The BEST Window Covers for Van Life: The Front Cab Kit by VanEssential [Review]
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- Опубліковано 5 кві 2023
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VanEssential appropriately named their company because their window covers are essential for van travel during every season. The Front Cab Kit for the Ford Transit comes with two front door window covers and a windshield cover and are important for temperature regulation and privacy. Whether you’re traveling in the winter or the dead of summer, having these window covers will make your van life much more comfortable.
Temperature regulation is key for us in the cold and hot months while traveling in the van because we always have Hank with us. These window covers both insulate and keep the hot sun out of the van. In addition to temperature regulation, these add incredible privacy to the cab of the van. We don’t have a cover or divider between our cab and our living space, so anyone who can see through the windows in the front can see straight into our living area.
The VanEssential Front Cab Kit is also crucial if you plan on doing any stealth camping/sleeping. You can put these up and have lights on and no one will even know you’re inside (if the rest of your windows are covered, of course).
We love how packable and easy to stow these window covers are and they take very little time to breakdown. They come with a bag (one bag for the two doors and one bag for the windshield) so you can stay organized. We all know how important organization is for van living.
The two door window covers easily magnet up to the frame of the window and are a super solid fit. The magnets inside the cover are sewn in place so they stay put. You can see in the video just how quickly and easily we can get them in place. The front windshield cover is held in place by the sun visors and mirror. Again, it’s a solid fit.
We don’t have any major complaints, except for the fact that the stow straps will blow out of the door and then you close the door on them and they are just flapping in the wind. It would be awesome if there was a way to stow the stow straps. We also wish the two window covers were labeled so we could grab it and immediately know which window it belongs to.
Overall we’re so happy to have the VanEssential Front Cab Kit with us on all of our adventures. Not only are these shades super important for regulating the temp in the van, they also give us the privacy we need no matter where we’re parking for the night. We would also like to mention that we tried the Ford window covers in our last van and they were way bulkier, heavier, harder to put up and $500 rather than the VanEssential price of $320. Using our provided links to purchase supports us as we get a small kickback from your purchase. We appreciate the support!
*We received this gear for free in exchange for a review, however, it’s important to know that all thoughts are our own.
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Great review I will be buying a set because of this video thank you for taking the time to show us 😁
Thanks so much for this comment! Glad you found the review helpful in your decision. You'll love them.
Update my side window didn’t fit they were too tall for some reason but they said 2015 and up return in progress 🤷🏼♂️
@@Joenoblocks That seems odd. Did you order them from Amazon or directly from Van Essential? Either way I would reach out to them and see what the issue is! As they should fit.
Thank you for the review!!
Thanks for watching!
Hello I just found your channel and I have loved those window coverings I have a Question Do you have them or can you get them for a Chevy 3500 full Crew cab 4 door pick up I have a Truck and need a set and if so I'd like to have a Price
You would have to get ahold of the company for that... VanEssential. We just reviewed these for them.
Great vid! I've been looking around trying to find some good in-use videos to get an idea of how much space these will take to stow. Any chance you could add a pic of what the front windshield piece looks like folded? We have a 2-person jumpiest behind driver and are trying to determine if these pieces will stow behind that when not i use. Great vid, thank you!
Thanks for watching! We won't be around them for a couple weeks but I would guess the bag it goes into is about 48'' tall x 8'' wide x 5'' thick. We store them behind the drivers seat standing upright in the Coachmen Beyond 22D floor plan.
Neat. And you can add a piece of velcro. There are sticky velcro strips.. sticky on one side and each velcro texture part on the other. You could put add the one part to the body of the cover and the other to the strap and secure that way.
Also why not sew (or some other way) a label to an area of the cover or strap to identifty which cover is for what window!?
Mainly because I do not know how to sew. I suppose I could just mark it with a sharpie.
@@AdventureRig It's easy. you push the sharp end though the fabric. While it is also possible to start with the blunt end, you'll find the sharp end easier.