sorry, I'm new here and I haven't learned your names yet.) She doesn't try to take control or get in the way. She anticipates your next move and assists with that. I see it in the videos. *That is a UNIQUE ability. So Kudos on that. Also, I love these new blinds too. Now if you can figure out a way to create a peephole that the cats can see threw ALL your problems will be solved. It won't be long before they start messing with the new blinds. They're still gonna wanna look out. They're Cats.!

[@lindseyf8505]

Very clear and thorough presentation. Thank you.

[@deedisano6919]

Happy first day of Spring to you all! Guess what?!? I did it. I really did it. I bought a rig today. One giant step forward, eh? I bought a Keystone Hideout Hornet(?). Oh yea. I'm still on crutches from last month's knee reconstruction. Nine month recovery....but my surgeon didn't say I couldn't become a crazed boondockin' cat lady during this "said recovery". Thank you both for keeping me inspired and schooled on how to do what, when to do it and where to stay while living life outside of the rat race. I will be binge watching your videos, again..for the third time! Thought I could remember first go round. Second time, my notes are horrible. Ahh, I know the 3rd time won't be the last either. Be forewarned..there will be some rano off the wall questions heading your way. Scratches n hugs to the four legged family. Jenni, if David insists, give him some too. Thanks again for motivating this ol' gal to haul @ss up and out of these sticks n bricks, dee

[@ralphparsinitz5191]

I Just upgraded my mini blinds to these and they are fantastic! Due to my dated interior I did need to build new curtain/valance boxes. Thanks so much for the suggestion! I love mine!

[@FateUnbound]

We're so glad you love them! We love ours too 👍

[@repete1157]

You must have gotten some sponsorship on this project. From the pricing I found you must have spent over a grand on these shades. Look nice but I don't think I can afford them unless I'm missing something.

[@jim293]

What a difference those shades are. Great job.

[@sloannosharks5932]

thank you. one of my shades fell out of the bracket and this video helped me get it back in

[@medusa47]

Thank you so much. I need to change out my blinds. No cats just a dog who likes looking outside. Destroyed several of my blinds. Love these.

[@D_Cali_Life]

Roe is a dream 💕

[@richardgallagher650]

Thank you soo much for this tip, we love ours. No more banging blinds!

[@Avise50]

thank you! Best how to video I have seen for RV shades.

[@RVingwiththeMoracas]

The cats stole the show but you both did a great job with the roller shades - I will keep them in mind for an upgrade.

[@georgettemcclymonds2048]

The tiger kitty was perfect, fell right into his charcture ! Cute ! Make me giggle Nice shades. Didn't even know they had slow rise.

[@bobgil3464]

Nice blinds. Our Thor Class C has the Slow Rise but not with the Day Rise. They only put 2 brackets for a longer area and one shade already fell out. Time to purchase extra brackets. Great video.

[@marty6055]

The cats looking through the blinds was hilarious. This was such a strong endorsement... I hope you got them for free.

[@gardenquilts]

Very helpful video, many thanks. What I thought was fascinating and really nice was after installing your first new blind, when you lowered the day shade, the outdoor colors became so much sharper and prettier looking. That all by itself is appealing, and adding in getting rid of the blinds racket while traveling is terrific. Thanks again, Terry.

[@rvserious8317]

Great job! I would love to change out my day night shades for these! You covered everything but the cost. Most trailer bedroom windows are about the same size, if you gave us the approximate cost of that particular size shade, most of us would be able to determine if adding these type of shades to our rigs was cost prohibitive. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@gregbower2861]

Good job. I’m just trying to put some springs in and you help me figure out how to get them off the wall

[@troy1420]

Well done! Now i have a new project i feel comfortable tackling.

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[@georgefenrich4119]

Was there a Discount code?

[@FateUnbound]

No, they did not provide us with a discount code

[@4blake]

Nice job you guys! They look great and are much better than the blinds. Fortunately we have the day/night shades in our rig already.

[@fattie2550]

One of your best how to videos.

[@rvninnorthcarolina3377]

The Cat portion of the video made the video for me. All the other information was very useful but your cat in the blinds made me laugh out loud. BTW, I do not blame you for replacing the Mini-blinds. Hard to clean, easy to bend and make noise when you have the windows open or your cat wants to see out! Great Job! Even better, found a dealer for these blinds right down the road from us. I hate the blinds I have on my new rig!

[@MsdemonMac]

I also loved the video of your cats playing with the blinds. In was laughing out loud too. I am really allergic to cats so I tend to keep my distance, even via pictures or video, but yours pet had me in stitches!

[@sharonwignot3644]

I dont see any prices on their web site.What's a ballpark figure for average sized shade...like you had...not the huge one but the average sized one???

