A few maintanence items (rear curtain, door rubber options and upgraded roof clamps)

[kmcintyre]

Trying to see what people do for a rear door curtain. I have 2 small rods that hold the top and bottom of the curtain we made but the brackets that hold it rubs against the screen and will soon create a hole. What do people to do to mount their rear door window curtain?

Also, are there any better ways to keep the rear door open? I have one of those "rods" with a rubber bumper on the door. Rubber lasts about a year and doesn't hold the door open when there is any sign of a wind.

I've heard too that there are upgraded roof hold down clamps? My camper is a 2001 Eagle with original clamps.

Thanks,

Kevin

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Kevin,

FWC went to a locking door latch last year, so you might try them. The boating industry uses slam latches, which I think are better than the FWC version.

For curtains, Velcro or snaps on a removeable curtain do wonderfully.

 

[billharr]

I put the rear door curtain on the inside. Can open and close the curtain without opening the door. Never liked the curtain between the screen door and outside door. Note it is very easy to go in and out the camper with the curtain down

See 1:40 in this video.

 

[Bseek]

I hang a large, lightweight Bali scarf from the three sided aluminum that sticks out of the rear lifter panel on an ATC. I hang it up using two medium binder clips. It hangs down long enough to cover the opening even with the door open and the screen door closed, and allows air to still filter through also.

The only picture I have is in a blog post about my potty box. Just warning you.

https://sierrashadow.wordpress.com/2015/08/07/potty-box-pretty-personal-revelations/

 

[Old Crow]

Hi, Kevin-

You will probably want to read post 6 of the thread below regarding broken latch screws before deciding whether to proceed with the roof latch replacement. I can't comment on a new design other than to say the ones I see on the Four Wheel website photos sure look familiar!

Post 6 of the thread below is Stan@FourWheel noting the issues with those particular screws breaking and what to do if you have no choice but to proceed....

http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/4797-latch-screws-breaking/

The post is an older one (2011) but I happened to talk to Stan this past weekend at the Mid-Atlantic Overland Festival about this issue. I understood his advice continues to be don't try to remove the roof-bracket screws if you don't have to. If you DO have to replace a latch, be ready to deal with broken-off screws. And compared to the jack-bracket screws, likelihood of removing a broken-off roof-latch screw is low.

Also, the roof-line and siding-trim screws are much less likely to have the breaking-off problem.

I hope I'm not over-doing the broken-screw thing for the latches. It's not a big deal to seal off the broken-off screw and move the latch a bit. Just thought you might want to consider the possibilities.

-OC