As a follow-up to our previous review for the motorized shade we used to replace the pull-down shade for the windshield in our RV, we decided that a dual shade would be an excellent replacement for the passenger side of the RV where my wife sits up front. We didn't bother doing any comparison shopping this time because of we liked the shade we purchased from Kincmo. It was well built, it's appearance closely matched the original version, had a good price with a nice selection of options and excellent customer service.
We ordered a dual motorized shade, one that was 100% blackout and the other a 50% blackout that was about 51.75 inches wide and 56 inches in height. The shades were operated by their Matter Over Thread system (an option so it can be used with my Alexa) along with a 15-channel hand held remote. After I placed my order and received a delivery date, Kincmo reached out the next day to confirm the specifications and the shades arrived about 3 days before the projected delivery window, again. Excellent!!
Installation this time was relatively simple in comparison to the windshield. Put the steps up so the floor was level, removed the old dual hand operated shades, put the new brackets up (three this time versus the four for the windshield. Note: make sure they are in alignment) and installed the motorized shade. My wife estimated the total time was about 45-60 minutes (I wasn't rushing the indoor work with my air on versus 98 degrees outside and 87% humidity!) and that included re-adjusting the lower limits of both shades for a little more spacing above her side control panel and beverage holder.
While all the shades perform equally well with or without ac power (built-in battery) it was easy to run the power supply cable (provided, but no block" so you'll need to have one for each shade) tie wrapping them about 12 inches to make a harness that ran across the back (nicely hidden from sight) of the cabinets for the tv and entertainment center across the windshield where they were plugged into a utility strip so they can be disconnected during the off season or when necessary. Note: I used a small clip near the places the power was plugged into the shades so they would not come out during travel over rough roads.
Once we have our RV basically ready for travel and I have a spare moment (LOL) I'll sync my remotes up so it's Shades 1,2,3 when selecting for use with either control device. The Wall mount I purchased with the original order is located by the thermostat for when we are parked and the remote as part of my wife's (she loves her remotes!) command and control center. I don't anticipate any issues since there are instructions provided for doing it.
We are really looking forward to using them. They are very quiet and closely match (nice selection of patterns and materials to choose from) the previous shades. I wasn't sure when we ordered the 50% portion if it would provide enough visibility while I'm driving when in the down position (I have side cameras and mirrors still) like the old one did, but from what I've observed so far in testing it is close to the same. The 100% blackout shade, does just that for both the windshield and side windows, which also provides necessary privacy when in close proximation to others while camping.
Regardless if used in a home where they are typically used or RV, where I thought they would be a good addition, you might checkout Kincmo. So far for me their products and customer support have been excellent.