[@oldmaninthemirror]

Three cats here and two of them like nothing better than to play with the blinds..shades look nice by the way..

[@rozswartzett180]

Omg the kitty at the blinds!!!

[@islanddreamers9127]

With all of your "how-to" videos, with your skills in on-camera speaking, you could probably do that for any company and get paid! Well done.

[@RickMartinYouTube]

many of these YTers are doing what they do for freedom for "working for the man" - but I thought the same thing

[@Findingourspot]

We really like the shades you picked out, we may have to upgrade later on!

[@vicO1323]

That was funny with Alice looking out the blinds. You two are great together.

[@hyker8787]

I hope to see how you still like these in 6 months, which is about the time I might have the money to upgrade. I have metal blinds but really want to change them out. I just want to be sure they are going to be something that will last...and I will still like...for the life of my RV. You guys always put out such fantastic and informative videos, thank you for that!

[@stevenvandensen967]

Good luck with the blinds hope they work out I like to see a video in about a month or two after the cats get ahold of them see if they were within or not but it wouldn't take care of your tools and cuz it to take care of you and then the money maker and take care of each other and be nice to each other and be nice and take care of yourself good luck everybody

[@Servinghimalwyz]

Wow, Jenny, your hair is miraculously longer again! That's amazing. lol Nice job on the video, guys. Hope you're doing great.

[@LTDunltd]

LOL @ the hair.

[@joulemine]

Our new coach came with roller shades but our old travel trailer had similar ones that you had, ugh they weren't great lol. The roller ones better and darker! We recovered our valances as well. Great tips yall! -Thomas

[@FateUnbound]

Thanks guys! I'll be recovering our valences soon too - CAN"T WAIT!

[@SharonCullenArt]

Aww poor kitties you took their toys away. But omg I laughed so hard watching her play in the window. We have plastic ones but to be honest we never have them down because we have the can’t see in coating on our windows which I hate, because it is. Always so dark in my trailer during the day. Then I have no idea what the weather is like until I open the door.. I wish I could change that.

[@bird10498]

`How sweet of Alice to perform her mini-blind trick on camera. Sometimes pets won't do the thing they always do (to make you crazy) when the camera is pointed at them. That was the highlight of the video for me. Are you worried that they will rip holes in the mesh shade? My rabbit shredded the plastic curtains I had but so far, the Bun of Steel has left the new cloth curtains alone.

[@FateUnbound]

We are worried Alice will chew on the new shades, she loves to chew on everything, but then again most kittens do. Hopefully she doesn't but so far so good!

[@1genevieve2]

@@FateUnbound I will apologize for this comment before I actually "comment"! Lol David needs to learn how to pronounce "valance/s"! I'm surprised that Jenny hadn't already corrected his pronunciation (I'm sure all women know how to say "valance" correctly...lol)! David - it's pronounced like "pallet" (wood pallet)! I really enjoy your videos and I'm in love with Sweetie!! lol

[@kablah777]

David and Jenny. If you keep modding your Springdale the way you have been, I have a DIY project idea for you that I would like to see a video of. On the nose of the trailer you should remove the "Summerland" decal and replace it with a "Montana" decal. Get one printed in Springdale font and color so it would match. "Springdale by Keystone Montana Series". Not everyone would notice, but for those of us who are in the know... Big grins!

[@rvscootin3457]

Montana now uses MCD dual roller shades. We bought some for our Keystone Cougar, and we love them. They were a bit pricey, so we may save a few $$$ on the Irvine shades (which are also a little pricey). Then we can cover the smaller windows with them... Anyway thanks for the great review!

[@waffelsmellgood]

I threw ours away as soon as we moved in. I hate those blinds. I ordered insulated curtains instead. It keeps us cool in the summer and warm in the winter. I was thinking of getting roller blinds but I really like light.

[@TheMcMillanExpress]

Great information guys thanks for sharing as always! Now we need to update our outdated blinds😁 PS that 🐈 scene🤣😂

[@Vulcaneer900]

Yea, me2.! LOL.!! It's more lika game, than just needin to see out.

[@christinamcmillan6814]

Hey babe we need those blinds! 🤗

[@pamsmedley3589]

Exactly what I was looking for! Clean and highly functional! Thank you!

[@notyourking381]

That was the best performance by a cat since Life of Pi

[@deanh7190]

I hope u saved a mini-blind for the cats to play with ~ outside during the day. That footage was humorous.

[@3ForTheRoadRV]

We have the yucky metal blinds as well. Can't wait to swap them out as well!

[@bugatti314159]

I'm definitely upgrading mine soon. Where did you actually buy the shades? From a local dealer or one of the online sellers?

