Screen Door for Aliner

noontoons
2 min readSep 17, 2023

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Creating more breeziness in camper

Materials

Magnetic screen door

I wish I had done more research on good screen doors, but we literally just stumbled across a magnetic screen door in clearance aisle at dollar general and bought one. Looking back, the installation takes some time, so I would have invested in a quality door. @Laura.c.Burt recommended a small sized door that I will likely buy next.

Velcro double sided stickies

Black works best with black screen door and black door frame.

Scissors

Process

1. I lay the screen door against the camper door, holding it in place with masking tape

2. I started cutting the screen door to match the door frame.

3. I attached one side of Velcro stickies to the black foam lining the camper door, and the other side to the screen material.

Result

  • Definitely keeps the bugs out, and I’ve been surprised at how much brighter and airier the camper feels.
  • The screen does constantly detaches from the Velcro stickies, although the stickies have hung on to the foam door frame. I would figure out a different way to attach the screen door next time, potentially using heat to weld the screen better. Not sure yet.
  • I am guessing probably in next two years I will have to replace the screen door, and will purchase a higher quality material next time.

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noontoons

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