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• Re: Camping in East Texas?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Thu, 17 May 2001 17:43:46 -0500
  ...You'll be dealing with lots of mosquitoes since it's a swamp - but if you're from Houston, they won't be a...
• ev westy brochure
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 16:58:43 -0400
  ...that are offered w/ the 96 ev in germany *westfalia tent *mosquito screens for windows and one to fit in opening of sliding door...
• FS 1988 GL Westfalia camper
  Historical mailing list - John H. Zouck
  Mon, 11 Aug 1997 13:09:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Small hole (1") in mosquito netting (easily repaired.) ======================================================= John H. Zouck The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Voice 1: 301-953-6998 Fax...
• Re: Check out this Westy
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 15:06:17 -0700
  ...Awning >* H/D Trailer Hitch With Draw Bar >* 9" TV/VCR >* Mosquito Screens, Pair >* Bug Deflector >* Pre-Wire For Generator >* Generator >So, which one...
• FS: 1982 DIESEL Westie
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:18:25 -0800
  ...all curtains, beds, mosquito net in perfect condition Sink, Stove, Fridge all work Tires in very good condition Pop top recently refinished with light...
• TBD sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - ncdragonfly
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 13:32:37 -0400
  ...The screen does an excellant job of keeping post hurricane flood mosquito swarms from getting in the bus at night. Good luck, David Higginbotham...
• Re: Kudzu duty
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 17:05:11 -0500
  ...with no possibility of parole, chopping kudzu in shackles in a > mosquito infested environment and being visited daily by at least one family > member...
• Re: Stripped Drain Plug Hole--How I Corrected(?) It
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Dec 1995 15:10:31 -0500
  ...There are bad mosquitos in that town. We tookrefuge in Jerry's restaurant In the morning in a ALs or whatever (FLAPS) I found...
• VW Screen supplier
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Feb 1997 19:23:04 -0500 (EST)
  ...I may not be a mechanic, but Joe Knows >Screens. ;) Joe > You can get the rear hatch mosquito net screen from: Euro-American RV...
• Re: A good lube for sliders
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 06:19:49 EDT
  ...We are fightin' the mosquitos down by the river ! Barb, and Val who have been here since Monday have the problem licked by buying...
• Re: Removal of snaps around rear window; drill 'em out?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 00:47:32 -0400
  ...This panel has snaps mounted onto it to hold the mosquito net. Do these snaps just pop off? They appear to be riveted into...
• Re: screens
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 9 May 2006 22:15:06 -0500
  ...I've often thought about how to create magnetically-attached mosquito net for my 90 Carat, but have never come to any useful conclusion...
• Re: Eliminating mosquitoes while camping
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 01:37:16 -0400
  ...had forwarded to my family (who know very well about my mosquito problem). Inside the screened in porch, I have resorted to burning those...
• Re: Looking for Special Camping Utensil
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:14:29 -0700
  ...Bloody handy in mosquito country and fly > country. Better for flies than mosquitoes. I note that this one is gone, > and apparently no link...
• Rare REAR HATCH TENT extention FS 216 005 237 111
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 19:00:24 -0800
  ...Zippered mosquito netting and roll down flap provided, along with two side ducts with netting for extra ventilation. Comfortable sleeping surface is provided by...
• Re: A/C compressor blabber, LP tank re-inspection
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 17:42:31 -500
  ...I grew up here in Vermont spending much of my time outdoors being eaten by mosquitoes, deer fly, black flies, spiders, camping in the...
• Yea Steve!+
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 17:55:23 -0800
  ...I have not had any mosquito problems all week. George Wietor. Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Spence Abraham was baptised here, you know.) --- Steve Lashley <ThingGuy...
• Re: skylight fix redux
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 19:17:14 -0700
  ...Now I can easily open and close the skyliight without even taking off the mosquito net. Woohoo! Thanks a lot for pioneering this technique...
• Re: skylight velcro adhesive
  Historical mailing list - Vince So
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 19:09:57 -0700
  ...skylight velcro adhesive > > > At 22:08 5/31/99 -0500, Jim Fritz wrote: > >Friends, > > > >We're replacing the mosquito netting and velcro on the...
