Screen Rooms

fairpilot · 10-28-2018, 08:59 PM

Anyone own a portable screen room you set up outside the RV to help with bugs, can you recommend brands and if you like yours. I have seen a few at campgrounds but never spoke to owners, interested in getting one. Thanks. If you know a better forum spot for this I will be glad to move it, had a hard time deciding what forum to put it in

aeblank · 10-28-2018, 11:24 PM

Get a Clam...

nc-canuck · 10-29-2018, 07:14 AM

We bought one off Amazon. It has been great for us. We love the size - we can fit a couple of chairs and a picnic table. We can still be outside when the bugs are but not bothered.

Wenzel Sun Valley Screen House https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A8E2WRW..._AJV1Bb9JFX6NY

TheWolfPaq82 · 10-29-2018, 07:20 AM

Walmart....ours is 7 years old and still in great shape.

tyler811 · 10-29-2018, 08:26 AM

Walmart ours is 11 years old

**Flybob** · 10-29-2018, 08:30 AM

We have had several and the one listed below is our favorite. Easy set up, waterproof and the magnetic doors are great when you have you are in and out a lot especially with your hands full.

https://www.amazon.com/Tailgaterz-SS...8-1&ref=sr_1_1

NJKris · 10-29-2018, 09:44 AM

Got this Coleman 10'x10' for 63 bucks on a 'Lightning Deal' in July. Used it once on the deck at home for a weekend. Set up easy, put away easy. Will be taking it with us camping during the warmer months. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

fella10 · 10-29-2018, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aeblank

Get a Clam...

X2 .... the Clam really is a quick setup, ... my first time setting it up, with no other knowledge of it than having watched a YouTube video, it took me 1min 51sec, ... after that, always less than 1min, ... one other feature about it that is unusual, is that the storage bag is very generous in size, easy to put it back in, ... many times with something like this, once you get it out of the bag, putting it back in is almost impossible, ... they're not cheap, but they are a great screen room, ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beVtDKuXf38&t=158s

andy10 · 10-29-2018, 10:34 AM

Have a Coleman. Four years ago it was a bit more than a hundred bucks. Keeps the no-see-ums out.

pgandw · 10-29-2018, 12:15 PM

We used a couple of different EZ-ups. The problem we encountered was it really takes 4 people to set it up properly - one walking each main pole out.

In seeking an alternative, I almost went for the Clam. DW pointed out that it only has one opening, and some of the reviews said it traps heat. And it's $200+ and heavy.

Looking at the alternatives, we chose a highly-rated Coleman that uses a set of poles similar to an umbrella tent. The material is not as heavy or strong as the Clam, but all sides open, and it has a heat release vent at the peak. The Coleman is only 26lbs. Setup is about 15 min single-handed, but I can do it pretty easily myself. So far, we are satisfied.

Think very carefully about your constraints, and then get a screen room or shade that suits you. One size does not fit all. Our needs were light weight, one person setup, won't go flying off or self-destruct in a stiff breeze (like we frequently have in Colorado), easy to store in the front trunk, open entry on multiple sides. We primarily wanted shade over the picnic table - protection from bugs is not that critical in much of Colorado.

Fred W
2019 Flagstaff T21TBHW A-frame
2008 Hyundai Entourage minivan
camping Colorado and adjacent states one weekend at a time

TheWolfPaq82 · 10-29-2018, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tyler811

Walmart ours is 11 years old

Yep !!

tyler811 · 10-29-2018, 12:32 PM

To be more concise, we bought ours while camping on St George's Island back in 07. It is 10x12 and that was the only time we used it. Other than last summer in Muskegon Mi. to stop the spoiled brats in the lot next to us from cutting through our site. They were cutting through the back part so I put the screen tent as a blockade. Did I say the tent opens on both ends...they just unzipped both sides and walked right through. I laughed so hard I could not be mad. [emoji23]

NJKris · 10-29-2018, 12:48 PM

You have a better sense of humor than I do luckily!

JohnD10 · 10-29-2018, 01:09 PM

Not all campgrounds and RV parks will let you set them up...

It is considered a tent under their 'No Tent' clause...

Kills the grass and other rules they may have.

allenb12 · 10-29-2018, 06:18 PM

We have the Clam. Great unit and so fast to setup.

larryo · 10-30-2018, 04:34 PM

Without a doubt CLAM.

Chuck_S · 10-30-2018, 04:42 PM

We've had our screen room for probably 12 years and it remains in nearly mint condition. No surprise as we used it one (1) long weekend and never bothered again. Took it with us several times but we no longer do that. It's in my shed. I think.

We had both a screen room and an "add-a-room" with our Coleman popup (before the Roo). Think we used them twice. Yeah, I'm a slow learner.

-- Chuck

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