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• Re: screens
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Wed, 10 May 2006 06:42:41 -0400
  ...for the first time I stayed in a place with monster mosquitoes, and it would have been nice if the >screens had worked better...
• Re: Crater Lake/Lakeveiw?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:36:02 -0400
  ...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: Eliminating mosquitoes while camping
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sat, 10 Jul 2004 15:36:43 -0400
  ...and effort/money on replacing screens: > No-see-ums aren't mosquitoes and do not vector West Nile. (In fact only > certain species of...
• NEW IMPROVED Poptop Canvas is Here!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:49:36 -0400
  ...While we were at it, we also upgraded the front mosquito screen to the improved '90-91 design. On those years, the screen could...
• Re: Hatch mosquito net
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 11:51:19 EST
  In a message dated 1/5/01 8:42:59 PM, puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM writes: << That is interesting. Several listees on the Eurovan...
• Re: Portable Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 09:29:32 -0700
  ...With the summer heat and > mosquitoes > around the campground in the South, I would prefer to place the unit > next to the > screened window...
• FOR SALE mint '87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 23:32:01 -0800
  ...It looks absolutey new inside, Stove looks NEW (used only for boiling water), mosquito screens never used, refrig never used except 12V, no scratches...
• Re: Camping question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 11:48:14 -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...
• Re: Westy Skylight Velcro issue
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:40:19 -0400
  ...I replaced the Velcro around the skylight, so as to better hold up the Mosquito Screen W/Fabric Cover. Well, the self stick Velcro...
• Door window installation question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:22:56 -0800
  ...TIA Mark in AK - wanting to keep the mosquito's out and provide more opportunities(targets) for people with large rocks
• Re: 1991 Vanagon Camper: skylight / roof vent leak
  Historical mailing list - Adam Grove
  Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:53:13 -0800
  ...The problem in Alaska and Canada is mosquitos and when they are bad and the van is only ventilated through the sliding windows and...
• Re: We can be contributors also
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 04:37:54 -0800
  ...One meets his frien and is asking : "Did you've > have > seen how mosquito is pissing?" "So the politics are even thinner!" > Business > of...
• Re: Tin top camping
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 11:57:19 -0500
  ...You can easily sew up a glove of mosquito netting to go over your front windows (open) and then close the door to trap...
• CARAT and Syncro spring measurements
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:43:37 -0600
  ...own hale damage Prior Lake, MinneSnowta - Summers here and with it, Mosquitoes! **************************** SPRINGS Interesting. Here are the measurements I made on the springs. The...
• Re: EGR valve info.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 15:39:44 CDT
  ...if your smokes really badly, the cops figure you are killing mosquitos and leave you alone). i never noticed any rise in temperatures of...
• Phrydae: Ways to Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:58:30 -0800
  ...Put Mosquito Netting around Your Work Area and Play tropical >>Sounds All Day. >> >>15. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't...
• Re: sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Sat, 5 Jun 2010 16:33:59 -0700
  ...called locally "June bugs" are particularly bothersome, and= of course some mosquitoes certainly find their way in.=A0 It does seem to = exclude houseflies...
• BARNDOOR LEAD!!! (buses FS)
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 10:22:18 -0400
  ...1968 Westfalia Pearl White, below beltline painted Titian Red (not well), 1600 DP w/doghouse cooler, complete interior (even cot & rear mosquito net), came...
• Re: Use These Spring Clamp Pliers?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 23:30:40 -0800
  ...sign of civilization (human not insect) while being eaten alive by mosquito's. Wish I had them then instead of a pair of channel...
• Re: Carrying extra gasoline in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Sat, 4 Jan 2020 19:14:27 -0800
  ...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: semi-pre-mid-week stats
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 09 Nov 94 14:53:16 CST
  ...and us southern boys hadn't even started to sweat!) joel and our mosquitos are much smaller, too!
• Re: pop top canvas question
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:34:50 -0800
  ...87 and the only flaw is a minor rip in the mosquito screen. I'll admit I'm jealous of my friends with their...
• last weekend's Victoria VWfest
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 12:41:35 -0700
  ...Very good condition but for a rip in a mosquito net window. I couldn't justify buying it for myself, (just purchased an 18...
• Re: mossie netting, was Re: Totally NEW Add-A-Room for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 May 2010 13:36:37 -0400
  ...Chris came yawning and stretching out of the wagon, complaining that it had taken him twenty minutes to catch the three mosquitos that went...
• Re: Inexpensive Side Tent Alternative
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 13 May 2006 11:24:44 -0400
  ...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: Replacing window screens?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:20:12 -0700
  ...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 Venting...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:24:50 -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: Vanagon carrying capacity impresses
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 20:07:43 -0500
  ...That was critical during mosquito season! But the guy who had a tank the size of mine crammed into a Suzuki Samurai impressed me...
• Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 09:29:02 -0600
  ...1 Case mosquito repellent. 1 Case wasp and hornet spray. 1 Paint ball gun so Deer are always in season, also used for marking...
• Re: How to sew screen in poptop canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:25:23 -0500
  ...on a recent trip, when I went to zip in the > mosquito screen on the front, the stitching tore away as I zipped. > There...
• Re: Thinking Alaska trip...
  Historical mailing list - Mick Reynolds
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 15:40:00 GMT
  ...spray, protective clothing, etc..) because the mosquitos come out in full force. Have fun Keep it real - Mick '91 Carat - Mr. Sniffypalms From: James...