• FS; Awning Sides
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 09:23:52 EDT
  ...My thought was to use my awning, two sides, and make a mosquito netting front. It could work, but I just don't seem...
• RoadHaus - Insidious Insect & Bothersome Bug solutions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 13:29:58 -0500
  ...What approach do you use to deal with Mosquitoes, Knats, No-See-Ums, Black Flies, those nasty little biting lady bug looking things and...
• Re: Report: First camping trip with 88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Blethen
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:40:36 -0700
  To help defeat the bugs, try www.skreenz.com Make sure to spray for mosquitoes inside once you have buttoned up for the night...
• Crater Lake/Lakeveiw?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:38:21 -0700
  ...We may spend some time around Paisley (home of a "Mosquito Festival" so maybe not..) perhaps catching a fishing outing on the Chewichan(sp...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon Camper: skylight / roof vent leak
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:01:39 +0000
  ...Reason:  The secret to happy Vanagon camping is ventilation, and no mosquitoes.  I also constructed side window screens using Home Depot and McMaster-Carr...
• Re: pop top canvas question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:30:06 -0500
  ...87 and the only flaw is a minor rip in the mosquito screen. I'll admit I'm jealous of my friends with their...
• Re: Get a load of (or under) this! (F)
  Historical mailing list - Wally Schneider
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 10:40:06 MST
  ...A gazebo or tent that velcros to the back of the vehicle to keep the rain and the mosquitos out and to trap the...
• FS; Sunsail Awning Side Walls
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 15:08:42 EDT
  ...My thought was to use my awning, two sides, and make a mosquito netting front. It could work, but I just don't seem...
• Re: Sort of a conversion thing
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:30:55 +1200
  >In a message dated 8/23/01 2:00:12 AM, alizar@MOSQUITONET.COM writes: > ><< the Golf . . . > . . . has 0 miles on it, while a...
• Re: Replacing window screens?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:27:00 -0400
  ...I think that finding a nylon mosquito >>> screen >>> will be fairly easy but I wonder what installation tips someone may >>> have >>> for >>> me....like...
• porta potty
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:39:21 -0800
  ...Nothing like trying to do your business with 20 hungry mosquitoes after your derri�re. I have the porta privy made by outback for...
• circulating anti-freeze heater for VW Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Hydesmith
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 01:38:20 -0600
  ...what it was and were basking in the disappearance of the mosquitos. So, with visions of cold-starting vehicles, we're thinking of installing...
• Re: Busses by the Sea FINAL INFO!!!
  Historical mailing list - Carlen, Gregg
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 20:57:16 -0400
  ...Shake on some Old Bay for us, fix up a mess of crab! Have fun, watch the mosquitoes! John & Wendy Cape Cod, MA '85...
• Fw: Vegemite, Propane filling, Mosquito nets
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 14:39:43 -0500
  | when I pulled in to two propane filling | stations in the Victoria British Columbia area, neither attendant could fill | the propane tank under my...
• Awning With Mosquito Net? And other Parts...
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 10:59:32 -0700
  Now, look - before anyone jumps down my throat let me say that I have repeatedly tried getting Gerry to give out with the info...
• Inexpensive Side Tent Alternative
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Sat, 13 May 2006 15:05:26 +0000
  ...the connection section and door, so that I can hang some mosquito netting to keep the pests out at night. David Wilhite 84' Westy...
• Re: cabinet use
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:24:32 -0400
  ...small back pack w/survival gear, fannypack first aid kit, jacket, mosquito netting, vinyl shower stall > I - Back cab bug spray, sunscreen, lantern, misc...
• next CCC's location
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 10:27:15 -0700
  ...We in fact found a few potential places which we liked a lot, but due to mosquito problems, these would probably be better in...
• Re: Carrying extra gasoline in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 5 Jan 2020 03:06:18 +0000
  ...I went to Alaska....but that's not going to happen....mosquitoes the size of hummingbirds!  Not to mention all the front sheetmetal and...
