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Old 04-16-2014, 08:54 PM   #1
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Screen door bar

I am looking for a screen door bar to go on the inside of the screen door to make closing easier. Any suggestions?
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Old 04-16-2014, 08:55 PM   #2
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21FBRS, by the way
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Old 04-16-2014, 08:57 PM   #3
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I am looking for a screen door bar to go on the inside of the screen door to make closing easier. Any suggestions?
This is what you need.

Screen Door Cross Bar - Black Handle - Camco 42183 - Screen Doors - Camping World
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Old 04-16-2014, 08:58 PM   #4
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Amazon.com: Camco 42183 Screen Door Cross Bar (Black): Automotive
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Old 04-16-2014, 08:59 PM   #5
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I bought one, but there doesn't appear to be enough room to install. Am I missing something?
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Old 04-16-2014, 09:00 PM   #6
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I agree, I just put one on my sun seeker 2860 and it makes opening and closing the door much easier. It feels much sturdier than the flimsy plastic handle that it came with.
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I bought one, but there doesn't appear to be enough room to install. Am I missing something?
why didn't you say so? Even though the door frame is narrow, there is plenty of room to install it. A very popular add on.
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Old 04-16-2014, 09:04 PM   #8
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Ok I'll give it a try. Thanks!
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This is what I have took about half hour to install works great.
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Old 04-16-2014, 09:08 PM   #10
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I put one on a 2013 21FBRS. No problem, did not use instructions, just winged it. Need to drill, and need screwdiver.
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Old 04-16-2014, 09:10 PM   #11
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Looks good.
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Old 04-17-2014, 06:31 AM   #12
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Got mine from CW for about 12.00.....took about 15 minutes to install. Works great.
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Old 04-17-2014, 07:02 AM   #13
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Made my own that when I push the rh side it unlatches the screen door so it opens. Works pretty good. Now I just have to screw it permanently to the screen door instead of clamping it.
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Old 04-17-2014, 07:16 AM   #14
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Nice pics, OC. I like the looks of that. When are you going to start selling those? It appears a little more prominent than the ones for which links were provided above.
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Old 04-17-2014, 07:30 AM   #15
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And OC says..... this is what I use.... not sold in stores and no one else has one but me

(show off.... )
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We have one on our Salem and it works great, wouldn't be without one. It'll be one of the first mods to the XLR if it ever gets here...
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Old 04-17-2014, 10:18 AM   #17
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And OC says..... this is what I use.... not sold in stores and no one else has one but me
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Nah, just shows what lazy people do to get out of that little bit of extra work.
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Old 04-17-2014, 01:27 PM   #18
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Lazy people make the best inventors.
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Didn't I hear somewhere that "laziness is the mother of invention". Looks great OC...as does most of your mods. I got one of the Camco handles and it is awesome.
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Old 04-17-2014, 05:28 PM   #20
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Here is some photos of mine. Screen door is narrow but there is enough room to mount it sturdy.

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