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10-22-2010, 09:59 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Hanging curtains
For those of you who opted to keep all the windows in your skoolie, tell me...how did you hang window curtains?
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10-23-2010, 10:12 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Hanging curtains
How many windows does 1 rod cover?
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10-24-2010, 09:05 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Hanging curtains
I like the rod idea but I cant find them online anywhere [sigh].
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10-24-2010, 09:16 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Hanging curtains
I have to do most everything online. We're 120 miles from anything.
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10-25-2010, 10:44 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Hanging curtains
Ahhh..."sash rods", no wonder I couldnt find them. Hmmm....$5 ea, time to go to plan B. Thanks for finding them.
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10-25-2010, 02:11 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Hanging curtains
We're on the road next weekend, Lowe's is nearby. That might be a good chance to grab them. Thanks!
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10-25-2010, 11:45 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Whidbey Island, WA.
Posts: 1,109
Year: 1984
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American
Engine: 3208 na boat anchor
Rated Cap: 2
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Re: Hanging curtains
I'm planning on magnets, soon as I find a bunch that kids can't swallow.
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10-25-2010, 11:50 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Hanging curtains
I tried that. The weight of the curtain pulled the magnets down the smooth paint. I had good magnets too!
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10-26-2010, 10:27 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Summit, Oregon
Posts: 125
Year: 1975
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: DD 6-71N
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Re: Hanging curtains
We have been using magnets for 5 or 6 years waiting for curtains to arrive. The magnets are 3/4" square and 1/4" thick. They are super magnets and they are dangerous. If they snap together they will take a piece of meat with them. I usually use the 1/4" side if I'm just sticking them to the wall. If you lay them flat you can't get them off.I have to slide them to a curved surface to get them off. Believe me they do work.
I for got where I go them but they aren't hard to find. Just Google super magnets. A pretty good temporary fix.
Jerry
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10-26-2010, 10:59 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Hanging curtains
Those are what I used except these were 1/2" round. The heavy material just pulled them down. Mind you this is not lightweight curtain stuff, it is heavy insulated material, with a backing too.
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10-27-2010, 04:58 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Portland OR area
Posts: 180
Year: 1983
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Carpenter
Engine: 8.3
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Re: Hanging curtains
I am with Jerry we have magnets for our curtain needs and they have been awesome. A bit less powerful magnets that Jerry  sounds dangerous but we have been happy with the availability to easily remove the curtains and wash them easily as well as not having all the mounting headaches and holes to deal with. Plus to make curtains without the run in them for curtain rods really made sense for a newbie sewer like myself.
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seth
"grease buddy" and all around nice guy
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10-27-2010, 06:39 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Hanging curtains
Ok, someone has to take picture for me please.
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10-28-2010, 10:23 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Portland OR area
Posts: 180
Year: 1983
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Carpenter
Engine: 8.3
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Re: Hanging curtains
Here is a picture of my curtains up. I have 6 ft curtain panels and 3 magnets per curtain.
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seth
"grease buddy" and all around nice guy
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10-28-2010, 10:43 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Hanging curtains
We've got heavy, backed, thermal curtains. Maybe thats why it wont work for me...they are heavy. Thanks for the pic.
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10-28-2010, 10:50 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Portland OR area
Posts: 180
Year: 1983
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Carpenter
Engine: 8.3
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Re: Hanging curtains
Sounds like you need the rip your fingers off magnets previously discussed. just be careful  finger are our fiends!
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seth
"grease buddy" and all around nice guy
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10-28-2010, 10:53 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Hanging curtains
Those are what I have. I put the curtains up and the weight drags them down the wall. [sigh]
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10-28-2010, 11:09 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Portland OR area
Posts: 180
Year: 1983
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Carpenter
Engine: 8.3
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Re: Hanging curtains
Wow, monsters those curtains are. Well man looks like more magnets or curtain rods. Sorry man we have not sprung for the high end nice curtains yet I'll remember this conversation. Thats not cool
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seth
"grease buddy" and all around nice guy
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10-28-2010, 11:13 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Hanging curtains
We'd freeze to death with those curtains, in this country....lol!
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10-28-2010, 11:35 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Portland OR area
Posts: 180
Year: 1983
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Carpenter
Engine: 8.3
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Re: Hanging curtains
You full timing? What are you using for a heat source?
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seth
"grease buddy" and all around nice guy
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10-28-2010, 11:39 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Hanging curtains
No, we're a gospel quartet. Out on weekends only. Heat...well.....we will be taking this although uncompleted, on its first trip in a couple weeks. Going to probably just bring along a "Mr Heater Big Buddy" for this time. Eventually I am leaning to using either the Webasto or put a water heater with a heat exchanger inline. Still hedging on what to do.
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