• 83-85 might be interested: curtains
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Sat, 24 Sep 94 16:23:43 CDT
  ...PLUS a rear hatch mosquito netting!!! (looked like it had never been used). if you are interested, he said folks should call and haggle...
• Re: Mosquito Net/No See 'Ems
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 23:33:45 -0400
  At 11:11 PM 7/15/2001, Marshall Ruskin wrote: >Only that s'plains the French-Canadian term "Sparks from Hell" purrrfectly. > >But what...
• Re: Newfoundland trip advice please...
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 01:37:33 -0230
  ...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: What is this? (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:12:32 -0500
  ...of the engine OR the very similar clips used to hold mosquito coils up off your picnic table. Bryan -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: solar fans for the roof vent?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:14:01 -0600
  ...I'd measure mine, but it's getting dark here in Minnesota, and the mosquitos as a group have a lot of lifting power...
• Re: Westy Skylight Velcro issue
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:35:21 -0700
  ...I replaced the Velcro around the > skylight, so as to better hold up the Mosquito Screen W/Fabric Cover. > Well, > the self stick Velcro...
• Re: Sliding window screens
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 17 Mar 97 08:42:18 CST
  ...and for a temporary "fix", what i did was to get some fibreglas mosquito screen door netting, and tuck it behind the rubber gasket...
• Re: Vanagon diesel engine transplants
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:14:50 +0100
  ...the front table and its support, mosquito screen for rear hatch, mosquito screen for sliding door, screen/curtain for roof vent, Paulchen or Fiamma...
• Re: Defeat snatched from victory�s jaws [FS: (unknown chars)89 Syncro Westy] (long!)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 11:12:14 -0500
  ...2 inch tear in corner of pop-top canvas, some torn mosquito netting. * 49-state emissions means $300 smog fee for Calif registration...At...
• Re: Portable Venting...
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:43:13 -0700
  ...both sides - it has a screen you can use to keep > mosquitos out - this > becomes your out-take - about 14 inches long.. > > all ventilation...
• Re: pop top canvas question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:02:08 -0800
  ...In the 8 years since I purchased it, the mosquito screen has torn where it had been folded for so many years. I have...
• Who's Next?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 22:13:15 -0600
  ...For those that remember its about the time the City Trucks came by about once a week spraying DDT for Mosquito control. (thought then...
• Re: 1986 - bug screens for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 16:54:49 -0700
  ...Mark Chuck Blethen wrote: > As an owner of a Vanagon, we learned a bit about camping in them in > Minnesota where the mosquito is...
• Re: Replacing window screens?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:08:08 -0400
  ...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: Crater Lake/Lakeveiw?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:14:03 -0600
  ...We may spend some time > around > Paisley (home of a "Mosquito Festival" so maybe not..) perhaps catching a > fishing outing on the Chewichan(sp...
• Re: Camping in East Texas?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Fri, 18 May 2001 15:58:11 -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...
• Re: Camping question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 17:35:03 -0400
  ...Camping question > This year the mosquitos are doing really well in my part of the country, > which raises a question in my mind. Does...
• Nylon zipper lube
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:09:13 -0600
  ...The mosquitoes were horrendous due to lots of snow melt runoff still occurring. We did see numerous Vanagons and westys from all over. Perhaps...
• Re: Busses by the Sea FINAL INFO!!!
  Historical mailing list - Emmet McGovern
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 23:06:41 -0400
  ...Shake on some Old Bay for us, fix up a mess of crab! Have fun, watch the mosquitoes! John & Wendy Cape Cod, MA '85...
• The EIGHTH ANNUAL True Canadian Winter Bus Campout, February 19th, 2011
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 18:52:00 -0500
  ...If you really hate mosquitoes, then this is the weekend for to get your revenge, and enjoy a campout without using the repellent even...
• Re: sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 20:55:07 -0400
  ...In these parts, the brown >scarabs called locally "June bugs" are particularly bothersome, and >of course some mosquitoes certainly find their way in. It...
• FS: 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:18:52 -0800
  ...The poptop works and the canvas does not have any tears (the mosquito mesh does). The van sleeps four and has the full camper...