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    Posted: 04 May 2014 at 9:41pm
At a little over a square foot of frontal area I agree it will have a minimal effect.  The original vent cover is about ~0.3 square foot so you are only increasing the area by ~0.7.
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Posts: 1676 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 May 2014 at 9:10pm
Hi David and/or Danette,

I really like our Fantastic Ultra breeze cover. The only reason I close the vent at all is if there is too much of a cool breeze coming in. It seems to scoop a lot of air moving over the pod from the rear. That's a plus, I think.

As far as drag goes, I think that is negligible. I can't measure it or notice it. I'm stuck @ 13.5 mpg with or without it.  The only hassle I had installing on 178 rPod was peeling away a bunch of the excessive lap sealant and putting a little chafing guard between TV antenna and Ultrabreeze cover.

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Posts: 1215 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 May 2014 at 8:39pm
    With the Vibe the fan is in the center of the bath near the bed if we make a mistake and leave it open and it rains it would be a problem. With the r-pod it was not much of a problem with the wet bath. So now I am thinking about a Fantastic vent fan cover but I was wandering if it would much of a drag with air flow when traveling. The cover is about 11" high perhaps it would not be that much to be concerned about being it is not that wide. Does anyone know how much they affect the wind flow?
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 May 2014 at 7:41pm
Originally posted by furpod

We leave ours open, if it  rains, it closes.

ahhh, i guess i can test my rain sensor!  hadn't thought of that
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Worse than that Charlie. When I was smoking...in the car...in January...after a snowstorm...Yep, I opened the sunroof. Fortunately, they found me!

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Slow learner, Fred?  Tongue Tongue
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Originally posted by furpod

We leave ours open, if it  rains, it closes.

I wish someone would come up with a sun-roof in cars that does that! At least an alarm. I finally learned to always check after the third time sitting in a wet seat!

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We leave ours open, if it  rains, it closes.
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 May 2014 at 4:36pm
Always cracked open with the heater.  Each human exhales and sweats out cups of water each night, multiplied by each person, so you must have some air exchange even if it is 10 F outside (which I've done that several times in our pod).  Even with the A/C since it doesn't run long enough to dehumidify properly.
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Posts: 1446 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 May 2014 at 1:03pm
Originally posted by cody91


Do you leave it cracked open with the AC or Furnace running?


Absolutely!  I have way more experience with the furnace or other heat than with AC, and the AC may help deal with humidity on it's own, so keeping the vent open with AC may not be needed.  With heat, it is essential or you'll end up with water running down your windows and walls.

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