Cheap bugnet - Ikea

Found this at Ikea for $5..

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/pro...E242253_S4.JPG
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90111980/

$5 for 2 == 110"x98".. should be big enough for 2 hammock bugnets. it looks similar to tulle, only much stronger. It won't stop no-see-ums, but it will stop mossies... It's white, but I've had a lot of success with spray dyes, which are also cheap. Even spraypaint works, but is heavier.

Packaging says 14oz, so that's 7oz per, at 110x98 ... um...

7oz/110x98=10780 sq in / 144=74.86 sq ft /9=8.3 sq yds = ~0.8oz/yd^2

Not bad for $5.

Great find. And, of course, it could be soaked in permethrin to enhance its effectiveness over a season.

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Originally Posted by DemostiX

Great find. And, of course, it could be soaked in permethrin to enhance its effectiveness over a season.

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Excellent Point! Too bad Ikea doesn't carry Permethrin!

did you end up trying to make a bug net from the ikea fabric?

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Originally Posted by DemostiX

Great find. And, of course, it could be soaked in permethrin to enhance its effectiveness over a season.

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+1 this would be a cheap option to buying a good bugnet

Lol. I thought you misspelled idea. It is a good idea though.

I bought some spray dye and blackened it a bit... somewhere out there is a hug style net that i made for somebody.

The net is really strong, but only good for mossies as the holes are pretty large... similar to tulle.


I have one panel left, unused at this time...