Date:         Sat, 21 Jul 2001 21:28:25 -0500
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
Subject:      Re: window screens
Comments: To: m Burha <marcusu240@HOTMAIL.COM>
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m Burha wrote:

> Hello all, does anyone have any quick, simple and inexpensive way to put
> side widow screens in a 91 carat to keep the bugs out while sleeping?
> Thanks, Marcus

Bought some stuff for this very purpose yesterday.  Haven't had a chance to
evaluate it yet since most of today was devoted to more urgent cooling
system repairs.

We had a piece of misc. screen purchased once to repair a tent.  I had been
holding it to the van using about a dozen ceramic magnets from Radio Shack.
This was time consuming to install and remove and of course we needed
something for the other window too.
  At a Sports Authority store in Chicago I found a piece of mosquito netting
made by Coghlan.  It's 48 X 78 in (122 X 198 cm).  Cutting this in half will
give me two pieces, each about two ft by 3 ft which should cover the windows
quite well, using magnets on three sides and a generous overlap over the
fixed glass on the rear edge.
  I had planned on using magnetic tape which is typically 3/4 in wide and
adhesive on one side.  There is some question about how well the adhesive
would stick to the screen if the non-sticky side of the magnet is against
the van.  The other approach would be to ignore the adhesive and just put
the screen against the van and the magnet against it like I have been doing
with separate magnets.  I don't know if the tape magnet is strong enough
when it is separated from the metal surface by the thickness of the screen.
  I will play with this tomorrow and we'll try it when we camp tomorrow
nite.  Have to remember to take it off before driving away!
  We also bought one of those foam egg carton shaped mattress toppers.  The
bed in the GL is a little hard for my taste.

Larry A.