• Re: Any German Translators? Some VC
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 22:08:58 +0100
  ...Spruce is a good material for beams, strength/weight ratio - the WWII De Havilland Mosquito (the Wooden Wonder)was a composite of spruce, birch...
• Re: FS: Magnetic window screens
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:43:01 -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: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:36:11 -0700
  ...In-fact I try-ed putting my front westy�curtain and mosquito net in it to see how it fit. It fit like a...
• FS: '81 Westy $2850 (Pa.)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 19:51:24 -0500
  ...All curtains, mosquito screen, etc. are present. Generally good condition. Body: No rust. Minor to medium-sized dent on lower drivers side panel, and...
• Re: FS: Magnetic window screens
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:09:40 -0700
  ...a twin needle industrial machine >> using #69 UV thread, high quality mosquito screen, and 3/4" roll >> magnet. They are based on the screens...
• ARCHIVES: Propane fill valve repair
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 08:53:50 CST6CDT
  ...thoughts of s'mores, mosquitos, and propane. since there is no NEW knowledge in the universe, i'll draw from an earlier post of...
• Re: Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 22:13:25 -1000
  ...bottles of Rollaids. > 1 Large bottle of Pepto Bismol. > 1 Case mosquito repellent. > 1 Case wasp and hornet spray. > 1 Paint ball gun so...
• Re: New Sprinter Westfalia - Sorry but I did it!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:12:23 -0700
  ...in > order to convice them that Canada is a land of mosquitos and Westy, I woudl like > to know 1.Has anyone improted or...
• Fryedaigh: Vanagon Haiku
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:55:59 -0500
  ...A mosquito hums. A dog barks. A mockingbird trills. A starter clicks. *** Rarer than a meal of hummingbird tongues, I search for diesel hoses...
• Re: Totally NEW Add-A-Room for Vanagons - Answering your Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 May 2010 11:41:52 -0400
  ...I bet a lot could be done with mosquito netting with a sand-weighted edge to lie on the ground, and Velcro -- or the...
• Re: Trip to Alaska, summer 2009
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:52:58 -0600
  ...It is a box of powdered pyrethrium flowers and is the best mosquito repellent ever. All the old Sourdoughs know about it and use...
• Fridge FUBAR - WORKING!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 17:22:21 -0500
  ...A bright blue spark was clearly evident, so, with a fierce number of mosquitoes sucking on me, i reinstalled the fridge. It lit on...
• Re: Lake Superior trip --- any suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Christensen
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 23:06:05 -0500
  ...The cabins were truly bad; holes in screens, millions of mosquitoes, a bucket in place of plumbing under sink (beginning to sound like a...
• Re: Westy Camping Oregon Coast
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:09:47 -0700
  ...nice in summer.� Careful of some campgrounds near marshes...blood-thirsty mosquitoes (if in doubt, ask the ranger at the pay booth before you...
• Re: Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 08:58:32 -0800
  ...bottles of Rollaids. > 1 Large bottle of Pepto Bismol. > 1 Case mosquito repellent. > 1 Case wasp and hornet spray. > 1 Paint ball gun so...
• Immaculate '76 Westy For Sale in PA
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 23:22:51
  ...Also, front seatbacks could use to be restuffed.) All of the "extras" are still there (center console-box/stool, both tables, rear mosquito screen...
• Re: window screens
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 21:28:25 -0500
  ...At a Sports Authority store in Chicago I found a piece of mosquito netting made by Coghlan. It's 48 X 78 in (122...
• Kudzu duty
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:48:19 -0700
  ...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: Subject: Re: Screen room recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:36:50 -0700
  ...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: shore power vs batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 1 Aug 2014 09:16:08 -0500
  ...use some kind battery > charger. > > I'm also looking for a mosquito-proof way to get the shore power in; I'm > thinking I...
• Re: Buying a Van - Bought a Van
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:01:08 -0700
  ...Ford woodie station wagon...you could wait for the fly or mosquito to land, then Shoot the Sucker! I wish I still had that...
• Misc. dumb questions
  Historical mailing list - Kristin Dewey
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 23:17:53 EDT
  ...What about the mosquito net for the hatch? Can that go in the washer/dryer?? Or am I better to hand wash all that...
• Re: Vanagon/Camera Advise
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 22:09:19 -0800
  Terry, Where are you going again??? Is this the kind of trip you hope the mosquitoes arn't out yet??? :) Point and shoot - I...
• * $199 * Side Tents - $69 Awnings!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 23:12:31 -0400
  ...There are zippered flaps with mosquito screens for ventilation. Its domed roof prevents rain from collecting on the roof. Like other side tents, it...
• Re: Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 09:09:24 -0600
  ...bottles of Rollaids. > > 1 Large bottle of Pepto Bismol. > > 1 Case mosquito repellent. > > 1 Case wasp and hornet spray. > > 1 Paint ball gun so...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:21:07 -0500
  ...Paul Theroux wrote a brilliant novel, _The Mosquito Coast_, which later became a movie. In it the main character built a giant absorption freezer...
• Re: Screens
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Wed, 10 May 2006 07:12:15 -0700
  ...Last night for the first time I stayed in a place with monster mosquitoes, and it would have been nice if the screens had...
• Re: What's to cold to camp?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 22 May 2008 09:00:53 -0400
  ...First off, there won't be ANY flies or mosquitoes at that temp. There will also be no crowds, making the best sites in...
• Re: Seat Belts - short people pay attention.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 00:58:53 -0500
  ...own hale damage Prior Lake, MinneSnowta - Summers here and with it, Mosquitoes! ****SNIP***** Re: Seat Belts. I'm short. Veeerrry short. This seat belt...