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  • Re: fun road trip for free parts
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 7 Jul 1996 13:59:55 -0400 (EDT)
    ...We've got *four* signals now!" I've recovered from the burgers, but I fear that the mosquitos have scarred me for life. (Thanks...
  • For Sale: 1981 Westfalia
    Historical mailing list - Harvey, Scott
    Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:59:36 -0700
    ...w/ clear carpet runners; upholstery always covered and not faded; rear mosquito net * * Includes German full size side tent w/ steel poles * * Possibly the...
  • Re: Camping in East Texas?
    Historical mailing list - Donald Welch
    Fri, 18 May 2001 13:30:42 -0500
    ...it doesn't really matter which park you choose, take your mosquitoe spray.! So... you in Houston, Alan in Austin and we are just...
  • (F)Trip Rpt: Cape Lookout NS
    Historical mailing list - David Bogle
    Fri, 3 Sep 1999 09:10:11 -0400
    ...It was quite an adventure (read nightmare) the first night out, when, about dusk, the mosquitoes came out. Before we could get inside and...
  • Re: how much did you pay for your vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
    Sun, 8 Jul 2001 12:27:31 -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: Vanagon camper windows...with screens that are NLA....for cheap!!
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Thu, 6 Aug 2009 17:21:30 -0600
    ...groups.florian@GMAIL.COM writes: > > > > camper middle side slider windows with mosquito net, silver frame: $60 > > each > > with seal > > > > holy crap.. that is a...
  • Re: KUDZU invasion, Bluebird destruction, pests (no Van.)
    Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
    Thu, 26 Aug 1999 09:36:37 -0400
    ...Bluebirds eat mosquitoes, etc, they are soft billed. Starlings and Sparrows don't like mosquitoes and seem to prefer left over human food, so...
  • Re: Hatch mosquito net
    Historical mailing list - Tarheel
    Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:43:07 -0500
    ...Hatch mosquito net > > In a message dated 01/05/2001 1:46:34 PM, puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM wrote: > > <<The 93 Euro comes with...
  • Fw: need tighter mosquito net in canvas
    Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
    Mon, 4 Mar 2002 12:10:30 -0600
    | In preparation for our summer trip to the beach I need to find better screen | material. The sandflees just fly straight through, and they...
  • Rear hatch screen
    Historical mailing list - mike barker
    Mon, 19 Jul 1999 13:22:56 -0400
    ...Materials:Purchase mosquito netting (make sure its big enough) for about $10 form an army/navy store. Next get about 10 feet of shock...
  • Re: question of oil level
    Historical mailing list - J. Walker
    Fri, 30 Sep 94 12:04:50 CDT
    ...oh, who cares about a bunch of mosquitos!! besides, that oxygen sensor is relatively cheap (compared to a muffler), etc., etc., etc., etc. (lame...
  • Full-Size SLIDING DOOR SCREENS $79!
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 3 May 1999 20:10:04 -0400
    ...These sliding door mosquito screens cover the entire sliding door area of your Vanagon, and have a zipper in the middle for easy access...
  • Re: '79 westy OR 83.5 westy fs
    Historical mailing list - JordanVw
    Sun, 8 Mar 1998 15:37:15 EST
    ...sink/icebox, bed, sleeps 4 w/ bed in poptop, childs cot, mosquito screen, all > curtains, including windshield, > complete. > 3000 > located in allentown, pa > chris...
  • Re: need 1.9l digijet FI website/info
    Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
    Tue, 29 May 2001 17:04:27 -0400
    ...Upside is I've pretty well cleared out the mosquito's > in my yard, kaf kaf. pmail best, tx, Tim >
  • Re: Vegemite, Propane filling, Mosquito nets
    Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
    Sun, 16 Sep 2001 16:09:14 -0700
    Tricia, Nice to make your acquaintance on the vanagon list. We have a copy of your book "British Columbia, Off the Beaten Path". We...
  • Re: The truth about Florida
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
    Tue, 7 May 2002 01:04:59 EDT
    ...So whats the scoop? > bottom line, it's FLORIDUH...great weather most of the year, until summer when it's full of mosquitos and...
  • FS 1985 Vanagon Westfalia Boulder/Denver
    Historical mailing list - car emmea
    Thu, 31 Oct 2002 12:52:02 -0800
    ...a primer-ed ding in door, has all goodies (bumper caps, mosquito screens). There is just a little seam rust, but overall west coast...
  • Re: need 1.9l digijet FI website/info
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
    Wed, 30 May 2001 08:48:14 -0400
    ...Upside is I've pretty well cleared out the > mosquito's > in my yard, kaf kaf. pmail best, tx, Tim > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM...
