Camco 53052 RV Door Window Shade, Outsider Design

The little window in your RV's entry door lets in more than you'd think. Morning sun straight into your eyes at the dinette. Afternoon heat that the AC has to fight. And at night, anyone walking past the campsite can see right in. Camco's 53052 Door Window Shade covers that window and shuts all of it down, and it does it without tools or a permanent install.

This is part of Camco's Life is Better at the Campsite line, so it carries the fun Outsider graffiti design with retro stars on the outside. It looks good on the door, but the real work happens on the back. The shade is black nylon ripstop with a silver reflective backing. That reflective layer bounces sunlight and heat back out before it ever gets into the coach, which keeps the interior cooler when you're parked in the sun all afternoon.

It measures 25-1/4 inches long by 16-1/4 inches wide, which covers the standard RV entry door window. Before you order, grab a tape measure and check your door glass. If your window is at or under those dimensions, you're good. The shade is sized to sit over the window opening, not inside a frame, so a little coverage margin is a good thing.

Mounting is about as simple as it gets. The shade uses hook and loop fasteners, so there are no screws, no drilling, and nothing permanent. You stick the loop pieces around your door window, press the shade on, and you're done. Takes a couple minutes the first time. After that it comes off and goes back on in seconds, so you can pull it down for privacy at night and take it off in the morning when you want the light back.

Why bother covering that one small window? A few reasons. Heat is the big one. On a sunny day that glass acts like a magnifying glass and dumps warmth right at the entry, and the silver backing here cuts that down. Privacy is the other. Campgrounds put you close to your neighbors, and the door window is right at eye level for anyone walking the loop. With the shade on, they see the graffiti design, not your dinner. And glare matters too. If your dinette or galley sits near the door, that low morning and evening sun can be tough on the eyes, and this knocks it out.

Who's this for? Anybody with a travel trailer, fifth wheel, or motorhome that has a window in the entry door, which is most of them. It's an easy, cheap upgrade that makes the rig more comfortable and a little more private without any real work. First-time owners like it because there's nothing to install wrong. Full-timers like it because it's one less bit of glass letting heat and eyes in.

A couple of honest notes. This is a removable fabric shade, not a replacement window or a hard blackout panel, so think of it as a cover you put up when you want it, not a permanent tint. It blocks the view and cuts a lot of light and heat, and for most people at the campsite that's exactly the point. It's manual, which just means you put it up and take it down by hand. No motors, no cords, nothing to break.

The Outsider graffiti design with retro stars is the fun part. It's black based, so it doesn't clash with a white or tan RV, and it gives the door a little personality at the campsite instead of a plain black rectangle. The whole thing folds flat when it's off the door, so it tucks into a drawer or a door pocket between trips.

It ships with the hook and loop fasteners you need to mount it, so there's nothing else to buy. Stick them on, press up the shade, and that door window stops working against you.