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Old 07-13-2005, 04:06 PM   #1
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Unhappy Shower Curtain or Shower Door for 1972?

The bathroom renovation continues....

My Airstream doesn't have a shower curtain or door at this time. I'm curious what others are doing for this. I noticed Sneakinup put up a curtain with a track mounted on the ceiling but I'm not sure I want to go this route.
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Old 07-13-2005, 04:27 PM   #2
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On our 1976 Overlander we went with a curtain.

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Old 07-13-2005, 04:55 PM   #3
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VA, How are you hanging our curtain?

Rod or track? How did you mount that?
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Old 07-13-2005, 06:20 PM   #4
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I'm going to assume you've got a rear bath. I can't give any advice on the center bath. If so:

I would second Abe's suggestion that a curtain is a better arrangement. We have the original door on our '72 and it doesn't work very well at keeping the water in the shower. On our '78 the door was missing so we replaced it with a shower curtain. It attaches to the ceiling via a rod.

On our '78 we have 3 extra hooks stuck onto the plastic around the front of the shower. We unhitch the shower curtain hangers from the rod and attach them to the appropriately spaced hooks. That keeps water from splashing out onto the sink area. Again, the '78 has a little different arrangement than the '72, but you could do the same sort of thing.
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How's it hangin'?

I'd appreciate seeing how you guys hung your shower curtain rods. Thanks in advance!
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Old 07-13-2005, 09:27 PM   #6
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My shower curtain track is mounted to the upper cabinetry. I didn't want to drill in to the ceiling since it was in such good condition. I used the bottom track from the front window curtains to fashion a track for the shower curtain hooks. It works pretty well.

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Old 07-13-2005, 10:17 PM   #7
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Sneakinup, How did you get that curtain track...

to stay suspended around the bend? I see where you attached the ends but keeping it up in the middle has me stumped.

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We went with a curtain also. I used a tension shower rod and it works great. They have three different lengths at wal-mart. One end is on the rear tub wall and the other over the mirror at the front of the tub.

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Old 07-14-2005, 01:07 PM   #9
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We have a 'new' curtain in the original ceiling track. I cut a store bought one to fit the curve at the ceiling.

You can see it on the bottom part of our "Draperies" webpage

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Old 07-14-2005, 01:42 PM   #10
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This may not be much help to you, but our original door works great. I don't know what questions you may have, but I'm willing to try to answer them.
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Old 05-27-2010, 03:03 PM   #11
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Here's my final solution. First we tried a regular curtain rod but were not happy with it.

This final solution keeps the water fully contained.
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That looks great Mike! How did you bend the track. That is the I channel for curtains isn't it? Great job
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Mike are you cominng to the Renovation Rally ?
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Old 05-27-2010, 03:55 PM   #14
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Hi Anthony. The I-beam track is an 8-foot bendable track made by RECMAR. I bought it online.

No, I won't be able to make the Rally this year, but we are planning on attending next year. We'll be bringing
the "new" 58 Overlander.
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Say does any one know were i could obtain a new shower curtain just like the one i have removed from my 1975 argosy with the snaps and all for the wall
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Does any one out there know were i can purchase a shower curtain just like the one back in the day with just a little up dateing for my 1975 argosy with the snaps and all for the shower wall.
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Here's my final solution. First we tried a regular curtain rod but were not happy with it.

This final solution keeps the water fully contained.
Mike,

The shower curtain track install looks great. I'd like to do the same type install in my '71 Safari. Would you mind posting the specific parts you used? I checked the RECMAR site and wasn't certain about the shower curtain track you used.

Thanks!
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Mike,

The shower curtain track install looks great. I'd like to do the same type install in my '71 Safari. Would you mind posting the specific parts you used? I checked the RECMAR site and wasn't certain about the shower curtain track you used.

Thanks!
Hi David,
I bought everything here:

RECMAR 4108 Bendable I Beam Curtain Track - 8 Feet - Curtain Tracks

1 8ft track (RECMAR 4108)
2 packs of wheel carriers with shackles (RECMAR 4121)
1 pack of ceiling brackets (RECMAR 4126)
1 pack of track ends (RECMAR 4132) I used these to keep the one single mount at the bottom of the U from moving to the left or right.

My blog had additional pics and details.
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Mike,

Thanks! your list helps me out tremendously! Good job on the install.
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