I've been using a version of the quarter weight bug net for a couple of years. It works OK but sometimes skeeters get in when the wind blows the hanging sides over and it opens up a gap. Any tips from users of this type of bug net ?
I've been using a version of the quarter weight bug net for a couple of years. It works OK but sometimes skeeters get in when the wind blows the hanging sides over and it opens up a gap. Any tips from users of this type of bug net ?
Add larger pockets to it so you can put loose gear or anything laying around the campsite - that ought to weight it down a lot better than a little quarter. Plus, this way you're not carrying around the extra weight of quarters, or - at least you can go ahead and spend those quarters on a soda when you get to town.Originally Posted by bayou joe
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I added a little bit of shock cord to the corners of mine to pull the corners together. It's a little more complicated to set up but I feel a little more secure in there.
Grizz
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Thanks, guys. I'll try both of those suggestions.
J.
my "quarter weight" bugnet is really thin walmart ripstop, but I only use weights on the head end, and in the middle. The foot-end is velcro closed.
Mine's totally free-floating, and not sewn to the hammock, either. I keep it in place by sewing 4 velcro loops down the middle, and hang it over the ridgeline. The velcro loops wrap around the ridgeline and allow me to push it down to my feet. A clothes pin keeps it tight and from sliding down.
I was thinking a few of those exotic magnets they are scavenging out of dead hard-drives might be used instead of coins- they would hold together underneath, and not be too dificult to separate when you need to get out.
Can you elaborate on that? I may dig into the old computer in the closet and find some use for it.
Last edited by UncleMJM; 02-24-2010 at 11:01. Reason: typo
The magnets you're talking about are called rare earth magnets. You can get them in all types of sizes, and they have a lot of strength. You I have two coin shaped ones stuck to my desk that are about as thick as a quarter and are about the same diameter as a Bic pen cap opening. They would do the trick.
I've ordered from this site before, but there are many others that also sell them.
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/categories.asp
I'd recommend some Axially Magnetized, like this:
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=D71
These have a strong pull. Read the safety info on them before buying.
They are the refrigerator magnets from hell. I got mine from Lee Valley.
http://www.leevalley.com/
Dave
"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."~~~May Sarton
I've thought about those, but if they're as strong as they claim, is there a chance that the fabric or netting would rip before the magnets came apart?
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