Screen room/tent

S-n-L wrote:
Thanks everyone for your input. I think I will wait to buy something and see how things feel when we hit the road. I would hate to get one and find I can't use it or don't really need it.

Stuart

You are on the right track. Get out and see what may work for you. I understand wanting to be in a screened room to help with the bug situation.

A screen tent, even EZ-up are great but as mentioned not every campground allows them. Also, in a storm even a tied down one may be destroyed.

We had one up for our construction workers to have shade for lunch...one wind storm and it was bent, twisted and ripped even though we had it tied down to steel fence posts. If they aren't tied down they will be blown away.

You will be better served to use your awning for shade and roll it up when not outside & at night. For the bugs...a bug zapper or lots of citronella.

we use a pop up canopy..it has screens..and we've been thru about 6 of them in 7 yrs...we always stay where they're allowed....also...for winter...i use clear HD clear vinyl shower curtain liners on outside of screen..sun shines in..like a sunroom..
we tie it down forever more and ..we line the inside roof with plastic...*we like a good roof peak*...so..i sometimes add a plastic bowl at peak to achieve this..
we get em cheap...at aldi...during their sale..$59..
if they break down...blow away..so what..
we've been thru ice storms with one..

Thanks everyone for your input. I think I will wait to buy something and see how things feel when we hit the road. I would hate to get one and find I can't use it or don't really need it.

Stuart

The issue some campgrounds have with the screen rooms is that it kills the grass and makes it an unpleasant mess for the next occupant. If the picnic table is already set on a paved surface or on stones, then it would do no harm unless there's still a 'rule'. Some campgrounds don't allow a clothesline either and each campground will be different so it pays to read first. Good luck!

I have seen some ingenious campers that skirt the CG 'no pop up tent rule' simply by not putting out your awning and putting the EZ-up w/screen right up against your RV under where your awning is.

My camping neighbor did this when he saw screen rooms being allowed but not his EZ-UP. Felt that wasn't fair.

So he rolled up his RV awning and he put that puppy up against the RV under where the awning is just like an RV screen room would be and look like.

CG owner admitted that if it were placed there he really couldn't have a problem with it and allowed them if placed along side your RV from there on in. :C

And if a storm does come up quickly. Just take or knock down the ezup and take cover. At least you know your RV $awning$ is already rolled up and out of harms way.

EZ-up!!!!

rockhillmanor wrote:

IMHO RV screen rooms are expensive and a pain to set up and pain to take down. Ask around to fellow campers before making that purchase.

when I bought my TT I considered a R-Pod that came with the optional RDome. figured out that it would only be used if I ever parked a week or more in one location, certainly not for one or two nights so it was useless to me. now a separate pop up screen room, if allowed, would be great.
bumpy

I have had very good luck with a custom made screen room from Pahaque Their quality is head and shoulders above any others.

Rockhillmanor,

Great points. I new to Rving and did not know some rv parks do not allow these types of tents.

I have had an easy up in the past but found them to be very heavy. They are easy to open up with two people.

Stuart

Check with the Cg you are going to stay at.

Albeit the attached screen room is usually not questioned the EZ up type tents that are separate from the RV are not allowed in many CG's.

IMHO RV screen rooms are expensive and a pain to set up and pain to take down. Ask around to fellow campers before making that purchase.

Also keep in mind weather emergencies. Sometimes you have minutes to get that awning in to prevent damage.......now add the time to get that screen room down before you can bring your awning down. That is the main reason I decided not to add a screen room. Just saying.