Waited to post until I had them installed. Very pleased for the (relative) price and fast delivery. Not getting anything for posting this... though maybe I should! 😄
Clearly, I have no comparison to alternatives since I just got these.
Last van was Sprinter Passenger. We made our own covers with Reflectix taped to corrugated plastic with magnets. That setup worked really, really well in both cold and heat. But it looked like crap and it made a 6" wide pile of huge things to store when they're not on the windows. And we like to keep them off the windows most of the time.
So we planned to do better this time. But sewing... ugh... I am actually capable and have sewed many years ago and made a few bucks selling shorts to my surf buddies... but that was a long time ago and I suck at sewing. So I /really/ wanted to buy them. But the price!?! Holy smokes!
I had ordered from Down By the River many months ago but received zero communication until sending multiple Facebook messages (the website communication was broken as well). When finally communicating, delivery estimates were... non-committal? More like non-existent. It's a good market for sellers right now. But I'm not counting them as an option. 🤷♀️
Lowest price for all windows is $1600 from Stelletek - the only ones that even advertise offering all the windows.
Strawfoot confirmed by email that they'll make them @ $2575 for all windows.
VanMadeGear said they make them but no price yet (waiting for reply). $1225 for crew, guessing another $700-900 for the other four windows. Their covers look the same as the VanEssential units I got (looking at photos).
Marketing being what it is... take it with a grain of salt. But their pricing table is accurate on this page. And they claim to have purchased the competition and cut them apart to compare. For sure, that's what I'd do if this were my business. LEARN | VanEssential
I like the way they chose to make them mount. Seemed odd at first; but I think it'll be a better fit once I get used to how to attach them (pushed IN to the window opening, basically). And they fold down to where they'll drop into the "slots" in my walls that I was really hoping would work out that way. Winning!
I sure wish they'd make the rear windows as well. Apparently, not planning it any time soon. Incredibly, they gave me feedback based on their experience with the competitors which ones they'd recommend if I want to purchase the other windows from another vendor. That seemed well played to me.
One of the rear doors is wrong - I got two driver's side in the package - so I'll update on how well they do resolving that.
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Clearly, I have no comparison to alternatives since I just got these.
Last van was Sprinter Passenger. We made our own covers with Reflectix taped to corrugated plastic with magnets. That setup worked really, really well in both cold and heat. But it looked like crap and it made a 6" wide pile of huge things to store when they're not on the windows. And we like to keep them off the windows most of the time.
So we planned to do better this time. But sewing... ugh... I am actually capable and have sewed many years ago and made a few bucks selling shorts to my surf buddies... but that was a long time ago and I suck at sewing. So I /really/ wanted to buy them. But the price!?! Holy smokes!
I had ordered from Down By the River many months ago but received zero communication until sending multiple Facebook messages (the website communication was broken as well). When finally communicating, delivery estimates were... non-committal? More like non-existent. It's a good market for sellers right now. But I'm not counting them as an option. 🤷♀️
Lowest price for all windows is $1600 from Stelletek - the only ones that even advertise offering all the windows.
Strawfoot confirmed by email that they'll make them @ $2575 for all windows.
VanMadeGear said they make them but no price yet (waiting for reply). $1225 for crew, guessing another $700-900 for the other four windows. Their covers look the same as the VanEssential units I got (looking at photos).
Marketing being what it is... take it with a grain of salt. But their pricing table is accurate on this page. And they claim to have purchased the competition and cut them apart to compare. For sure, that's what I'd do if this were my business. LEARN | VanEssential
I like the way they chose to make them mount. Seemed odd at first; but I think it'll be a better fit once I get used to how to attach them (pushed IN to the window opening, basically). And they fold down to where they'll drop into the "slots" in my walls that I was really hoping would work out that way. Winning!
I sure wish they'd make the rear windows as well. Apparently, not planning it any time soon. Incredibly, they gave me feedback based on their experience with the competitors which ones they'd recommend if I want to purchase the other windows from another vendor. That seemed well played to me.
One of the rear doors is wrong - I got two driver's side in the package - so I'll update on how well they do resolving that.