[@jebutah9705]

Outstanding upgrade video! Thanks. I was thrown by Jenni’s long hair. Sooooo yesterday😃 I don’t know how you lasted so long with the mini blinds, not blinds at all really. We have day night shades that slide on strings. So far two of five have broken their string under warranty but when the warranty is up replacement will be to these slow rise shades. Very cool.

[@FateUnbound]

Very nice! I'm sorry to hear about the broken strings, Irvine does have an option for those type of shades too but we didn't want them haha. So far we LOVE our roller blinds!

[@nomadicana]

Bonus - you can now use the large back window shade as a screen for a projector to watch movies!

[@sweetheartmary51]

I may put those in my house! Thanks fir the tips. That will really save your rig from getting too hot inside!

[@susancarmona8433]

Your cats are hilarious!🙀🤣

[@mikedodge1322]

I wish my view looked that good every time I worked on my house!! JEALOUS!!

[@histeve1110]

Good demonstration Alice!

[@leapnlarry]

You guys are awesome as usual, your channel is a breath of fresh air compared to a lot of the other RV, channels. Keeping it real and authentic!!

[@georgefenrich4119]

4:00 OMG ROTFLMAO THANK YOU SO MUCH... I SO need to change out my shades ASAP!

[@weskrakowski6574]

I got those blinds in my Columbus fifth wheel and two holders are installed straight to aluminium window frame with one metal screw each. Works fine.

[@terryrussell5392]

Good Job guys, love your blogs

[@victorlopez2143]

Love this product but it would have been nice to see what you payed for them. I would have to check them out..

[@crazychick]

The kitty needs a meme of that bc it's hilarious

[@FateUnbound]

Hahaha yeah she could probably have a lot of memes, she does some pretty odd stuff even for a cat

[@aml363]

Very neat! I’ve been wondering what we could use when we go to Alaska. I would love to see how dark it is inside your trailer with the lights off inside and the sun shining outside. Thanks for the great videos. I’ve learned a great deal from you!

[@Westlandcamping]

Also look at smoked roof vent covers, or a vent pillow/insulating cover to also keep the light down if you are going to Alaska. A lot of light sneaks in if you have white vent covers

[@TravelswithYoly]

Great "How To" video ! You and RV Geeks do the best "How To" videos on KZbin. But now what are the cats going to play with ? You need to do a follow up video of their new interaction with the new blinds. Adventure Kitty might get her claws stuck in the fine mesh daytime blind ? Haven't read all the comments below but curious as to cost. The web site link didn't contain actual cost estimates.

[@kathybarr530]

Where did you buy these, what brand. Your video is GREAT!!!!!

[@freespiritsolo9998]

Hello, I love the shades. Do they have a toxic chemical smell? They do not have white. Oyster is off white. Thanks for the laughs with the kitties! Morganne

[@standennis6987]

Awesome job, you guys!

[@lauriedutcher5676]

I dislike how the little plastic holders for the bottom of the blinds break so easily. I replaced all of ours, and most are already broken again. Love the roller shades and hope my husband will agree to an upgrade!

[@WhoaNellieRVAdventures]

They look great, but I can't help but wonder if the cats have scratched the new shades. Looks like they would have fun with the mesh.

[@Dianagott]

How much did it cost for the whole job? Cost per roller blind? Love the cat…so dang cute

[@nonyabizness.original]

sweet blinds, you give me a great option for if/when my van blinds wear out. but um, i'm thinking you may be doing another video on what mischief the cats perpetrate on the new blinds 😮

[@Vulcaneer900]

Read my comment. I said the same thing.

[@alexandrialeach9938]

I wonder if those 90 degree wall mounts will fit the black out shades in my Keystone Outback. I would love to keep them and put a small rod with curtains up. I agree the valances are not “home” lol

[@StrollingThroughLife]

The roller shades look great! That's a good update!

[@eliwilliamson7849]

Perfect timing! The RV I'm getting has some very "tired" blinds, missing blinds and annoying mini blind over the sink. Do these blinds clip in at the bottom when driving down the road? And, how are the cats going to look outside when you are sleeping...ha?

[@1957zeek]

Once again I was well informed and entertained. I'm sold on Irvine Shades. The cat strumming the blinds....too dang funny. You guys are really really good at this video stuff. Well done!

[@EverythingRVbyPat]

Looks like you guys did a fantastic job!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Pat

[@SmallSpaceLiving]

Very cool. Looking to replace mine as well. Thanks for sharing.

[@sloannosharks5932]

also tell that dog that I love that dog

[@LivingTheRVLocaLife]

Love how you filmed the cats so cute lol we have a large roll up one it fell down in travel now it won't roll back up we don't know why it's hard to put back but you gave me a idea for something safe travels oh also where did you get the brackets?

