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04-16-2016, 02:36 AM
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Need help from greater minds than mine...
...which are most! 
I just recently became the proud owner of a Flagstaff T21TBHW. I think it's the same as the Rockwood A213HW. It's the one with the cassette toilet right next to the dinette/bed and 2 twins at the other end. If I was more computer savvy, I'd post a picture of the floor plan - maybe some kind, knowledgeable could help me out on that.
Anyway, since most of my travels will in the company of grand-kids, I'm envisioning some sort of fabric partition at the end of the twin beds all the way across the trailer and then another beside the dinette bed. I thought I'd put a motion detecting light in the middle portion so that the person in bed would know not to get up to use the potty if the light is already on (indicating the potty is in use). The wife has already agreed to make these curtains with mesh in the middle third for air circulation. I just need some ideas on how best to hang them.
I don't think a curtain rod would work very well at that length (80 inches). I've thought about velcro tape stapled into the roof, or cup hooks screwed into the side walls with clothesline between.
I've seen some real ingenuity on this forum. I sure would value your assessment of my ideas or for you to provide ideas that haven't entered my mind.
Thanks,
Phillip
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04-16-2016, 05:18 AM
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04-16-2016, 05:30 AM
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a piece of painted 1" emt painted, or a wooden closet rod with the closet hangers on the ends. you might have to support it in the middle with a hanger from the ceiling
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04-16-2016, 07:51 AM
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You could use a heaver wood rod with shower curtion hooks or look for an aluminum rail system curtain
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04-16-2016, 07:56 AM
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Curtains
How about one of those tension shower rods? i just looked on Amazon saw one that goes up to 86". Would be easy to take down when you want to fold up the camper.
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04-16-2016, 12:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FarNorthCamping
How about one of those tension shower rods? i just looked on Amazon saw one that goes up to 86". Would be easy to take down when you want to fold up the camper.
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I use a heavy duty tension rod that presses into closet rod hangers on both side walls. I hang all kids of things from it - it would easy handle curtains.
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04-16-2016, 01:52 PM
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Consider using 3/16" bungee cord with S hooks as a flexible rod and use eye hooks at the hanging points. They are easily remove when not needed. We have used this system many years ago when the kids were younger. If you stretch the bungee the curtains will hang pretty straight. You can buy bungee in various diameters cut to length at West Marine.
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04-16-2016, 02:30 PM
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I would think you could custom fit a pop up room like they use on pontoon boats. Here is a cool link to a person's how to. Seems a little pvc pipe and wahla a potty room 
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04-16-2016, 08:25 PM
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when we had our pup, the shower/toilet area had an aluminum circle track that attached to the ceiling and the curtain hung from it with little hooks that fit in the track.
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04-16-2016, 10:50 PM
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Great stuff! Thanks! Now I'm weighing the options. Love this forum!
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04-17-2016, 06:52 AM
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04-17-2016, 09:25 AM
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When we had our pup, we used cup hooks and rope. We hung a shower curtain on it with shower curtain hooks. That was 1981 though, lot more options now.
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04-18-2016, 08:55 AM
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Adjustable Curtain Rod
I had posted some mods I made last week - one added an adjustable rod to create a dressing area. Changing in the bath was just too much effort. The adjustable curtain rod between the end of the bunks and the opposite wall worked out really great and we have plenty of room and privacy now. I didn't want to do screws if I could help it and the rod was very inexpensive at WMT. Curtain was the most $ but altogether maybe $25 in rod, curtain and decorative button hooks.
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04-18-2016, 09:13 AM
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I'd also consider curtain tracks. They mount to the ceiling and flexible ones can be fashioned about any configuration. My old Montana had them in the ceiling somewhat curved around separating the bed itself from the shower enclosure ... I've seen them on several other units as well.
http://www.curtain-tracks.com/curtai...gallery/wheel/
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04-18-2016, 09:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sebourn
I had posted some mods I made last week - one added an adjustable rod to create a dressing area. Changing in the bath was just too much effort. The adjustable curtain rod between the end of the bunks and the opposite wall worked out really great and we have plenty of room and privacy now. I didn't want to do screws if I could help it and the rod was very inexpensive at WMT. Curtain was the most $ but altogether maybe $25 in rod, curtain and decorative button hooks.
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Looks very professional!
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04-18-2016, 11:42 AM
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As much as I like the curtain track ideas, I don't see them working well on the slanted roof of an A-frame. Or am I missing something?
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04-18-2016, 12:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ptchap
As much as I like the curtain track ideas, I don't see them working well on the slanted roof of an A-frame. Or am I missing something?
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Pictures of the area you are trying to enclose would help. A couple of other suggestions are snap poppers like are used on boat covers or Velcro strips.
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04-19-2016, 04:00 AM
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Ptchap - your best bet is to go with tension rods or bungee from side to side. Many nice ideas posted that work well in a convenientional trailer or tent trailer but won't work at all in an A-Frame trailer.
A good thing to keep in mind is that altho you posted on the A-Frame sub-forum, your post appears to the entire FR forums and many do not realize they are responding to an A-Frame question so you just have to sort thru the answers to see if it would apply at all.
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04-19-2016, 04:06 AM
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Ptchap, here's a few photos that show a tension rod in place in my trailer. It works for the times that I have a friend bumming in with me or when spouse wants to sleep and I dont....I can draw the curtain and he can sleep while I watch a movie or read.
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04-20-2016, 04:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by handbuilder
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A good thing to keep in mind is that altho you posted on the A-Frame sub-forum, your post appears to the entire FR forums and many do not realize they are responding to an A-Frame question so you just have to sort thru the answers to see if it would apply at all.
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And that is why I almost always put "A-Frame" somewhere in my subject when I start a new thread. We have our own little peculiarities here .
"It's an A-Frame thing. You just wouldn't understand."
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