jscherb
Expedition Leader
While I'm on the subject of sewing...
A few weeks ago I tested a cargo net on top of the Trail Kitchen:
I had modified a cargo net I found at a u-pull junkyard for that test, I think it came from a minivan. It was made of elastic netting. Being elastic, I felt that it probably wouldn't contain the cargo as well as necessary on a rough trail.
This morning I sewed a new net, this one is made from a non-elastic fabric. I've hemmed the net with polyester webbing, and inside that webbing I've put tie-down cords made from paracord. One end of each cord has a loop to be used on the cleats on each corner of the kitchen enclosure/drawer cabinet and the other end does not have a loop, this allows it to be adjusted to correct length for the load and secured on the cleats with a simple cleat hitch.
Trying to push the cargo off the kitchen, I found that this net retains the cargo very well and I think it will perform very well on a rough trail, or during a panic stop on the road.
I was also planning to try tying a net completely out of paracord, but I'm very happy with this one so maybe I'll skip that project.
A few weeks ago I tested a cargo net on top of the Trail Kitchen:
![CargoNet1_zpsnjmfk8qv.jpg](http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc163/jscherb/Gaucho/Safari/MORryde/CargoNet1_zpsnjmfk8qv.jpg)
I had modified a cargo net I found at a u-pull junkyard for that test, I think it came from a minivan. It was made of elastic netting. Being elastic, I felt that it probably wouldn't contain the cargo as well as necessary on a rough trail.
This morning I sewed a new net, this one is made from a non-elastic fabric. I've hemmed the net with polyester webbing, and inside that webbing I've put tie-down cords made from paracord. One end of each cord has a loop to be used on the cleats on each corner of the kitchen enclosure/drawer cabinet and the other end does not have a loop, this allows it to be adjusted to correct length for the load and secured on the cleats with a simple cleat hitch.
![NetJoann1_zpsihueytau.jpg](http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc163/jscherb/Gaucho/Safari/MORryde/NetJoann1_zpsihueytau.jpg)
Trying to push the cargo off the kitchen, I found that this net retains the cargo very well and I think it will perform very well on a rough trail, or during a panic stop on the road.
![NetJoann2_zps12r1vdmw.jpg](http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc163/jscherb/Gaucho/Safari/MORryde/NetJoann2_zps12r1vdmw.jpg)
I was also planning to try tying a net completely out of paracord, but I'm very happy with this one so maybe I'll skip that project.