Awnings, rdomes, and screen rooms

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   I admire your 'can do' attitude.
I am not sure that your idea is very practical. 

Tent makers have put a lot of thought into the stresses encountered by a tent. I bought some no-see-um proof netting to patch various holes in my r-dome's mosquito netting. That worked. However, building something that keeps bugs out, especially along the skirt, while being strong enough to stand up to routine use, I am afraid would put you into the 'school of hard knocks' where you learn by doing, and repairing, and doing, and repairing, etc.

Lots of people recommend 'easy ups' as an intermediate step before committing to one of the side tents. If you really want a side tent like the r-dome, I suggest you also look at PaHaQue side tents, altho I have no information on how well they stand up to use, and there may well be others out there.

Good luck

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Happy Tripping Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 473	Topic: Awnings, rdomes, and screen rooms Posted: 21 Jun 2017 at 12:39pm
	I admire your 'can do' attitude. I am not sure that your idea is very practical. Tent makers have put a lot of thought into the stresses encountered by a tent. I bought some no-see-um proof netting to patch various holes in my r-dome's mosquito netting. That worked. However, building something that keeps bugs out, especially along the skirt, while being strong enough to stand up to routine use, I am afraid would put you into the 'school of hard knocks' where you learn by doing, and repairing, and doing, and repairing, etc. Lots of people recommend 'easy ups' as an intermediate step before committing to one of the side tents. If you really want a side tent like the r-dome, I suggest you also look at PaHaQue side tents, altho I have no information on how well they stand up to use, and there may well be others out there. Good luck

jimandclare Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 13 Apr 2016 Location: Erie, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 96	Posted: 21 Jun 2017 at 8:57am
	We're camping in northern Michigan right now. Beautiful morning here. Eating breakfast outside in our r-dome where we live while camping. This by far the most expensive tent we've ever purchased and wouldn't trade it for anything.
	Jim & Clare 2016 R-pod 178 2014 Ford Edge

sailor323 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Jun 2015 Location: S Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 281	Posted: 21 Jun 2017 at 8:04am
	The Velcro idea might be doable. I'd try to look at screen rooms, not just rv screen rooms, to get an idea of how they are constructed. You'd probably want a door or two. I used to have a screen door that attached with Velcro to the door frame and magnets to hold the 2 sides of the opening closed

cjscinta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 21 Nov 2016 Location: Franklin, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 84	Posted: 20 Jun 2017 at 8:24pm
	when I bought my pod, I was torn between getting the rdome or the awning. Although the rdome has a lot of appeal to me I opted for the awning. I was worried that if the rdome was very difficult to set up I might opt to not use it at all. But I really want a screened in area mostly to keep the bugs out but also to give me a little more usable space. I know Thule sells the screen room that is not easily available in the US yet but I was looking for a temporary simple and inexpensive fix. Screen rooms on Amazon are easy to set up and I could take that option but then I wouldn't be able to utilize my awning efficiently. I started researching screening material and more specifically mosquito netting. I thought about buying a big piece of netting and velcroing it or draping it over the awning but didn't know how well that would work. Has anyone every tried this? Anyone have any experience with mosquito netting? Even if you haven't your input is appreciated.
	2017 R-pod 179