DIY Window Screens/Bug Screens for Sleeping in a Car, SUV, or Van
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- Опубліковано 29 жов 2016
- In this video I show you the two different methods I use for attaching bug screens to my car windows to make sleeping in my SUV a more pleasant, bug-free experience. It's great for car camping, vandwelling, SUV RVing, RVing, and more.
I made this and used it in humid, mosquito-war-zone Florida and it worked like a charm! Thank you!
The duct tape is brilliant! Not only does it make the magnets easier to work with, but it also protects the finish on your car.
I might put black tape over my magnets that I have from my pop-up cabin that attaches to my vehicle
I did the same method on my Toyota Van for the two large side windows that go down. What I did was fold a small seam over of the screen, and sewed the magnets in the screen with a sewing machine so they never get lost. Once I unfold it, I just attach & I'm done:)
I have a Toyota van also.
My daughter is a seamstress and can do it.
Great idea.
I would hand sew it if i use this method...will do without sewing for now see how it goes.
Grandson just bought first car...a Subaru Outback. This video is awesome and the setup will allow him to sleep in his car while camping and fishing. Thank you for sharing your solution to bugs!!
Love the tape covering the magnets... they are really hard to find when you drop them in the dirt or grass. Brilliant!
Yeah, the tape definitely makes a huge difference!
I'd imagine it helps protect against scratching the car's paint finish as well! :)
I just retired and bought an older Suburban that I am camping out of. You have some great ideas, thx for sharing. Still getting things figured out but having a ball doing it!
An old Suburban is a great vehicle for camping. You'll have a great time in that thing. Thanks Rich!
Just discovered your channel!! Everytime i watch a video there’s an easy, practical tip! Im loving it!
I used scrap stretch lace fabric and prefer the inside configuration. I also got some tension rods to put along the bottom of the window where there is no metal for the magnets to make that a bit more secure. Thanks for this awesome simple idea!
So glad I found this. Simple, cheap and effective. Thanks.
What a good guy you are. Very helpful guidance. Good travels!
I'm glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching!
Very elegant piece of engineering. Cheap, simple, and effective. I liked the video and subscribed. Happy camping!
Thanks! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
I am about to turn my 2003 Honda CRV into a microcamper for my husband and I (we use great dog/cat/house sitters for the babies). I was wondering what to do for bug prevention...this is excellent! Thanks for your videos!
I had my finger ready to hit 'purchase' on those Skeeter Beater screens for 54 bucks until I saw this on youtube..Thank you for sharing,I am so excited to see how simple it is to make my own. Pretty ingenious of you...now I'm a happy camper....
No problem, happy to help! If that works out for you and you want slightly nicer versions, check out my Bug Screener product: kamchatkagear.com/products/bug-screener-magnetic-window-screens
excellent idea about the tape and also putting the screens on the inside. I just bought my magnets and fabric today and I'm going to do that. thank you
Glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I used velcro for mine, but i like the magnet idea much faster and easier. Cant believe i never thought of it!
I guess this vid answers one of the questions I asked in the other video, great idea!
Cool love the netting for bugs. thanks for showing...
i have a rav 4 as well (around the same year), so this is great! i will definitely peep some of your other videos
This is what I did, but I just taped the magnets along the edges of the screen with duct tape. When I wasn’t using them I rolled them up and stored them in the seat back. I liked this because it was very fast and easy.
It worked great.
That's good too but if it's really hot the tape will melt off
Perfect ideas! Bringing our big dog with us this summer for her first time car camping (in a Seat Leon 😄) and we’ll definitely need the air flow for her but don’t want the mosquitos!
I'm going with my two babies my tiny tots my two chihuahuas Peanut and Colada ❤❤
You're just full of great ideas, definitely gonna be doing this
Awesome! Let me know how it goes.
definitely helpful. I was thinking about magnets but maybe sewing them into the mesh would be a good bet for me. Thanks brother 🤙🏽
You rock! I have a third gen Forester, and the doors aren't framed...There is no metal upper portion surrounding the window itself. This is the way to get screen up with unframed doors. Also, the duct tape is ingenious.
ABSOLUTE GENIOUS!!! There are so many other things you can use this process for.
Great, I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Genius*
You are one very clever guy!
I used left over screen from my windows. I bought magnetic strip for the top and bottom of my screen. Have a couple of magnets to cover the sides. I'm very pleased with the finish product and looking forward to mosquito free sleep in my suv
I did this too except I folded the net over the window. The door closes on it and I use clear tape and magnets to seal the rest. Costed me like $5.00 to do both windows.
Awesome idea! Thanks for sharing!
I discovered that a bug screen made for a baby buggy is big enough to stretch completelty over the outside of a small SUV's rear door.
thank you thats awesome
What’s a baby buggy?
Found it. Been looking for this. Thanks for sharing
great idea. I'm thinking about doing what you're doing after I retire. I don't currently have a van, suv, but I'm looking for one. I'm really considering a conversion van, but I have seen some really nice mini vans. I just found your channel and enjoying your videos
Go for it, Frank! You'll have a great time in whatever vehicle you choose. Thanks for commenting.
