How can I beat fly's & mozzies

Barry,

I have seen a Oztrial gazebo with fly screens around 3x3 meters not cheap and they pack away quite large but that might get you out of trouble. We use a mozzi zapper at night to keep them away and keep the lights to a minimum.

Hi Barry,
We have a Coleman gazebo (with geodetic dome) and it seems to do the trick. You can't stop the odd crawler or mozzie getting in but what would camping be without the occasional bite? The size of the gazebo is great. We can put in a large table with chairs, fridge and storage tubs. Super easy to erect and dismantle.

Hi Barry,

If you are going to a caravan the best way is screen walls. You did not say if your caravan is a full van or a pop top van. Full van is easier to make insect proof, than a pop top van. So in walls you can have an canvas annex, shade screen walls or insect screen walls. Each have an advantage and a disadvantage. No free lunch in the caravan and camping business. I describe them as cost, set up time or weight. Generally the better they are the more those 3 factors increase. So I will mention insect screen walls as this seems to be what you are most interesting in at the moment. These walls will fit the roll out awning that you will get fitted to your caravan or these days every van comes with one.

So depending upon what van you are getting (you did not mention it), will depend up which of 3 main rollout awnings you van will have. If you are getting a Jayco they will have their own brand. The other 2 are either Dometic and the best brand it Aussie Traveller. Aussie traveller are stronger and easier to fit screen walls and annexes to, and easier to put them up and down when traveling. (I am not associated with them either but used to make these type of screen walls before retirement).

So screen walls are best made of a material called "Shadeview 243". You did not where you were so I will give a national company when you can get it." Nolans UDA" is probably the best as they are in every capital city. Google them for address. They have a cash sales counter with samples so just wander there and they can help. It comes in about 20 different colours but a dark colour (black) allows you to see out very well and makes it look like a tinted window rather than a screen. This material stops flies, mosies and midges. Stops 85% of sunlight so makes a great shade screen and wind but allows breeze in summer and some rain. It also gives privacy and reduces the chance of things being stolen. It is strong and does not need to be reinforced, can be welded and sewn. You can fit zippers and velcro and kedar as well not to mention eyelets to it.

Here ispic of it fitted to my van and some others. If your wife can sew, get a sewing machine and make your own.

Hi Barry.
A quick fix for a morning cuppa or lunch on the road, we do what the Aborigines have been doing for thousands of years - make smoke! Light a couple of mozzie coils and put them up wind of the food and it solves the fly problem.

Cheers,

Mike

Barry, this pop-up screen house on eBay is about the only thing I've seen that might fill the bill for you - light, not as bulky, and doesn't take as long to put up, as the Coleman Screen House, or the OzTrail gazebo.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/110753551321?hlp=false#ht_1644wt_1396

Cheers - Ron.