Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:52:56 -0400
Reply-To: Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
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From: Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
Subject: Re: Gary Lee curtain rod?
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For this purpose I use the regular front curtain and snap the snaps
that are supposed to go by the windshield to the snaps that are on
the B pillars. Then I have a curtain going across right behind the
seats, but it's saggy. So I take a clip and clip the middle up near
the latch for the pop top. Done. The clip is the only extra
equipment needed. I use this often when stealth camping cause it
looks less like I'm camping in there.
Edward
At 03:45 PM 7/23/2007, neil N wrote:
>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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