Hi,

We considered an "easy-up" (don't remember the exact brand ... one of
the crank-it-up shelters).  But it collapses down to a rather large
volume,and we didn't want to take up that much space in the van.

And we considered one of the non-easy-up type of shelters.  But it had
a bazillion parts to put together.  By the time we'd have gotten that
puppy set up we'd have been bug-bit a bazillion times!  It was more of
a 3-D puzzle than a useful shelter.

Now we have this:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00677165000P?vName=Fitness+%26+Sports&keyword=Melville
"Northwest Territory 10 x 10 ft. Dome Screen House, Melville Harbour"

We use it when the wasps and/or other stinging or flying things are
prevalent and annoying.  The disadvantage of it is that it doesn't fit
up snug to the side of the van.  We also have a screen for our sliding
door, but that means three zippers:   (1) far side of the shelter, (2)
near side of the shelter, (3) sliding door screen.

So we're now in the process of crafting a vestibule made of no-see-um
netting and black seam-binding, so that we can put up our shelter near
our van sliding door and erect the vestibule between our van and our
shelter.  Then we can get by with only zipper (1)..

B&S
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal

On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:56:44 -0700, you wrote:

>With summer winding down we're checking closeout
>screen rooms for the next buggy season. There are
>plenty out there to choose from; 10X10 basic for $50
>on up to the exotic.  Do any of you use these and have
>ideas as to what works best, particularly with the
>Westy?  Thanks!
>
>Stephen
>
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