At my (our) age, 4W is just another way to get stuck in even more inaccessible places. Rav 4 is tiny as are most the SUV short of the giants. Strongly recommend looking at Chrysler'/Dodge Sto and Go seats which fold all the way down giving 4x8Ft plywood storage space. Great for goods which can be offloaded to a tent and use folding foam mattress for sleeping. So you have 2, 4, 5, or 7 passenger van, a cargo van, and a sleeper. Competition by now may have caught up but beware of ones where you have to remove seats and where they leave tracks behind.
Adding to this thread, I love my Ford Escape, but putting the rear seats down wastes a foot of space in their design, and even at 5'2" I don't fit in the back head to toe straight. I opted for a backseat air mattress and will sleep across. It's a tad tight but a tidier option. The back will be 2 storage layers.
Just found your video and love this idea. Where did you get the netting at?
You have such awesome videos. Thank you so very very much. I wish you all of the successcon your book.
I'm glad you like them, SuperDeut4! I enjoy making them, and it's very fulfilling to hear that people find them useful. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I was soooo pissed that our first van life experienced was ruined by the JUMANJI Texas mosquitos lol
I appreciate your videos! Thnx!
Thanks for watching, Nicole.
So clever and helpful, Tristan! PErfect solution for my van--thanks!
Awesome! Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for commenting Shanna!
Thank you for sharing. But there are still open edges between the holding magnets, I do not think it is tight enough against some stubburn bugs while camping in summer. Have your considered putting a rubberband instead? it might work better.
Rubber band how? Maybe just use strip magnets.
Much easier than other videos about this!
the tape is genius!
I folded mine over the door and close the door on them. Can use clear tape or magnets.
can you post a link in your description to what kind of bug netting? or where you bought it? thanks
Just subscribed. If your other video's are as useful as this one I will be in your debt.
Awesome was wondering how to cover my sun roof to keep it open and covered at night going to give it a try
Great, thanks for watching!
I think a good idea would be to use spray adhesive and stereo speaker material. Looks good when finished. I like your snap explanation. My rv had snap in curtains and I covered them with new material by stapling. Wish I had seen your video 1st. I am going to try snaps!....great video
Hi Cathy. Why use stereo speaker material? Why not use bug mesh material that's actually designed to keep bugs out?
SUV RVing Lord be I don't know why I typed that other than I was reading a different post and typed under yours😄anyway I did like your idea with the magnets! Speaker material must have been for another post...so sorry😄😄
Great idea!!!
You can purchase rear window shades that you pull over the door it’s inside and out that would hold better it’s like a pillow slip for your doors
Thank you!👍
Subbed!
Great idea!
Thanks!
Great idea with tapping the magnets to get ahold of them,ty
Thanks Lance. I'm glad it was helpful.
Hello Hello, just found your channel. Very nice idea. I'll check out your other videos too. Wishing you the best. 🤗💞🤗
Glad you liked it. Thanks for checking out the videos!
where did you get the magnets and magnets, please?
Did same thing but screen on inside so can shut windows when it gets cold at night. Thank for video
The duct tape wrapped magnets is brilliant. I feel as if I'm wrestling an alligator each time I try to get my magnets apart. Thank you!
What kind of magnets do you use?
Could those self adhesive velcro tapes or strips be used instead?
Slightly off topic, but I'm having trouble figuring this one out : if camping in a modern SUV, how to put the windows up and down overnight without having to access the dash?
I sure do miss cranks!!
That’s a great question and I honesty don’t think there’s an answer to it lol
Keep the key turned to accessory.
Can you please provide a link where you got the netting?
Nice ideas. Though I am surprised nothing crawls through those edges between the magnets...
I love the idea of the screen inside the door/window, how do they do in the wind?
Like when the car is parked and the windows are down? They work great. They don't have any issues in the wind.
wondering if a strip magnet would give you more holding power and wouldn't be so easily lost. Also, I have had to augment my window screens here in Hawaii because some bugs can fly though the screens. I bought chiffon fabric which works perfectly. Not too expensive and comes in many colors!!
In my experience, those strip magnets are pretty weak. The neodymium magnets are much, much stronger. I can imagine bugs in Hawaii being a problem! Thanks Joan.
The chiffon might work....
Are there links for sourcing that variety of mosquito netting and those strong magnets? The kind you find with the crafting supplies in stores aren't especially powerful and the mesh that I've seen in stores has larger holes than I'd like to use. Thanks!
The mesh is called "no-see-um netting" or "no-see-um mesh." That's what you want to search for online. ripstopbytheroll.com is a good source for it. As for the magnets, I got mine at Home Depot.
Tristan, have been following your advice for several months now. Where did you get the No-see-um netting for those dimensions? Thanks!!!
Hi Sandra. Just search for "no-see-um mesh" in Google, and you'll find plenty of stores that sell it by the yard.
I found some magnets that come in diff colors little bigger than a domino very very strong at Ace Hardware fairly priced thanks
Nice, I'll have to check them out.
Isn't it true the No Seem Um screens do not allow air to pass through well?
How often do you camp out? How long have you been doing it, and where do you like to go camp?
