Forum Discussion
NCWriter
Feb 07, 2013Explorer
We camp & travel, up to about eight or nine weeks at a time, usually staying in one location from one to seven days. This winter, we've been doing our version of snowbirding, staying in various Florida locations a few days here, a few there.
Our previously-owned van came with a screen to fit inside the sliding door using Velcro. We leave it on there all the time. It has sand sewn into the lower hem as a weight to hold it down and a magnet patch to hold the two overlapping "doors" closed.
I bought some Skeeter Beaters made for a Sprinter - online - for the front driver and passenger side windows - they attach by magnets sewn in and work very well.
A reasonably handy person could make these screens. One of these years, we'll make a screen for back doors, maybe. The van also came from the converter with a total of six tilt-out small screened windows for ventilation, plus the roof hatch and Fantastic Fan.
We rarely use the AC, never at night for sleeping. On rare occasions, we'll use a little 12-volt circulating fan.
If I were shopping for a new van, I would look at the Great West ones with built in screen door. I noticed that Leisure's newest model has copied this great idea.
Our previously-owned van came with a screen to fit inside the sliding door using Velcro. We leave it on there all the time. It has sand sewn into the lower hem as a weight to hold it down and a magnet patch to hold the two overlapping "doors" closed.
I bought some Skeeter Beaters made for a Sprinter - online - for the front driver and passenger side windows - they attach by magnets sewn in and work very well.
A reasonably handy person could make these screens. One of these years, we'll make a screen for back doors, maybe. The van also came from the converter with a total of six tilt-out small screened windows for ventilation, plus the roof hatch and Fantastic Fan.
We rarely use the AC, never at night for sleeping. On rare occasions, we'll use a little 12-volt circulating fan.
If I were shopping for a new van, I would look at the Great West ones with built in screen door. I noticed that Leisure's newest model has copied this great idea.
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