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Originally posted by 2004Runner
By the way, if you want to leave the windows of your SUV rolled down during camping (sleeping in back, or setting up one of these hatch tents) here's a tip posted by Gbizzle at Xterraownersclub.com:
"I made some window screens for like 10 bucks for the rear windows of my X. Buy some window screen from Home Depot or Lowes then some of that magnetic tape and have a hot glue gun round. Cut the screen glue some of the magnet around the edges and there you go you can leave the windows open and no bugs."
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that's very similar to what I did and is mentioned on the second page of the thread Gromulus just posted. I like my design better. The difference is I used thick thread (about baseball thread weight) to attach the magnets to the screen.
the reason is that where I live (texas), it gets quite hot and hot glue tends to ooze (go figure) and not hold as well in hot weather. I didn't want to a) have the screen come loose and not be able to repair it while camping and/or b) have to clean hot glue off the paint of my vehicle because it oozed.
Not to mention that by using thread, it stays very flexible and all the screens can be rolled into a small tube quite easily.
