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Re: Anchorage Trip
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:08:25 -0900
...My favorite bumpersticker re the Alcan is: "There is not a single mosquito on the Alaska Highway, they are all married and have very...
Homemade Sliding Door Bug Screen
Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
Fri, 3 Aug 2001 21:53:17 -0500
...I tested it over the past four days in Black Lake (Nopiming Provincial Park) here in Manitoba, mosquito capitol of Canada, (maybe the world...
Re: Check out this Westy
Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 14:31:40 -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...
Re: Canadian Shipping Whining---
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 06:28:24 -0500
...all you guys got up there is tree's fleas, and mosquitos---!! Ok---- I'm done--shipping from Canada is still a rip off...
Re: Hatch mosquito net
Historical mailing list - Tarheel
Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:55:21 -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...
Re: Hatch mosquito net
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:41:05 EST
In a message dated 01/05/2001 1:46:34 PM, puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM wrote: <<The 93 Euro comes with a one year...
Re: Carrying extra gasoline in a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 4 Jan 2020 22:08:00 -0500
...Maybe if I went to Alaska....but that's not going to happen....mosquitoes the size of hummingbirds! Not to mention all the front...
Re: pop top canvas question
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:37:32 -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: FAVOR Camping Event - A/C really worked and made it nice!
Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
Mon, 28 Jun 2004 11:50:14 -0400
...While I'm recovering from the bazillion or so gnat/mosquito bites (and that's WITH deet applied :-), I'm happy that the A...
Re: 1991 Vanagon Camper: skylight / roof vent leak
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:12:08 -0400
...And there are plenty of places in the lower US where the mosquitoes can eat you alive. I grew up in such a place...
Re: Camper Ventilation
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 29 Jul 2001 22:53:51 -0400
...Camper Ventilation Electrically inclined Wise Ones (David B?), During a recent camping trip it was cool and very still outside, with lots of mosquitos...
Re: Florida Camping and CCW
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Tue, 17 Feb 2004 08:15:49 -0800
...Andy Grove of Intel Your protection is your responsibility, wear that mosquito repellant and check for ticks in the morning. Question authority politely. Ask...
Dinner, Coffee, and sheer lunacy
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:07:36 -0800
...discuss the terrible plight of the rich folks, muse on how the mosquitoes find you so quickly and other pleasantries. Or you could bleed...
FS: Magnetic window screens
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:39:44 -0400
...These are sewn in the USA by me on a twin needle industrial machine using #69 UV thread, high quality mosquito screen, and 3...
For Sale -- Magnetic Window Screens
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:52:48 -0400
...Please contact me for more information joefederici(at)earthlink.net � seal against flies and mosquitoes � Easily installed and removed in seconds � No rivets, screws...
Re: need tighter mosquito net in canvas
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Mon, 4 Mar 2002 12:18:24 -0400
Here is my report on making bug screens for the driver's & passenger's door windows. I have made both the sleeve type and...
Re: Garage sale at Zoltan's place
Historical mailing list
Sat, 20 Apr 2019 22:40:20 +0000
...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: white smoke?
Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 12:24:59 -0700
...up (filthy) injectors, and it was blowing white exhaust like a mosquito abatement vehicle. It was blowing raw fuel out the exhaust which was...
Re: Canadian Shipping Whining---
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 17:53:10 -0500
...all you guys got up there is > tree's fleas, and mosquitos---!! > > Ok---- I'm done--shipping from Canada is still a rip off...
Re: What is this? (Friday)
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:29:04 -0500
...fastforward.ca> wrote: > That good sir is a holder for a mosquito coil! If you live in parts > where mozzies are think in the...
Re: Which direction do you sleep?
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:48:48 -0500
...I also use a camping mosquito net for the back hatch. John 88 weekender, 68 westy >>> tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG> 7/16/2003...
Re: Defeat snatched from victory�s jaws [FS: (unknown chars)89 Syncro Westy] (long!)
