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**travisg** · 05-25-2003, 01:33 PM

I've seen a No Peek privacy screen advertised on the web. The link was, I think, on either the INA, AANR or TNS website. Has anyone bought one of these? Are they good? What about the colors that best blend into your home, trees, etc.?

If there are better screens that people are familiar with, please let me know. Thanks.

Travis

**FireProf** · 05-25-2003, 02:59 PM

Yes, we purchased a "NO PEEK" privacy screen. They work quite well. The screens come in various colors. We bought the forest green one. It blended in nicely with the plants and trees in the back yard. We only used it one summer and then our neighbors finally agreed to help pay to put up the only remaining block wall we needed.

I have since cut it up and we use it as a privacy screen for our showers after we spend the day at a nude beach near home.

If you need the privacy, they sure do work well. It was worth the money for us. Comes with all the equipment you need. Poles, screen and spikes you push or drive into the ground or grass. The poles fit into the spikes. You can configure it any way you want. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img]

**David77** · 05-25-2003, 06:04 PM

Here is my solution for making my patio private at times.
Equipment;
1) Metal shephard's hooks, about 8 feet tall to press into the ground. They must have adequate metal (ornamental) loops near top to hold horizontal poles going from shephard's hook to shephard's hook.
2) Poles to use as described above.
3) Green, light weight, camping tarps with "eyelets" every foot or more.
4) Shower curtain rings to go on these poles, to which the tarp is attached.

Shephard hooks can be purchased at garden stores.

Lightweight, inexpensive camping tarps can be purchased in various sizes at Walmart or other discount stores or sports stores. (My tarp is 10X16 feet, cost about $14.)

No stakes will be needed as the tarps will actually be too wide, making the bottom bunch up on the patio floor, and this excess can be arranged or rolled neatly, and will be unlikely to move around.

Frankly, I have the material and I have the shephard hooks standing in the ground, but I have not put the lightweight tarp up yet, but will do this soon - once in awhile. There are some regular posts on one end of the patio so this will help stabalize the construction, if needed.

PS. It was rather cold here today, as it got down into the 50ties last night and the 60ties today, so I am not quite ready to use this construction for sunbathing.

**brainyguy9999** · 05-26-2003, 03:07 PM

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Originally posted by David77:
[qb] Here is my solution for making my patio private at times.
Equipment;
1) Metal shephard's hooks, about 8 feet tall to press into the ground. ... My tarp is 10X16 feet, cost about $14.)

No stakes will be needed as the tarps will actually be too wide, making the bottom bunch up on the patio floor, and this excess can be arranged or rolled neatly, and will be unlikely to move around.
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Just a suggestion -- Could you cut the tarp in half to make two 10X8 pieces? This would double the coverage per tarp, reduce the amount of bunching on the ground, and save you money.

bg

**David77** · 05-26-2003, 03:41 PM

Of course, when you cut the length in half, you get two 8X10 pieces.
I'm not all that good at "geometry imaging". I think that would give me a total of 20 feet in place of the original 16 feet to wrap around my patio. There would be only 8 feet hanging down, (instead of the original 10 feet hanging down) so there surely would be less "bunching" on the ground.
I think that the metal "eyelets" (where people normally put their stakes) would be avalable too.
Thank you.

**shãybare** · 05-26-2003, 03:57 PM

Do these No-Peek screens allow any air to come through?

**FireProf** · 05-26-2003, 10:00 PM

Yes, the "No Peek" screen does allow the flow of air through. The screen material is not as wide as the poles are long...follow? So when you set up the poles and screen, there is usually 8" to 10" at the bottom, then the screen is 6' high. It's obviously open on top and above the ground on the bottom allowing air flow.

If you're wondering if it gets too hot...not to worry...more than enough air gets through to make it comfortable. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img]

**travisg** · 05-27-2003, 04:32 AM

quote:
Originally posted by FireProf:
[qb] Yes, the "No Peek" screen does allow the flow of air through. The screen material is not as wide as the poles are long...follow? So when you set up the poles and screen, there is usually 8" to 10" at the bottom, then the screen is 6' high. It's obviously open on top and above the ground on the bottom allowing air flow.

If you're wondering if it gets too hot...not to worry...more than enough air gets through to make it comfortable. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img] [/qb]

**travisg** · 05-27-2003, 04:34 AM

quote:
Originally posted by travisg:
[qb]
quote:
Originally posted by FireProf:
[qb] Yes, the "No Peek" screen does allow the flow of air through. The screen material is not as wide as the poles are long...follow? So when you set up the poles and screen, there is usually 8" to 10" at the bottom, then the screen is 6' high. It's obviously open on top and above the ground on the bottom allowing air flow.

If you're wondering if it gets too hot...not to worry...more than enough air gets through to make it comfortable. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img] [/qb]
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Sorry, I sent that unintentionally. Question: I want to set up one of these screens on my deck. If there is an 8-10 inch opening at the bottom, a lot of privacy is lost. Can the screen be set up so that there is no opening at the bottom? Thanks.

**shãybare** · 05-27-2003, 07:31 AM

Thanks, FireProf, for your answer. The reason I asked was because if the design did not allow for much ventilation, it would get very stuffy inside. David77's design doesn't seem to allow for the flow of air. I'm not knocking your ingenuity, David77, but it just seems to me that with cost in mind, the better value here would be to just get the No-Peek screen. Your design is cheaper if the only factor is privacy or there is not a No-Peek screen available.

**David77** · 05-27-2003, 08:19 AM

Shaybare,
You may have the vision of me boxed into a small stuffy square - coughing for air and wishing for a (non-existant) sea breeze here in the middle of USA.

Even though I mentioned a tarp of 10X16, I need to use much more tarp than that, as my patio area is 9 feet on the two ends and 23 feet on the other two sides. Therefore I will have plenty of open sky area for ventilation. However my patio has rather tall bushes around for some privacy, and the patio is up against the north side of my house, so I would never actually get much of any breeze.

Therefore, when it gets too hot, as it many times does in my local, I will once again take my very large, powerful fan and plug it into the socket on the patio, for some relief from the heat.

Oh for an ocean breeze at those times, as at Haulover Beach last month!

**NoodJuggler** · 05-27-2003, 08:20 AM

Hi Guys. I have been eyeing the No Peek screens also. I use the tarps but they are a pain to setup and take down, but are OK, Just looks tacky. And as long as the wind don't blow they're OK. And they don't provide that much privicy if you try to join them together and then you have the eyelet holes that someone can see thru. If you can get a 12' x 6' in green they are alot better. You need something like sail cloth that is lite weight but strong. I think the No Peek might do the trick. If you are worried about the space at the bottom just push the poles further into the ground if that can be done? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] Enjoy...Keithmj

**nudist_in_Tn** · 05-28-2003, 08:27 AM

My suggestion would be to talk to your neighbors and just tell them you are a nudist and ask them if your nudity would offend them, if they answer yes then a privacy fence would be in order if not then just go about your normal routine. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

**shãybare** · 05-28-2003, 08:48 AM

David77, Thank Goodness for electricity! lol

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