  • Re: Three window canvas size?
    Historical mailing list - Doug Fayne
    Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:46:56 -0700
    ...Three window canvas size? I am about to put side windows on my canvas with mosquito netting. And I would like to make them...
  • Re: Norcold DC0040
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Tue, 3 Jul 2007 14:49:55 -0700
    ...test results! > > * BTW, Theroux's "Mosquito Coast" is about a fellow who takes his family > to the Mosquito Coast of the Honduras and builds...
  • Re: Vanagon camper windows...with screens that are NLA....for cheap!!
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Thu, 6 Aug 2009 17:12:05 -0400
    ...groups.florian@GMAIL.COM writes: > > >> camper middle side slider windows with mosquito net, silver frame: >> $60 >> each >> with seal >> > > holy crap.. that is a...
  • Re: Summer camping - Camping in Sierra Nevada in fall
    Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
    Mon, 5 May 2008 08:41:35 -0700
    ...end of October. > Crowds are mostly non-existent, campgrounds relatively available, > mosquitoes not an issue (the first hard frost kills them) and it's...
  • Re: Installing Sliding Mosquito Slider
    Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
    Sun, 15 Jul 2001 11:33:18 EDT
    In a message dated 7/13/01 10:20:27 AM, psavage@SABER.NET writes: << First, buy some soft insect netting rated to keep...
  • Re: Pop Up window screen replacement
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 2 Feb 2005 12:52:38 -0700
    ...Any suggestions where I might purchase a replacement > screen/flap/window? > > I know of one where the owner just got mosquito netting and stitched...
  • Re: Favourite Modifications NVC
    Historical mailing list - d spence
    Sun, 14 Aug 2005 23:31:04 -0600
    ...One night in Trenton (the mosquito capital of Canada?) we were setting up in the back of a mobile park that had a "lovely...
  • Re: Newfoundland trip advice please...
    Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
    Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:09:51 -0700
    ...I was there in early July once and never saw so many mosquitoes and black flies in my life. The night we arrived, it...
  • Re: source for no see um screen material
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sun, 2 Aug 2009 08:28:22 -0700
    ...http://www.vtarmynavy.com/mosquito_netting.htm Stephen --- On Sun, 8/2/09, Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US> wrote: From: Edward Maglott...
  • Re: warm refer
    Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
    Thu, 26 Apr 2001 08:22:51 -0500
    ...Speaking of smoking, >remember that movie with Harrison Ford -- Mosquito Coast. he wuz making ice >with fire. > >Well, hey this fridge works the same...
  • Re: Replacing window screens? and westy screens for sale..
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:07:44 EDT
    ...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: Looking for Special Camping Utensil
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:20:53 -0500
    ...Bloody handy in mosquito country and fly country. Better for flies than mosquitoes. I note that this one is gone, and apparently no link...
  • Re: sliding door screen
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:59:13 -0700
    ...mosquitoes certainly find their way in.� It does seem to exclude houseflies, which are numerous at some public campgrounds, and admits fewer mosquitoes than...
  • Re: Replacing window screens?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:59:19 -0500
    ...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: Portable Air Conditioner
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:42:04 -0400
    ...With the summer heat and mosquitoes > around the campground in the South, I would prefer to place the unit next to the > screened window...
  • Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 6 Apr 2005 21:17:38 -0400
    ...I just couldn't justify charging that much for a small piece of plastic with a mosquito screen on it, so I passed. - Ron...
  • Re: Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
    Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
    Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:21:52 +0000
    ...Kind of >reminds me of the male and female mosquitoes ... LOL. > >Mike > > >Helmut Blong wrote: >>It would be well and good to replace worn...
  • Parting out CDN 1982 Westy (East Coast CDA)
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:28:42 -0700
    ...the front table, leg and bracket are mine, the 2 side mosquito screens are mine. Most of the rest is yours. A good opportunity...
  • Re: Shun-Piking
    Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
    Mon, 19 May 2008 15:52:28 -0400
    ...Rolling the windows down only invites mosquitoes. Bryan
  • Re: Vanagon camper windows...with screens that are NLA....for cheap!!
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 6 Aug 2009 18:59:53 -0500
    ...53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >> groups.florian@GMAIL.COM writes: >> >> >>> camper middle side slider windows with mosquito net, silver >>> frame: $60 >>> each >>> with seal >>> >> >
  • Re: white smoke?
    Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
    Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:16:20 -0600
    ...up (filthy) injectors, and it was blowing white exhaust like a mosquito abatement vehicle. It was blowing raw fuel out the exhaust which was...
  • Camper Ventilation
    Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
    Sun, 29 Jul 2001 16:51:59 -0400
    Electrically inclined Wise Ones (David B?), During a recent camping trip it was cool and very still outside, with lots of mosquitos, but still...
