Curtains

[Reed]

We have a 2002 Roadtrek 190. The curtains are shot. Is there someplace that replacements can be purchased
Teed and Elaine

[jmai]

Here is an article about replacing the glide tape on the curtains.

RV Curtain Repair | Roadtrek Class B Motorhome Blog

[luclemieux]

Originally Posted by Reed

We have a 2002 Roadtrek 190. The curtains are shot. Is there someplace that replacements can be purchased
Teed and Elaine

We have a 2003 190 Popular and we replaced our curtains last year. We went purchasing real blackout curtains that we cut to fit. We have reused some of the glide tape for the front and the side door and replaced the tape for the rear windows by snaps. It is now much darker inside. For the front windows and side door, we made the curtains a bit longer to make it easier to open and close.

[sally4157]

I purchased fabric with a design to my liking and a white backing for it that would keep light from penetrating the curtains, giving me darkness and privacy. I used the old curtains as a pattern and increased their size by an inch all the way around. This was because I found that the old ones were a bit of a close fit especially the two at the front windshield. I purchased new guide tape that was made of a fabric rather than plastic. It was easy to sew on and works beautifully. Finally, I purchased boat snaps and was able to attach them so that the tie backs could snap into place. Oh, and I put snaps where the two front curtains come together so that I could have complete privacy... velcro is not nearly as good as the snaps.
Fabric glide tape at Curtain Track.com https://www.curtain-tracks.com/recma...lide-tape.html

[sbslider]

Reviving a six your old thread. Our 2006 RT 190 Popular has most of the edge clips broken away from the curtain. I've done a bit of research and it appears most people replace the curtains entirely and use what is commonly known as glide tape. My curtains have a clip on them every ~4 inches that attaches to a track on the van. The outside width of the track is ~0.4".

I see a product referenced to as A115 online that appears to be the replacement glide tape. I also saw the link in the previous post that has the clips every 4.25". I'm imagining that either will work. One difference is cloth versus plastic. In looking at reviews of an example of the plastic glide tape I notice a couple of things that were attractive. I don't sew, nor do I have a sewing machine. For context, my goal is to repair the existing curtains, not necessarily replace them. I'm not looking for a 50 year solution, I imagine if we are still using the van in 10 years that would be a long time. I noted that one person commented on stapling the replacement tape onto their either new or old curtains, then gluing the end of the staples down. Another said they used fabric glue to attach the tape to the curtain. I like both of these ideas, as they are easy and acquiring supplies is simpler.

The point of reviving this thread is to see if/what newer solutions there might be, spot repairing existing curtains vs replacing the whole strip, plastic versus cloth tape, and get feedback on the alternative attachment methods mentioned.

thanks!

[RT-NY]

Originally Posted by sbslider

The point of reviving this thread is to see if/what newer solutions there might be, spot repairing existing curtains vs replacing the whole strip, plastic versus cloth tape, and get feedback on the alternative attachment methods mentioned.

On my 1999 Roadtrek 170, the plastic strip that the clips are attached to has degraded, so the plastic clips pulled off in a few places. The clips were still attached to a section of the plastic strip that pulled loose so I just glued them back into place directly to the cloth of the curtain using Goop. It seems to have worked fine, but I would guess it is not a really long term solution. But it was cheap and easy!

[sbslider]

Hmm, I had considered trying some sort of adhesive, I may just try out your Goop technique one one or two to see how that works. Good idea! ��

How long ago did you do this, and how much use has the repaired curtain had?

[RT-NY]

Originally Posted by sbslider

Hmm, I had considered trying some sort of adhesive, I may just try out your Goop technique one one or two to see how that works. Good idea! ��

How long ago did you do this, and how much use has the repaired curtain had?

There are two spots in the back curtain that I did a couple of months ago. There was also a one spot in the front curtains that I must have done a year ago or so, and it seems to have held up fine though I just took a look at it (if I remember correctly where it was!) and it may be coming loose. I use the van/curtains very often, so a lot of use.

If you do glue them, be careful of how the clips are oriented -- on my van they can swivel around to fit in the track. If you glue them, they will no longer swivel so they have to be in the right direction to fit into the track! I left the curtain in the van but took that section out of the track and let it hang loose to glue it.

[sbslider]

Thanks for the feedback