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• Does anyone know the standard westy snap size?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:04:21 -0500
  Looking for the size/spec for the button snap found on the rear mosquito screen, privacy curtains, etc. Jim
• Re: WTB: rear mosquito screen
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 01:55:54 EDT
  i have grey or brown available for vanagon westy.. let me know.. no rips.. also have ones for older buses too chris
• Re: Hatch mosquito net
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 08:47:37 -0500
  ...Friday, January 05, 2001 8:37 AM Subject: [VANAGON] Hatch mosquito net > Im selling my 84 Westy to look for a Euro-vanagon. Should...
• Re: trip through Quebec to Labrador
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 07:39:15 -0300
  I'd be interested, but August-September would likely be best. Any earlier and the mosquitoes will devour... :) Tom http://tomrowsell.com
• Westfalia bug netting
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 May 1994 23:36:27 -0500
  ...Anyone out there found an effective, and reasonably fast, way to replace (to patch) the mosquito netting in the pop top of @ '86ish Vanagon...
• Re: Hatch mosquito net
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:02:14 EST
  In a message dated 1/5/01 8:37:39 AM Eastern Standard Time, swellmaster@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > what's an "euro vanagon"????? chris...
• Re: fridge light question and fridge on propane
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:10:58 -0400
  Fewer problems with mosquitoes!!! My fridge is always running on propane so I have no basis of comparison -- but if there's an explanation...
• Re: Bounce Mice/Mosquitos/Odors from your van
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 02:48:40 -0800
  ...Repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season. Freshen the air in your home. Place an...
• Re: Hatch mosquito net
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:20:40 -0500
  >also they seem to have worse seam rust problems than the vanagon... >chris You mean it could be worse??!!...... Doug Alcock '84 Westy --- with...
• Re: [friday] RoadHaus - Insidious Insect & Bothersome Bug solutions
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 10:06:22 -0800
  ...Do not have any nationalistic mosquitos who are reFrenches but do have some Filipino variety named Manual. BenT
• FS: 1987 Westy Tables, Screen, Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - Michael Blackburn
  Wed, 29 May 2002 12:21:27 -0600
  ...00) 4.) Snap in rear hatch mosquito screen $15 + Shipping (Busdepot cost $50.00) 5.) Velcro shade/mosquito screen for skylight $10 + Shipping (Busdepot...
• Slider door bug screen??
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 19:20:14 -0700
  Does anyone know if a mosquito net is made for the vanagon sliding door? And if it is, where to get it? Or tips...
• Re: AK names
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 May 2001 18:06:50 -0500
  pensioner wrote among other things of Alaska >Hmmm...The state bird is the mosquito.< It should be. By shear weight of numbers if not...
• Re: Stealth camping spot and tick warning(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 23 May 2006 14:28:52 -0700
  ...But really huge, and really annoying mosquitos! ;) J
• Air-conditioning out
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 22:39:22 -0700
  ...Sweating constantly was expected and the real problem wasn't the heat but was the mosquitoes that would come in at the stop signs...
• Re: how much did you pay for your vanagon
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 10:16:12 -0700
  ...Rear hatch struts stiff & new Rear hatch mosquito screen like new Pop top ceiling flocking clean as new Front carpet clean & in good shape...
• Re: Eliminating mosquitoes while camping
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 19:29:08 -0700
  ...Hooray! Ideas! This bit of mosquito-bait was just reminded that our new-to-us-Westy screens do *not* keep out mosquitos. To my...
• Re: Sliding Door Screen Removal
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 07:42:29 -0400
  ...Also I'm trying to figure out a way to improve my fram so the mosquitos cannot get by the space between the fram...
• Re: Mosquito Netting Sources Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:30:58 -0500
  ...camped next to a lake that I have got > to get mosquito netting for the van. > > Does anyone know of sources that are made...
• Re: Westfalia bug netting
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 31 May 94 11:19:12 PDT
  ...Westfalia bug netting >Anyone out there found an effective, and reasonably fast, way to replace >(to patch) the mosquito netting in the pop top...
