zancudos! (mosquitos)

[La Osita]

Hadn't thought of that. My original vision of the netting was one of those nets that hang from a ring and just drape around the bed. I rather like your idea. Rather a Victorian sort of thing.

[pappabee]

Originally Posted by itnavell

Hadn't thought of that. My original vision of the netting was one of those nets that hang from a ring and just drape around the bed. I rather like your idea. Rather a Victorian sort of thing.

The other thing that you might do is to take a fan and blow it across the bed. Our little Mexican mosquitoes don't do well in wind. No if you happen to some of those dive bombers from NOB then the only suggestion is a shotgun.

[TundraGreen]

Originally Posted by pappabee

May I suggest that you have one built. With the labor costs so low it would not be much money. All that would be needed would be some 2 x 2 wood, some nails and some netting and a good stapler gun for the netting.

That is what I did. I bought 4 dowels for the uprights and another 4 for cross pieces, attached the uprights to the wooden bed base, then lashed the cross pieces together, and hung a mosquito net from this frame. There is a cortinero next door to my house so it was easy to get the dowels. I had to add a couple of diagonals to brace it, other than that it has worked perfectly. It does give the bed the image you see in some of the old movies.

[La Osita]

That sounds easy enough. My quest, as I mentioned in my first post, is to find the netting. The fabric stores have this stiff netting (toulle), but it's not meant for mosquitoes and the holes are too large. As we are not coastal or tropical here, mosquito netting is not a common item.

I'm off this morning to find some brown sugar to make GC's mosquito traps.

[FHBOY]

Originally Posted by itnavell

That sounds easy enough. My quest, as I mentioned in my first post, is to find the netting. The fabric stores have this stiff netting (toulle), but it's not meant for mosquitoes and the holes are too large. As we are not coastal or tropical here, mosquito netting is not a common item.

I'm off this morning to find some brown sugar to make GC's mosquito traps.

mosquitocurtains.com in Atlanta sells the netting by the yard in 120" wide material. Of course the problem is getting it to Mexico. Also try usnetting.com

There is a thread on the forum from 2009 about Mosquito Netting - while interesting it does not provide a Mexican supplier for the stuff - it is called a rarity in Mexico:

Mosquito Nets

[La Osita]

Originally Posted by FHBOY

mosquitocurtains.com in Atlanta sells the netting by the yard in 120" wide material. Of course the problem is getting it to Mexico. Also try usnetting.com

There is a thread on the forum from 2009 about Mosquito Netting - while interesting it does not provide a Mexican supplier for the stuff - it is called a rarity in Mexico:

Mosquito Nets

I started doing an internet search as well. Threw out the idea of shipping from the US, too expensive, and takes forever to reach here.
But, I did find a site here in Mexico. Productos mosquiteros | Trampas para mosquito
They're based in Guadalajara and will ship for 99 pesos. So, I ordered a net and will work on making a frame. I like it! Rather jazzes up the bedroom!

[FHBOY]

Originally Posted by itnavell

I started doing an internet search as well. Threw out the idea of shipping from the US, too expensive, and takes forever to reach here.
But, I did find a site here in Mexico. Productos mosquiteros | Trampas para mosquito
They're based in Guadalajara and will ship for 99 pesos. So, I ordered a net and will work on making a frame. I like it! Rather jazzes up the bedroom!

WOW! GREAT FIND!

Mod: Is there are way we can put resources like this that we find in a place on the Forum? Like A Products Thread with sub classifications. Would it violate the Advertising rules to do so? I mean, three years from now, some Forum participant may want mosquito netting and it would make it easier. Just a suggestion.

[dongringo]

You can buy mosquito netting on MercadoLibre Mosquitero Tul 2 Plazas Colores Anti Idengue Mosquito Net - $ 169,99 en MercadoLibre

[dongringo]

Oops - that ad was from Argentina.
Here is one from Mexico - Mosquitero Pabellon Redondo Y Todas Las Medidas - $ 295.00 en MercadoLibre

[TundraGreen]

Originally Posted by FHBOY

WOW! GREAT FIND!

Mod: Is there are way we can put resources like this that we find in a place on the Forum? Like A Products Thread with sub classifications. Would it violate the Advertising rules to do so? I mean, three years from now, some Forum participant may want mosquito netting and it would make it easier. Just a suggestion.

There is a sticky thread in which I have collected some useful links. It does not include links to specific products however. I am reluctant to include them. It implies an endorsement of the product by the forum or by me, at least. Also such links tend to be ephemeral and broken links don't help anyone.