Problem: For those of us that have a Winnebago Leisure Seeker would have found that once you have parked up, sometimes it is difficult to get a cross flow of air in the motor-home. This can make it quite uncomfortable at times. There are occasions that arise that will prevent you from parking your vehicle in such a manner that will enable you to get a nice cross flow breeze. The reason being that the rear window you see in these motor-homes, are not windows but rather a emergency escape window. There fore does not have the fly screens on them. You are also not able to open it as it does not have a stay that will hold the window open. I tried opening once whilst the breeze was coming from the rear side of vehicle and the breeze entering the vehicle caused a wonderful cross flow and immediately felt the cool change in the motor-home. This meant that I had to now come up with an idea that would a. keep window open b. have a fly-screen on it c. simple and not a pain in the proverbial to use, otherwise it is just a bother. So if you have one of these windows in your motor-home, perhaps give the following mod a go. You will be so pleased you did.
Process: The idea I came up with is nice and simple. I needed to be able to hold that emergency window open all the time. As it is a Emergency Exit, it is not allowed to be modified, so it meant what ever I did it would have to be able to be removed. Not interfere with the operation of the the said window. But still be simple. So I had a piece of colour-bond steel capping 3 inches (75mm) wide and 2 foot (600mm) long. I folded it over at 1inch (25mm) and flattened with a hammer. Then folded the other inch (25mm) the other way creating a 2 foot long piece of springy steel 1 inch wide that is 3 layers thick. This gave it a nice spring and yet very sturdy. Pic below.
600mm spring bar
This flat bar then had the ends turned up a bit one end turned one way and the other end turned in the opposite direction. This caused it to look very much like a elongated Z. Pic of what the ends look like below.
Z ends one to the left the other to the right
Then it was painted black. Now the window clip is where you place the z end of the spring bar, as pictured.
Emergency Window clip
Z end of bar in place in the window clip
It just sits under the bar of the clip mechanism. It has been there through some very windy days, and it does not budge an inch. The pressure of the window at the top rests on the other z end, and so does not move.
Other Z end on window itself once opened
Now that the window has a mechanism to hold it open, what I now needed was a flyscreen that was also movable so that I can access the window, open it up and then replace the fly-screen into place , hence stopping flys and bugs entering. Now in Spotlight and Bunnings you can by curtain rod. The plastic coated steel rod. You are also able to get spring loaded rod ends. So cut the rod to size of the window allowing for the end cap and the spring end. I also bought some flywire. measuring your window, I then cut fly-wire to size allowing for hems and loop to put the rod into. The fly wire hass rod and spring fittings at the top and the bottom. Fix into place. Once in place, all I do is puch the bottom spring loaded rod in, lift up and open window and palce the spring bar in place and then return the fly wire pulling it into place nice and tight. Now the window is open. The breeze is flowing through and the bugs are kept out. Simples. Pics below.