Mosquito net with door in it?

ellexesse · Mar 14th, 2007, 17:42

hi all

I've been trying to find info on this but not got anywhere...

Im going to Kerala for a trip on the backwaters and was wondering if the net I have will be ok. It has a large overlap at one end that creates a means of getting in and out. So far we have just overlapped the material and tucked it in really tight but now that I'm going somewhere where is there is a greater risk of being bitten, do you think it would be better to have a net without a "door"?

btw - we go in a couple of weeks.

matt67 · Mar 14th, 2007, 17:49

If you are worried that the mossies will get in through the door and that the overlap has not been tucked in....spray the overlap with mosquito repellent. In anycase i always ligtly spray the net corners with repellent and just to be doubly sure spray my hands and ankles lightly with the repellent. Buy odomos in india, its a cream and i find quite effective and very cheap. That way you got all bases covered. To make life even more miserable for the blighters use a coil or those electric repellants in the room.

Nick-H · Mar 14th, 2007, 19:54

Stitch velcro around the overlap if you want to make it secure!

Darmabum · Mar 14th, 2007, 20:04

thoughtful . . . but the mosquitoes will be able to get in without it

Mar 14th, 2007, 17:42	#1
ellexesse Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: India Posts: 29	Mosquito net with door in it? hi all I've been trying to find info on this but not got anywhere... Im going to Kerala for a trip on the backwaters and was wondering if the net I have will be ok. It has a large overlap at one end that creates a means of getting in and out. So far we have just overlapped the material and tucked it in really tight but now that I'm going somewhere where is there is a greater risk of being bitten, do you think it would be better to have a net without a "door"? btw - we go in a couple of weeks.

Mar 14th, 2007, 19:54	#3
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,368	Stitch velcro around the overlap if you want to make it secure! __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Mar 14th, 2007, 20:04	#4
Darmabum On the Road, wherever I am Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: in the mountains of Idaho . . . now the red-rock plateau of southern Utah Posts: 881	I think the door is a good idea, thoughtful . . . but the mosquitoes will be able to get in without it __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure - Marianne Williamson

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Mar 14th, 2007, 17:49	#2
matt67 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bath Posts: 166	If you are worried that the mossies will get in through the door and that the overlap has not been tucked in....spray the overlap with mosquito repellent. In anycase i always ligtly spray the net corners with repellent and just to be doubly sure spray my hands and ankles lightly with the repellent. Buy odomos in india, its a cream and i find quite effective and very cheap. That way you got all bases covered. To make life even more miserable for the blighters use a coil or those electric repellants in the room.

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