Bunk curtains?

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   i ended up finding a 75 inch tension rod so i can have seperate curtains for each of the kids' "rooms".

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drdrew Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Location: missouri Online Status: Offline Posts: 88	Topic: Bunk curtains? Posted: 23 Feb 2011 at 9:38am
	i ended up finding a 75 inch tension rod so i can have seperate curtains for each of the kids' "rooms".
	172T

ToddsPod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 20 May 2010 Location: Conroe, Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 77	Posted: 23 Feb 2011 at 8:40am
	I have a 2010 172, so I assume the bunk area is the same. We took the cotton shower curtain and tension rod out of our house and it fit fine, going from the bathroom wall to just above the door. We actually shortened it (by twisting one end) quite a bit to get it to fit, but it works like a charm. The curtain goes from the ceiling to the floor with some to spare, but the rings were clip-on type, and we just doubled over the top to shorten it. I hope this works out for you. It's a wonderful thing for the kids to have a little privacy, and it's nice being able to close them out when you need to.
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Rollerpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 Nov 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Posted: 11 Feb 2011 at 3:55pm
	What we've done is to put up a couple 3M hooks. (One by door and one on the opposite side) Then we took a cloth shower curtain and hung it across the r-pod. This makes it easy to put up or take down. We also added a hook on the other side of the bathroom door. That way, you can position the curtain in front of the door and have a "changing area". Works better than the tension bar for us.
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rpodcamper.com Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Location: Reading, Pa Online Status: Offline Posts: 3990	Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 2:30pm
	The hardest screw to put into the wall is the first! I know it took forever to do it for me. Just make sure to use a short screw.

Outbound Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767	Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 11:58am
	Try using some short (3/4" or less) molly bolts. Double-measure the actual length as you've got less than 7/8" to work with in the walls and you don't want to poke through to the outside.
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drdrew Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Location: missouri Online Status: Offline Posts: 88	Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 11:21am
	thanks, i was hoping not to have to drill or screw into the walls though...maybe i need to get over that.
	172T

Goose Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 672	Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 11:46pm
	The first thing that comes to mind is to use clothes bar hardware and a piece of 1/2 inch steel electrical conduit. Look for the clothes bar hardware that one piece is a closed circle that attaches to one wall and the other piece is U shaped that attaches on the other wall. Cut the conduit to fit snug in between them. The bar and the curtains can always be removed if you needed to. For the finished look, pick up a couple of rubber or plastic caps to put on the end of the conduit to keep it from digging into the wall. If you do this cut the conduit a little short to allow for the thickness of the bottom of the caps. These caps can be found in the section were the store has the rubber and plastic feet for chairs. Hope this might help. Goose
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drdrew Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Location: missouri Online Status: Offline Posts: 88	Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 9:18pm
	So we have our new 172t sitting outside in a blizzard. We want to have curtains over each bunk so the kids can feel its their own space...problem is so far i can only find 72 inch shower curtain tension rods and i believe i need to cover 74 inches...anyone done this or have an alternate plan? Thanks!
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