Mosquito Net

Has anyone tried to enclose the back off with a mosquito net when camping and sleeping in the bed? I have the DCSB and only way to sleep is with the back open (have a topper too) and was trying to think of a way to close it off with a net to keep bugs out at night.

If anyone has would like to hear your solutions. All I can think of is some velcro around the opening and the net.

 

Have you thought about something like this http://tentsontrucks.com/midsize.html

 

Magnets. You’re welcome.


Heat shrink the magnet, gives it a tail to tug on and makes it scratch-safe. You’re welcome again.

I camp in my truck more than overlanders do.

 

Is the truck inside or your topper carpeted? Velcro works great on mine. ARE MX. There is a video on YouTube of some folks that made bug nets and used Velcro to attach them.
https://youtu.be/KOMvjxuIzgQ

It’s around 7:30 into the video.

Magnets won’t work on mine since the metal window frames are aluminum. I considered gluing small neodymium magnets to the metal window frame but figured Velcro would be much easier.

 

I tried Velcro, but have no luck keeping it stuck. I have a big mosquito net that’s banded on the ends, I magnet across the back half of the truck to the frame and tailgate. No real system, just stick me wherever.


I wish I could just drive my truck into a drawstring mosquito net but they haven’t been made yet, sadly

 

I used to just pitch a small hiking tent in the back of mine

 

Not sure magnets will work given most of the topper is fiberglass or aluminum, but I'll give it a try.

I have looked into those strap on tent backs and they are kind of cool, but I worry about the straps and such rubbing off paint - especially since it tends to be somewhat windy a lot of the time in CO. This is why I wish I had a longer bed, but then I have a shorter cab (no DCLB for me).

 

I do what they did in the video for the rear bug net with the heavy duty outdoor Velcro adhesive strips hook side in the cap and loop side on the netting, they stick pretty well I just backed them with some 1” gorilla tape on the nets themselves because the adhesive bled through and they would stick to themselves when stored.

Since you have a short bed you could probably just move the net outwards and enclose the open cap door and lowered tailgate in a manner similar to those tents.

I’ve wanted to do that for a while to have a sort of porch.

 

I have an SUV tent that goes over the back of the truck with the gate down and cap door up. When that was what I used to make my sleeping area, I was concerned about the gaps everywhere....and there were lots.
I used liberal amounts of Permethrin on all of the spots where there were gaps. Didn't swat at a skeeter all night, and they were nasty that evening too.