Im kinda of unsure about if this is a good idea but on a nice night what do you Vets do to stay cool without wasting fuel.
Sleeping with windows open
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by ew2108, Jun 14, 2011.
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Man up and deal with it? Haha actually having the sleeper windows open helps.
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Sure I do it whenever possible,I always try to park in the Mountains for the night, its cooler and more windy up there.
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Im running between Pa and virgina not sure if i can do the mountains just a tad out of the way
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Just watch out for bugs and crackheads... if your windows are open, your doors are, too.
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Ill be driving a mid roof prostar or cascadia so i wont have high bunk windows guess ill just crack em a lil bit and get a fan
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Invest in window screens that lock into place in the window pane channels. They run about $50 and are available at most Love's, TA's and Petros.
I use these on my Freightliner Columbia http://www.truckersmall.net/endlessbreeze.htmlshriner75, Bigarmin88, SLCTrucker and 1 other person Thank this. -
Half way open with doors locked should be OK. DO NOT place your pants on the front seat with your wallet easily available to someone. I've heard of bad guys prying open the small sleeper vents and gassing the driver while sleeping, then breaking in. BTW, windows open halfway, only in well protected areas, not in "dirty town", right ?
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About an hour before you park turn your A/C in the bunk on high to cool things off, by the time you actually park it should be pretty chilly back there......shut the truck down and sleep..
Only draw back is if your truck isn't insulated well it may warm up again before to long....
I have had good luck doing this unless of course your in the deep south in the middle of summer then I just idle..shriner75 Thanks this.
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