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Offline Lozzel

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Solar tops/Blankets
« on: December 11, 2011, 02:21:53 PM »
Hi Folks,
New to this C/T style of camping and was thinking about buying a solar top to go over the main tent to keep it cooler.
Do any of you use these ? Are they any good ?? or are they a waste of money.
I would like to hear your thoughts before I spend the money on buying one. 

Thanks Laurie.
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Re: Solar tops/Blankets
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2011, 02:54:06 PM »
Hi Laurie, I've got a tropical roof on my CT and it certainly makes a difference to the temp inside. If you do a search on solar blankets you'll find plenty of info
Cheers Jacko
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Re: Solar tops/Blankets
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2011, 03:00:00 PM »
Laurie, yes they are very good and yes, there have been a few threads on them. Prices and types vary a lot, commercial ones start at about $300 and the good old (good quality) silver tarp (which we have) starts at about $35. Kevin
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Re: Solar tops/Blankets
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2011, 03:35:32 PM »
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Re: Solar tops/Blankets
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2011, 04:03:52 PM »
Hi,

I am VERY happy with my solar blanket, see this thread.

http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=5195.0

Ray
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