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 10:12:59 -0700
...2 inch tear in corner of pop-top canvas, some torn mosquito netting. > * 49-state emissions means $300 smog fee for Calif registration...At...
1985 Westfalia for sale (Boston Ma Area)
Historical mailing list - John Hurley
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 10:57:40 -0500
...heater w/remote thermostat (very efficient and hot!) - Awning - Rear hatch mosquito net (snap in type) - AC inverter - Ski "pod" on roof (good for...
Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 8 Apr 2005 07:42:26 -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: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:30:31 -0400
...Our first camping trip in that was a mosquito infested 98 degree day where our camper was parked next to a pavilion where they...
Re: Propex heater or regulator
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:35:44 -0600
No advice, here, BUT have a nice cozy nite! 69F here so sleeping inside. (lots o mosquitos) Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT...
Re: Summer camping - Camping in Sierra Nevada in fall
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sat, 3 May 2008 08:59:41 -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: travel to ak
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 6 May 1999 18:56:30 -0500
...Carry plenty of mosquito dope. They can be savage, and in areas, thick as fleas on a new pups back. Depending on where you...
Re: Go Westy 3 window tent for sale
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:50:58 -0700
...I'm sure I'll forget all about the little details as I enjoy the new view through the 3 window tent without mosquitoes...
New Sprinter Westfalia - Sorry but I did it!
Historical mailing list - martine
Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:13:08 -0400
...in order to convice them that Canada is a land of mosquitos and Westy, I woudl like to know 1.Has anyone improted or...
Re: Newbie: I've Joined the Tribe! Questions...
Historical mailing list - Roy O.
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 09:43:35 -0600
...It did a great job for me. >I need a replacement mosquito net for the poptop canvas - the existing >netting has tears in it...
Re: Subject: Re: Screen room recommendations?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:29:46 -0500
...Also available is a large mosquito net tent that hangs from the inside of the EZ-Up, but this must be aquired as a...
Re: Dinner, Coffee, and sheer lunacy
Historical mailing list - John C...
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:07:03 +0000
...discuss the > terrible plight of the rich folks, muse on how the mosquitoes find you so > quickly and other pleasantries. > > Or you could bleed...
Re: sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:03:46 -0500
...In these parts, the brown > >scarabs called locally "June bugs" are particularly bothersome, and > >of course some mosquitoes certainly find their way in. It...
Re: Info needed for road trip to Alaska 2004???
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 2 Nov 2003 20:59:51 -0600
...I used Mosquito netting with stick-on velcro for bug protection. Got some cheap curtains from Wall World for privacy. To close off the...
Re: idea? The Vanagon in RV parks.
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 27 Oct 2013 17:59:12 -0500
...Park, throw up the EZ-up, handg the mosquito net, pop out the chairs, little table, Icebox on the ground, fire up the charcoal...
Re: Vegemite, Propane filling, Mosquito nets
Historical mailing list - John Rodger
Thu, 20 Sep 2001 10:17:31 -0400
We have now problem here in Ottawa getting our tank filled. I just go to any gas station that also sells propane. They have...
Re: Shower from sink set up
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:21:40 -0300
...lid for privacy, with a shower curtain snapped into the Westy mosquito net snaps to keep the water out of the rear of the...
Re: Fuel additives...
Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
Fri, 5 Feb 1999 08:47:52 EST
...barn and it does a fine job taking care of the mosquitos. Victor... On Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:22:09 -0500 Terrence Tickle...
Re: Big screens
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 13 Jun 2015 10:34:49 -0400
...The Mosquitos are winning the war in a few locations we have been camping. > > Mike Saint-Amour > www.slowcarfasthouse.com >
Re: Nylon zipper lube
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:44:12 -0400
...kid. > The mosquitoes were horrendous due to lots of snow melt runoff still > occurring. We did see numerous Vanagons and westys from all over...
