Bug screen for sliding side door 

Thanks Bambi! Those little buggers (pun!) really can spoil a night's sleep. I'm glad you like the video format - I too get tired of skipping forward to get past all the intro stuff

Hmmm... not sure how to take that ;-)

Thanks, but not in my plans!

Thanks!

Thanks again!

Thanks Manon!

Thanks for watching and for the compliments!

Glad you like them!

Thanks

Glad you like them!

Thanks! It seems the less obvious it is to attach a screen, the better it works out in the end.

Thank you very much!

You are welcome Sharon! Glad you liked it

Thanks so much Laura!

Thanks

Hope it can be helpful. Cheers!

Great tip! Thanks so much! I'll try that when I remake the front window screens

Glad you enjoyed it

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks again

Thank you so much 😀

Thanks Kim! I hope you find a van and get camping - remember to start with just the basics and see what kind of build you want. I love having the kitchen in the back under the liftgate but others think I am nuts not to have it inside!

@@averysmallcampervan I have gone back and forth for the layout but have been taking notes and making sketches for a couple years. I think I’m going to have to wait and see though. I feel like, if I’m going to cook in a place where the hatch is open then I’ll likely set up my kitchen outside like I do when I’m camping. (I tent camp a lot). I might want to have a small table and a way to make a cup of coffee inside but if I’m ever stealth camping and can’t be outside to make a meal, likely, knowing me, I’d just pick up something from a local restaurant or takeout. At any rate, the wood work you do is excellent and your attention to detail is so good…I wish I had your skill set. But I need to get a mini van first. 😂🤩

@Kim Davis You could probably have a way to have the kitchen in the back but be able to access it from inside. If you had a bed/couch that folded up sideways you could sit at cook from the end of the couch. It is a challenging puzzle to try to get everything you want to fit in a small van.

@@averysmallcampervan agree! I have three design plans. Essentially all 3 designs have these main areas; bed, clothes, kitchen and emergency (2am) potty. I’m convinced to make the upper back window areas into “cubbies” as that seems to be wasted space. I know I want the bed frame to be a touch wider than a twin and to easily convert into a narrower couch. I want a lagoon table with slots for it to be positioned at the front or back (or even middle) of the couch. I want a fridge. Don’t care about a permanent sink or stove (as long as I can make coffee and very simple snacks inside). I want airflow so think it would be easier on me if I get a minivan with a moonroof - though I also want a Thule up top to carry a tent, tarp, chairs, outdoor rug and enough room to pack out trash). I have a super modest budget so finding a good used minivan in that price range in my area is a challenge. 😍😍😍

Thanks!

Great! I hope it can be useful to your build

Happy to help!

Thanks Traci!

Any time!

thanks, so glad you liked it

Thanks!!

Glad it was helpful!

Great!

Thanks again!

Thanks so much!

Thanks for watching!

We really enjoyed having that side screen this summer! Its really worth it

Ah come on, you can do it just as well as I can! (I am guessing ;-)

Well Alberta is closer than some places - same country at least! Happy camping!

@@averysmallcampervan was hoping to get to montreal for a concert LAST year then visit ns but cancelled…this year too. Uuugh. Looking forward to more of your inventions. I have ideas but no buddies to formulate these things with. I need a friend with a brain like you. Lol

Thanks - I guess it could be made without a sewing machine... maybe by reinforcing the edges with some duct tape and sticking the magnets inside the tape as you go along... You definitely need to reinforce the edge or the magnets will tear through the netting!

That screen is priceless! so nice to leave the door open in the evenings. This is our first trip with it and I don't know how we managed before.

Hmmm. I did think about somehow putting some metal down at the doorsill but didn't think of rivets... they would be easy to install, and all that was needed. I like the idea of the screen storing in the pouch, nice idea!

mosquito netting from fabric stores or camping supply places. You want the fine flexible stuff, like you would find in the windows of a tent, not the wiry stuff in house windows.

I found mine at my local fabric store, in with the outdoor cushion fabrics.

Hi Curtis, yes, I used double fold 1/2 in bias tape. There should be room for the magnets, if you don't sew it too close to the fold... don't know if that is clear.

Hi Donna, yes, I can completely close the door (and open it again) while leaving the screen in place.

Thanks, again!

Glad you like them!

Hi Helen, I use just a general purpose one, 70/10 size (unless I break them all, then I use whatever I have!)

Carol, I'll have to think about it. Camping season is very short here in Canada, so I am using all my free time to be out there in the van. Maybe over the winter I could look into making a few. I'd may be quicker to ask someone near you to sew one based on the video.