  • FS: '87 Westy 100K, $8000
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
    Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:39:49 -0600
    ...Pop-top has minor tear in mosquito screen (covered when zipped up). Crack in the windshield. That's all I can think of, I...
  • Re: road to Tuk
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:09:59 -0700
    ...in places like that.. >> August, and Winter. >> > Might be more like ~ > Mosquitos, & Winter > >> stay cozy , if you're still getting a ton of rain...
  • Re: skylight velcro adhesive
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Mon, 31 May 1999 23:06:12 -0400
    ...skylight velcro adhesive Friends, We're replacing the mosquito netting and velcro on the sunshade/screen for the skylight in the poptop. The velcro...
  • Lost VWs (was: SOTO/Classic Weekend)
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Mon, 17 Jun 1996 15:34:00 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Sure enough, there was a turnoff called Mosquito Gulch, and after several searches up blind, empty canyons, I found a yellow '64 convert with...
  • Garage sale at Zoltan's place
    Historical mailing list - thewestyman
    Fri, 19 Apr 2019 15:02:27 -0700
    ...side slide window with mosquito net slide windows aluminum rear windows wing windows They are going for a song almost I’m here all...
  • Re: mossie netting, was Re: Totally NEW Add-A-Room for Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Thu, 20 May 2010 09:52:21 -0700
    ...Where I love to camp, mosquitos are a rarety & Neet is more common than Deet. All the screening is done by the guard by...
  • Re: "Flit gun"
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 25 Apr 1996 17:30:32 -0400 (EDT)
    ...ObVW content - I just use the mosquito netting across the back hatch of the Westy... :-) TTFN Jay Harvey Chao said: > > "Flit gun" 4/25...
  • Re: Porta-potti Privacy Curtain?
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Mon, 7 Oct 2002 13:22:32 -0300
    ...right places so that the curtain would snap into the rear mosquito net snaps. I plan to do this and add a splash curtain...
  • Re: American Mixed Migraine
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 6 Sep 2002 18:28:31 -0500
    ...I notice that mosquitoes, wasps and bees just leave me alone ............... that one bath a month thing works out great for me. Stan On...
  • Re: Go Westy 3 window tent for sale
    Historical mailing list - Troy
    Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:02:54 -0800
    ...I'm sure I'll forget all about the little details as I enjoy the new view through the 3 window tent without mosquitoes...
  • ev/winnebago accessory prices
    Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
    Thu, 21 May 1998 11:08:32 -0400
    ...maybe steve will see this and post reimo prices for comparable stuff? oh well, gotta go find some mosquito net for this weekend :-> tony
  • Re: side screen busted? RE-SCREEN IT!!! cuz they are no longer available new..
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Sun, 17 Apr 2005 16:09:13 -0600
    ...its easy to do, and looks factory.. >> > > Check insect barrier places. Mosquito netting comes in a variety of colors and patterns. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity...
  • Re: What is this? (Friday)
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:17:19 -0800
    That good sir is a holder for a mosquito coil!� If you live in parts where mozzies are think in the summer and you...
  • Re: Vanagon side window question
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:16:42 -0700
    ...the middle sections) Also, as an aside, does anyone manufacture replacement mosquito screens for the sliding middle windows? Thanks. roger sisler wrote: Hello,do...
  • Parting out CDN 1982 Westy (East Coast)
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:52:34 -0700
    ...the front table, leg and bracket are mine, the 2 side mosquito screens are mine. Most of the rest is yours. A good opportunity...
  • Re: Vanagon side window question
    Historical mailing list - BA
    Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:44:36 -0700
    ...the middle sections) > > Also, as an aside, does anyone manufacture replacement mosquito screens for the sliding middle windows? > > Thanks. > >roger sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM...
  • Re: Alaska trip tips
    Historical mailing list - Troy Delnicki
    Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:54:49 -0400
    ...55 to snow in about two hour over the past weekend. Mosquitoes--LOTS--like you've never seen before-- trust me. You don't...
  • Re: VANAGON digest 1091
    Historical mailing list - Captain
    Mon, 2 Sep 96 20:43 EST
    ...It sure was great to sleep at night and not get eaten by mosquitoes. My wife, Kate, is NOT a camper. She had a...
  • Re: email names <VERY Friday>
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 14 Jun 2002 16:20:03 -0500
    ...he's bitten by a Mosquito that explodes as he flys off. Well that's is what happens to insects down here in Texas...
  • How to sew screen in poptop canvas?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:47:57 -0600
    ...except for the fact that on a recent trip, when I went to zip in the mosquito screen on the front, the stitching tore...