[@FateUnbound]

We also got the brackets from their website, they have quite a few options

[@LivingTheRVLocaLife]

Oh ok thank you

[@lolasaxby1399]

Looks really nice. Thanks!

[@bruceh3786]

When it was time to replace the cheap vinyl original mini blinds, I went with a mix of the day night dual roller blinds as in the video and stayed with mini blinds with metal for some of the windows. The mini blinds allow for much more control of the light in the day yet still do not let others see inside. The daylight roller blocks out a lot of light when pulled all the way down. More light comes in when part way down, but then people can see inside.

[@alaskangalb]

Yes! Those shades rock. We will be doing renovations and looked at slim blinds that were stylish but worried about the darkness level I prefer and cooling. Thanks for this video. I will check out the link and see about any other color scheme and prices

[@gopugmama4408]

Love the new blinds . . . and I really love Sweetie!!

[@athroop1321]

Like I said on your Instagram page we are slowly doing the same thing. We also took down the valences. Didn’t like how ours covered the top 4” of each window! We also just bought the cheaper ones from Lowe’s that don’t have the shade piece it’s only black out or not. We have tinted windows so we though that would be enough. Great job and I love the trailer mod videos!

[@jodycantwell]

Nice video. I appreciate the time you took to explain the shades and the reason you selected these particular ones. I do not like seeing the roller sticking out under the valance. Is that shade position able to be adjusted so it doesn't hang lower than the valance?

[@Seareay1]

Thanks for showing us how to adjust the night shades. We had one that goes up too fast and too far.

[@rsnhill]

Hey is it possible to evaporate the water from your grey water tanks, like distillation . But no need to save the water just evaporate it with heat with solar , maybe a fan or bubbler , maybe use parts of a small distiller unit but just evaporate all the water so you don’t have to dump grey water , just use a small distiller powered by solar and turn it all to mist. Wondered if you could try some experiments like this

[@LivinLifeinDrive]

I legit LMAO at the cats! That was awesome

[@supersami7748]

Great upgrade! Trust me, if you had purchased a MH with mini blinds they would have hit the dumpster before the first month was up.

[@gac914]

These look great!! Our Springdale suffers from the same issues. Two questions -- 1) how are they for combating sun exposure? Are they going to fade bad? We park our coach with all the shades closed when we're not in it to keep the cushions from fading. Are you worried that the sun will destroy them? 2) Are they really pricey? Their website doesn't show ANY pricing. Just curious if this is a huge amount to convert or not.

[@DnSAdventures]

Dude...what if you used a little mini projector on the biggest one!? Not sure if it is the right color for it or not, but might be fun to do if you want a sweet movie night! Looks like a great upgrade! - Shane

[@gregmoore3420]

2 items: #1 Our white vinyl blackout shades "smell" when they are hit by direct sun. Have you noticed a problem with these? #2 We were told that only "metal shades" should be used in the kitchen widow due to stove fire danger. Any info on that?

[@kablah777]

That's a great point. I notice every brand seems to have a metal shade near the stove even if the rest of the coach has rollers.

[@FateUnbound]

the counters are made of plastic and wood and they but right up to the stove so I'm not worried about my roller shades that are 2 to 3 feet from the nearest burner when rolled up. And we haven't noticed any smell yet, time will tell I suppose.

[@Rucker537]

Excellent video as usual. For those of us that are financially challenged, how much? Obviously price varies depending on size, but can you give us a price and dimension for one basic window please? If the price is right, Im in. I can imagine the long term savings with the rollers blocking the sun during the summer (Arizona).

[@timothybrown3558]

I commend you on taking your cat RV’ing. We go camping to escape from our terroris...I mean cats. I will look for the shades online. My biggest beef with mini blinds is the difficulty in stowing for travel, will these travel in the rolled up stowed position? Thanks for the video very entertaining and informative.

[@donovancrenshaw]

How much per blind? Was it easy to order from them? Their website is super confusing

[@MTBIKEXC]

Cat was too funny!!!

[@richardkoch8752]

Those look great!!! They will be in my future. How long did it take to get them once the order was placed? Thanks!!!

[@darrylt5300]

Question; why didn't you remove the Valance angle brackets and use the new shade brackets to hold the valance with the hole at the end of the new shade bracket?

[@TheOutdoorAdventureTeam]

About how much did they cost? I didn’t see any prices? I know they differ by window size but just looking for a ballpark price because it’s time to redo ours.

[@jackjune156]

Great video...just emailed the company for a price quote....A few years old.....I hope the company is still around

[@mainemotorhomeadventures4173]

Nice.We hope to do the same with our 1988 class c.Subbed.

[@BeaverDaveECV]

Interesting videos, I would like to see one to effectively decided the best way to park/back up my trailer. I still have a hard time estimating and backing into a spot. Especially if it is a tight spot.