• Re: Camping question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 16:37:05 -0400
  Lowes Hardware carries a product made by coleman called ;"Mosquito delito", for $200. It is supposed to cover 1/2 acre. They also make...
• Re: magic mossies
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 00:19:09 EDT
  In a message dated 7/20/01 10:18:01 PM, bmercer@VIANET.ON.CA writes: << Has anyone discovered a secret mosquitoe hatch? >> Barry...
• EuroCamper side door mosquito screen
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 11:56:45 -0700
  If anyone has an 84 Westy and has installed the side door mosquito screen sold by EuroCamper (brand name Reimo), please contact me. I...
• Re: Hatch mosquito net
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:27:23 EST
  ...Should i keep my rear hatch mosquito net? Was this an option or did all westys come with one? they easy to find? Phil...
• poptop screen available?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 00:52:17 -0500
  ...reproduce one myself? Has anyone else done this, and do they have any tips? Thanks again Jeff 85 Westy (with many mosquitoes) [text/html]
• Bounce Mice/Mosquitos/Odors from your van
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 22:56:08 -0700
  ...Repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season. Freshen the air in your home. Place an...
• Re: Okay, who parked next to the blue ox?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 16:01:22 -0700
  On 7/4/07, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > > Interesting, but I found the Yukon Mosquitos to be more accurate..... OK, maybe I...
• Re: RoadHaus - Insidious Insect & Bothersome Bug solutions(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 14:26:24 -0600
  ...I happend to look up, and lo and behold there on that sloping ceiling were about a dozen mosquitos the size of wasps!!!! I...
• Re: Eliminating mosquitoes while camping
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 23:32:19 -0500
  > If you google mosquito lemon fresh joy you'll get a large number of > hits saying it's an urban legend. from what i...
• Re: Arachnid Hitchiker
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sun, 6 Jul 2014 16:38:56 -0800
  ...Pretty much the only living creatures, other than mosquito's, that will hurt you are big enough to see coming. At least until the...
• Re: Eliminating mosquitoes while camping
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 21:23:45 -0600
  http://www.freewebs.com/elderbob/ELDER/GENERAL_INFORMATION.html http://www.freewebs.com/elderbob/ELDER/GENERAL_INFORMATION.html#EL2 Says right there, Bob's...
• Re: Alaska, Inuvik
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 15 May 2009 12:33:51 -0600
  ...a062602_inuvik45]<http://www.pauldottrip.com/dempster_inuvik/pages/a062602_inuvik45.htm> One night there were many mosquitos at Happy Valley campground. The mosquito...
• Re: Camping question
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 11:16:03 -0500
  | This year the mosquitos are doing really well in my part of the country, | which raises a question in my mind. Does anybody know...
• Re: magic mossies
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 01:38:10 EDT
  ...The Northern Ontario mossies - mosquitoes - were present in their millions that night. I smugly sat back inside enjoying the "buzz" - BUT - in not too...
• Re: Eliminating mosquitoes while camping
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 19:46:08 -0700
  This is a well-documented hoax, but you're almost in time for Friday. ===== Chris S.'85 Westy Camel -> http://www.knology.net/~vw...
• Re: vanagon ventilation
  Historical mailing list - Sergio Derada
  Fri, 7 Jul 1995 17:14:11 -0500
  ...12 > > > On the subject of ventilation... > > On my last excursion to West Virginia I tied hanging mosquito > netting across the sliding door opening with...
• Replacing window screens?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:44:22 -0600
  ...I think that finding a nylon mosquito screen will be fairly easy but I wonder what installation tips someone may have for me....like...
• Re: Eliminating mosquitoes while camping
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 23:35:32 -0600
  Entity Joel Walker spoke thus: > skeeters and ticks and such are guided to their > victims by being able to follow carbon dioxide emissions So...
• Re: Need a (gasp) dealer-only part, and the dealer is inept
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 22:58:51 -0500
  ...I guess there are no mosquitoes in Germany because the screens don't come with any kind of weatherstripping. In the area of Canada...
