X2 - Creative thinking Mike!
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X2 - Creative thinking Mike!
This just kinda clicked in my head. Not sure if it would be worth trying a different approach but did you think about possibly making a design with a wire under tension like those sun shades?
http://www.opentip.com/popup_image.p...=SGGBI-DWS.jpg
The way they work is you twist them and they become smaller....let them go and they spread out. If you have it spread out you should be able to shove it into the cracks on your window frame and it would hold tight. Then you wouldn't need any velcro at all. I've never taken one apart but I'm sure you could probably mimic the construction. Only thing that it would take is a sewing machine. I think my welding skills are probably better than my skills with a sewing machine lol.
I did look into the "annoying" twist shades. As much as I like the simplicity of it I hated folding it up inside the car/truck so much so that I really didn't want to go down that road for this project. Additionally I wanted something that will seal the window up so that no bugs can come in should I use it as a screen while I snooze in the woods.
The other option I am looking into is an aluminum frame that will run along the entire inner window door sill. Not sure if its realistic but I'm definitely exploring different options.
Keep em coming!
You could use a metal frame from a filing cabinet frame for hanging folders. With a little bending you would have a frame that fit the window pretty well. To make the screen seal use the rubber blades from two squeegees and slide them in the sides while the window is all the way down. Not sure how well it would work partially closed but it would seal well enough for bugs.
Gutter guard--it even has the lip to catch the window. 99 cents. Not my idea, just found it online.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/attach...reen-image.jpg
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/attach...reen-image.jpg
I'm going to pick some up for my next trip.
Nice find. I bought some of those for my rain water catchment stuff and ended up not using them. HD has them for closer to $5 but I have found they fall apart if you cut them. The edges were also really sharp. I'll have to dig them out of my junk pile and see how they fit in the windows. I think with a hot glue gun the screen material could be held on and hopefully they'd last more than one trip.
Ken that's very interesting and creative. Definitely out of the box thinking. I've been using the screen door mesh but have ended up removing them because it was too dark (per the occupants in the back). Go figure....
Looking at alternative material such as the mosquito netting which might work. Since I already have the velcro on the door changing the material shouldn't be too difficult. Finding the netting appears to be more of a pain in the *** at this point. lol
My old REI sold no-see-um by the square foot. It was in 4 foot rolls. It's the netting they use in tent windows.