Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:45:10 -0700
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Gary Lee curtain rod?
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Thanks Mr S.
Yah the rope didn't hurt, but kinda surprised me. Bungee better than rope.
I forget that I travel alone (and that this isn't the industry
standard). A bungee slipping off the PS white hook while I'm at the
helm, ain't so bad.
Mrs S may not appreciate that though. And having something easy to
connect bungee to on each side, would help for everyone.
I'd reccomend something akin to the electrical strap on the PS too. In
fact both "hooks" could be replaced with, I dunno, something like the
strap.... not pointy/sharp/hook like etc. You know; NOT head piercing
stuff.....
What were those bulbous white hooks for anyways???
Neil.
On 7/23/07, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> AND your curtain "rod" has the added benefit that if you bonk it with
> your head when reaching up to the driving area, it doesn't hurt! I like it.
>
> I may not be able to weld, but my new semi-industrial upholstery-grade
> sewing machine just arrived. I can do a mean simple stitch now, so new
> curtains are in the works. Something in a cheerful floral pattern, maybe
> tulle. With flounces.
>
> Mrs Squirrel will be pleased to have a handy curtain to block the camper
> section from prying eyes from the front. Me, I don't care, figuring that
> anyone who wants to spy on me changing clothes gets what he or she
> deserves.* But we men are not predated upon as women are.
>
> --------
>
> * "My eyes! It burns! It burns!"
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
> On 7/23/2007 11:30 AM neil N wrote:
>
> > Hi Michael.
> >
> > If you're not in the mood to make something, try this.
> >
> > I replaced the DS white hook (I was on the road at the time) with an
> > electrical harness strap. The DS white hook broke because I walked
> > into the small rope I was using to hold my curtain up. I put a strap
> > in because.......
> >
> > I upgraded to a long bungee for curtain "rod".
> >
> > One end of a bungee hooks intp new strap, the other loops once
> > (completely) around white hook on PS then routes down to tether below.
> > Seems to hold, though one could replace both hooks with something more
> > appropriate.
> >
> > I hang a light blanket there to help my lame-A## 12V heater working
> > more efficiently.
> >
> > Turns out my "road fix" works well in that the curtain hangs just low
> > enough to see out rear mirror while driving (if I sit up) or I can
> > pull down the curtain with RH to see out back easier. Obviously it
> > doesn't meet the ceiling, but if you're looking for privacy, it may
> > suffice.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Neil.
> >
>
--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
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