• Re: travel to ak
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 6 May 1999 19:05:37 -0400
  ...enjoy prepare for mosquitoes
• Re: NL pix
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 06:00:36 -0500
  ...When we were in Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, the mosquitoes, black flies, etc were pretty bad and the night before we got...
• Re: vanagon ventilation
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jul 1995 20:59:10 -0300
  ...ventilation... > >On my last excursion to West Virginia I tied hanging mosquito I use elastic cord hemmed around a piece of netting over the...
• Re: need tighter mosquito net in canvas
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 10:41:50 -0800
  ...need tighter mosquito net in canvas > http://www.justmakeit.com/fabrics/utility/noseeum.html > > $6.50/m @ JustMakeIt. And those are $CDN, so nearly...
• BARRY, magic mossies
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 19:39:55 -0700
  ...The Northern > Ontario mossies - mosquitoes - were present in their millions that night. > > I smugly sat back inside enjoying the "buzz" - BUT - in not too...
• Re: screens
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 10 May 2006 13:08:04 +0000
  years ago, I made myself a mosquitoes bar... it's a net that I tie up over the lower bunk, I use some lee...
• Re: Tuktoyaktuk
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:25:36 -0800
  ...it’s on my list of dream trips in the van. Mosquito netting on van to be in good shape :-) Alistair > On Nov 13...
• Sliding Door Screen Removal
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 14:48:03 -0600
  Any advice on removing the Mosquito net screen from the Westy sliding door? Can't find anything in the Bentley, and its awfully brittle...
• Re: What is this? (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:41:56 +0000
  ...and the alluted-to-roach-clip? hmmmmmmm? ;) bob > Pffft, mosquito coils. Dude, that's clearly a roach clip > ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List...
• Re: need tighter mosquito net in canvas
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 07:44:13 -0800
  ...need tighter mosquito net in canvas In preparation for our summer trip to the beach I need to find better screen material. The sandflees...
• Re: Stealth camping spot and tick warning(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 23 May 2006 15:04:38 -0700
  ...Alaska Mosquitoes > Not that big Jon, but FAA does require tail numbers on them.... >
• Installing Sliding Mosquito Slider
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 09:03:15 -0700
  Morning List, Since I've had dozens more requests for info on how to install a sliding mosquito screen, here goes again. ********************************************** First, buy...
• Re: bug netting on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 07:40:38 -0500
  Wendy Silva wrote: >Also has anyone used mosquito netting for a bug screen on the sliding door. >I know there are serveral good sliding...
• Re: Florida Keys
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 23:43:18 -0600
  ...You could repel the mosquitoes by using Off and other deet based products or you could burn keracal inside your tent or mosquito netting...
• Re: Mosquito Net/No See 'Ems
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 14:27:18 -0400
  ...Much much smaller than black flies, walk through regular mosquito netting as though it isn't there. The ones we have though, the zing...
• Re: Eliminating mosquitoes while camping
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 10 Jul 2004 12:13:03 -0600
  ...If you ever spot an army surplus mosquito tent (hang over a bed) at a yard sale grab it. I got one years ago...
• Re: Folk Music + Westies = a Gathering
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 10:44:03 -0500
  ...Great Music Festival!!!!, deserving of it's renown ---- but Marshall, shouldn't you mention the equally well-known mosquitoes??? Cheers, Doug '84 Westy, Toronto...
• Re :Sleeping position
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 16:39:28 -0700
  ...I decided to try out the factory issue rear door mosquito netting. It worked well for a while, but because my 83 Westy didn...
• Replacing POP UP Screen page!
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 20:01:10 +0900
  Hi Greg, CR, Jeff n list, I made the page of the mosquito net now. Visit the following URL. My English is poor. I...
• Re: Ideas for Replacing POP UP Screen
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 21:45:13 -0700
  My '85 just has a window with mosquito screen in the front of the pop top. Never saw what Harald's talking about? mike...
• Re: Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 12 Jun 2016 12:00:21 -0700
  ...Buy bug spray! (mosquitos) Neil On 6/11/16, Bill <pbwitz@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > ... Clearwater tomorrow. -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil...