6 Mosquito Net Solutions For Your Car

There are several mosquito netting solutions on the market, ranging from the “cover” that slides over the window to the option of a mosquito net shelter.

The advantages? You won’t have to invest time in making your own nets, and these solutions are non-permanent.

The mosquito net is not visible from outside the car and it allows you to open the rear windows (the ones that open sideways) at night. This is an excellent option if you are boondocking or simply don’t want to install the screen every night.

However, it is a semi-permanent installation, as it requires velcro on a section of the car wall. It is also an option that requires a minimum of sewing skills and works best if your windows are electric.

Obtain mosquito netting at the hardware store, double it to make the holes smaller (and to arm yourself against firebugs). Be sure to bypass the window lever with the velcro so that it can open and close without any problem. You can use a ruler to fix the screen between the window rubber and the wall.

This solution will allow you to have good ventilation every night without having to worry about mosquitoes. You will be able to install your mosquito net at the beginning of the season and remove it only after the fly season is over!

One of our clients Liliane did it herself and shares her steps with you:

1. I bought for a little over 10$ what I needed for two mosquito nets at Fabrickville: 24 inches of Velcro tape and sewing and 1 meter of fine mosquito netting (60 inches wide).
2. For each screen (double thickness), I made a seam on all the contours of a 16 x 34 inches rectangle (Height and Width).
3. I then sewed a 12-inch velcro strip all the way in the center and at the edge of the 16-inch border (leaving a 2-inch clearance at each end).
4. I then glued in the van the velcro that I cut in two unequal parts to just around the window handle (this gives an angle that makes the whole thing more aesthetic and facilitates the installation of the screen).
5. It was very easy, after fastening the two parts of the velcro together, to insert the sewn edge of the screen into the contours of the passenger compartment using a ruler and to stretch it tight.

That’s it!
Liliane