Re: East Coasters' Canadian Trek
Historical mailing list - sstones
Tue, 14 Nov 1995 03:45:12 -0500 (EST)
...No, It gets yo be above freezing for a few months in the summer, but the mosquitos are pretty nasty, it's not pleasant...
Re: NVC - drivable Northern Lights viewing in Canada or NE US?
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:22:34 -0400
...other than mosquitos and black flies the size of Beetles, it was an amazing trip. We did learn that once you get too far...
Re: Added sleeping comfort & sliding door bug screens
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 13:44:31 -0800
...t know if there are any drawbacks. > > Also has anyone used mosquito netting for a bug screen on the sliding door. > I know there...
FYI: VW Westfalia Vanagon '86, Full Camper, 52,000 miles
Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:06:09 -0700
...unused) when we bought the van last June. * It comes complete with all curtains and mosquito netting to put over rear of van on...
Re: Installing a sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:04:17 +0000
I used a piece of very light weight mosquito netting that I carried in my back pack. I would shut the front passenger door...
Re: Wire Damage from Rodent(s)
Historical mailing list - Bill M
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:25:21 -0500
...ever want to get it > again. > > It won't be Florida camping without squadrons of mosquitoes and/or herds > of thieving raccoons. > > Geo/ATL >>
Re: FS: Magnetic window screens
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:33:01 -0500
...a twin needle industrial machine > using #69 UV thread, high quality mosquito screen, and 3/4" roll > magnet. They are based on the screens...
Re: Tin top camping
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Mon, 7 Oct 2013 19:33:42 -0500
...the front seats to hang a big towel on for privacy. Mosquito netting is a must - but should be extra fine to keep out...
Re: Changing air in camper
Historical mailing list - Arnold Schultz
Fri, 07 Jun 1996 14:19:05 -0700
...In warm weather >I just leave everything open, drape a mosquito net around whatever parts of >me I don't want to become red...
What would Rumba Fetch? -or- How much should i sell for?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 1 Apr 96 18:54:51 EST
...windows for main side pannels...haven't installed yet **snap on mosquito netting for rear door **heavy duty curtains included so...what would you...
Re: second newby question
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:20:01 -0500
...There is a mosquito net that can be hung from the inside of the tent's frame-work. Over the rear hatch opening I...
Re: pop top canvas question
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:41:48 +0000
...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: 89 Vanagon oil usage question
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:20:14 -0600
...You can have great compression, shot oil control rings, and kill mosquitoes for miles around. Not quite a normal combo, maybe, but also possible...
calipers, 2wd vs Syncro
Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
Sun, 11 Jul 1999 23:38:52 -0600
...own hale damage Prior Lake, MinneSnowta - Summers here and with it, Mosquitoes! **********SNIP ORIGINAL********** Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 15:50:16 -0400 From...
Re: WTB 68-71 Crew Cab
Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
21 Mar 1996 11:51:31 -0800
...for the invite Tom, if you can provide copious amounts of mosquito repellent I may take you up on your offer. I think that...
Re: skylight velcro adhesive
Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
Tue, 1 Jun 1999 09:08:10 -0700
...It rules! Kelly Bauman Delta, BC '91 Westy At 22:08 5/31/99 -0500, Jim Fritz wrote: >Friends, > >We're replacing the mosquito...
Re: Window Screens
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Fri, 30 Jan 2004 19:08:50 -0700
To add to this great advice, if you ever spot a military mosquito tent in olive drab that's what you want. The material...
shore power vs batteries
Historical mailing list - Michael Richardson
Fri, 1 Aug 2014 02:11:07 -0400
...I'm also looking for a mosquito-proof way to get the shore power in; I'm thinking I should drill hole the floor...
Losing valve lash just after adjustment-why?
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Thu, 29 Aug 2002 20:38:37 -0500
...did not recheck again cause i wanted to finish and the mosquitos were really bad last nite. I also checked all the valves for...