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[Newfish]

People with slide in or Project M dark colored or black campers, how hot does the interior get?

[Bjammin]

I don't know how it works with the campers, but I can say I did a test when we re-roofed our house and laid out a light grey and a black color sample of roof shingles.  The black one was 20 degrees hotter.

[Newfish]

Wow.  That’s a lot. Thanks

[patrkbukly]

I also don't know the camper comparison as my Granby is silver and thats all Ive ever had but I can tell you motorcycle helmets run as much as 10 degrees hotter in black than white. 

Edited by patrkbukly, 08 August 2020 - 03:08 PM.

[Mighty Dodge Ram]

Either here or on that “other” forum someone posted a test about color and temp. White came out the coolest and dark colors naturally were hotter...some much hotter. Interestingly, the color of the sides was not as important as the color of the roof. 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

I would only think it stands to reason that a dark (black) roof would be hotter

on the surface and possibly on the inside of the camper.

Frank

[Bombsight]

Logic prevails.

I'd have a dark colored FWC if I lived North of Colorado. 

A white one South of Colorado.

Don't ask me what color if I lived in Colorado. 

[AWG_Pics]

We have a dark colored camper, but we live in Oregon, so heat is rarely a big problem. And we think it looks good and matches our truck well. We be stylin', but not to the point of dyin'!

[ntsqd]

Logic prevails.

I'd have a dark colored FWC if I lived North of Colorado. 

A white one South of Colorado.

Don't ask me what color if I lived in Colorado. 

 

Clearly it should be gray, with a white/black gradient relative to actual location.
 

[mrpeepers74]

living in Arizona. every single car or truck we have is white.

 

I will never buy another dark vehicle. i'm planning to wrap or raptor line a new camper and will likely stay with a white / desert tan / or very light gray as the color.