Also, front window screens such as those you fabricated can be purchased through J.C. Whiffme, custom-made to fit the Vanagon front windows. They are much like what you fabricated, using black fiberglass screening, but with the flexible magnet strips sewn on. They also have a small tuck-in flap that the top of the door closes on to better secure it. Very nicely made and work great to improve ventilation. -Steve Frisbee
---Steve Macaulay <smacaulay@INFINTIUM.COM> wrote: > > In preparation for enjoying my recently-acquired westy in our first camping > season, I started thinking of ways to improve the air circulation inside the > van while camped. This past weekend I fabricated some bug screens for the > front driver and passenger windows and I thought I pass the tip on to the > list. What I did was buy a roll of black fiberglass window screen, some > magnetic tape (a long flexible magnet with a sticky backing), and some black > duct tape. Cut the screen to fit the outline of the window (front vent > also) on the inside of the van to just past the metal frame around the > window. Lowe's sells a 10 foot roll of magnetic tape for about $3.50. This > is enough for one window. Place the magnetic tape all round the edges of > the screen at the point where it touches the flattest part of the metal > frame. Take the screen off and use the duct tape to cover and fold over the > magnetic tape to the other side of the screen. This keeps the magnetic tape > securely in place. Try to do it where both sides of the tape end up > covering the other side when they are folded in half length ways. Repeat > for the second window. It looks nice, folds up easily, goes on and off in a > few seconds, doesn't interfere with opening/closing the window, and it will > keep the bugs out on those hot southern summer nights. Total cost for both > windows was about $13 ($4 roll of screen, 2 $3.50 10 ft magnetic tape, $2 > roll black duct tape - silver works, but black looks better IMO). If you > can't find the magnetic tape at a local hardware store, try a craft shop. A > magnet at each corner would work, but the magnetic tape all around the edges > closes provides a better bug seal. One improvement would be to use > no-see-um netting if you can find it since the screen will keep the > mosquitoes out but not the extremely small bugs. I plan on doing the same > thing for the sliding door next. > > Steve > > 89 Westy > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com |
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