I've been camping since I was a kid. I've been camping in my SUV for the past couple of years, and I get out around 60-90 nights per year. My favorite places to camp are the mountains and the desert.
I thank you for your reply. Id like to try it myself (as far as out west). I mostly have camped no farther west than Texas. Right now I'm in middle Tn.
I see that you have AVS ventvisors for your windows. I recently ordered and installed the AVS "Low Profile" ones and am not happy with them because I don't think hey will let enough air in when I am sleeping. They are so low profile that I can't even fit the tip of my pinky finger between it and the window.
It looks like you have the standard vent visors. Can you tell me how far they stick out from the window? I would like to know this before I order them. Thank you
With the window closed, there's just over an inch (26 mm) of space between the window and the inside of the visor.
There is a company that makes nets for several different SUV's front and back windows all custom fit so you can open the door. Also black or camo color. I will have to edit and put the link when I find it as I saved it just in case I needed it.
Captain Jim any update? Thank you!
Thanks for never posting the link
Thank you.
Thanks for watching.
Good deal.. 🌞
May I ask, where did you get the finished edge noseeum screen?
If they weren't sold with a finished edge, it is simple to DYI. Get cotton or nylon "Seam Binding" from a fabric or craft store. If you don't sew, maybe you have a friend who does.
Thank you
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
Where did you buy the netting? What is it called? Good videos!
Thanks Bill. Just Google "no see um netting," and a bunch of different stores will pop up.
P. S. Have you ever thought of sponsoring caravans (rendevous, jamborees, etc.) periodically during the year? You really seem like a very nice young man. Just a thought. Many of us would join you for sure to learn the hows of this travel life or getaways. Thank you much.
Nope, I hadn't thought about that. It's an interesting thought, though. I've met up with a couple of my readers/viewers while on the road, but I'm a pretty solitary person and enjoy spending time by myself. I don't know if camping with a lot of others or teaching in a group setting would be very appealing to me. I think I'm better suited to just making UA-cam videos! Thanks for the kinds words.
Cool story bro...
Was wondering when you leave your parking spot to go get groceries ,does that mean you give up your spot for someone to park there? Or what is proper etiquette? Thanks
Thanks
I like the inside of the car approach better, but how do you keep bugs from flying through the bottom??
Thats my question too
Does it keep a tight seal? Do the magnets drop often?
It keeps a tight enough seal, and I don't have any problems with the magnets dropping.
Hi, I'm going to be sleeping out of my RAV for awhile - does yours have a moonroof? Do think a half open or fully open moon roof would be enough ventilation to prevent windows fogging up?
Nope, it doesn't have a sunroof or moonroof. I think a moonroof would be about as good as you can get as far as ventilation is concerned, but really it depends on how hot or cold it is and how humid it is.
Earth magnets at your local Harbor Freight, very cheap.
Any links for the magnets?
Did you buy the 12 pack of neodymium ring magnets?
No, they're disc magnets.
Awesome!!!👠👠👠
Thanks Graycee!
Do the same if you have a sun/moon roof to let the heat out the top.
How big were the magnets you used?
About half an inch.
Where did you get the magnets?
Cheryl, I got them at Home Depot. They're on the aisle with the nails and screws and things like that.
Thanks. I just found some adequate magnets at Walmart in the hardware department. They seem to be holding my mosquito netting on pretty well.
Is there a link to the magnets? I'm not sure what to buy....
I'm just using a few pieces of tape to attach similar sized netting to the car. Same thing, without the magnets. Tape is cheap 😉
Yep, that works!
I wish my 2003 Honda Odyssey had windows like that!
my F-150 won't hold a magnet, its got an aluminum frame and steel chassis.
any ideas???
I did sub!
I would use black tape to match the screen color or I would use tape that matches the color of my vehicle
Garlic I'm doing this right now my windows are open and not a single mosquito..last night I was being murdered by them I got a bowl and cut sum garlic put it in the bowl and left it next to me in the back of my truck THIS IS AWESOME IT WORKS!
Thank you so much for giving independence to the people something I wish our government did instead of turning the country into a prison.
I would just use like two pieces of tape to hold in place wrapped around the entire door and then just close the door instead of fumbling with magnets.
What magnets did you buy?
They're neodymium magnets from Home Depot.
Can the screening be cut?
Could u do this while driving...I'll have pets with me and sometimes just want regular air when driving
what store can I buy the noseeum mesh at?
You'll find a bunch if you just Google it. I get mine from ripstopbytheroll.com.
SUV RVing It's neat to see someone use the inside screen method, because I have tried using the method this summer. I unfortunately didn't know about the mesh (until now) and ended up buying screen door material and stick magnets to put inside the car windows to hold the screen in place (both from Wal-mart).
Kewl to see someone do this and that I'm not the only one who likes to be a little crafty on traveling outdoors. :D I used this method before knowing you had this video. XD I will try using the mesh next time if I can, since the screen mesh looks to do a better job of keeping the bugs out. Thanks for the video! :D
Smart
What kind of magnets did you use? And where did you get the netting from?
Neodymium magnets from Home Depot. Don't remember where I got the netting here. Just search online for no-see-um mesh.