RV Roof Vent Stick

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My wife is vertically challenged, so she had to drag out a step stool every time she wanted to open or close the manual roof vents. I saw a commercial stick kit and and thought I could do one better. Requires one V3 printed part, a $10 selfie stick (expanding twist-lock or clamp type with a standard 1/4-20 camera mount; found mine on Amazon ASIN: B01DY0A6E2) and a 1/4-20 nut. A dab of blue thread locker will ensure the nut never loosens up accidentally. You can use it with or without the tightening knob that comes on the stick. The hole for the nut is a little snug, but I found that screwing it in pulled it into the hole without an issue it stayed there. I also included the V2 design which didn't have the captive nut and instead you use tap to cut some threads. Works with Ventline style knobs. Might work with others as well. The hole is an attempt to make it work with the crank style but I don't have one to test and I suspect it may be a bit too small and probably not positioned optimally. Message me if you have one it doesn't work with and can give me a drawing and some dimensions to work with. I found that you can close and tighten the vent just fine, however, if you over-torque it the selfie stick will go into its collapse/expand mode. I find I can close and tighten the vent just fine without that happening, though.