Net hammocks for fruit or veg storage

[JayBee]

Does anyone know of a UK source for small mesh hammocks suitable for storing fruit and veg and small enough to hang up in odd corners of the boat?

I suppose I could just buy some netting and make a DIY job of it, but I would prefer not to have to do this.

Any ideas?

 

[V1701]

I bought a couple of string bags to use for that, off ebay. Be careful if using them under way, had pulverised banana everywhere where the bag continually bashed against the mast support...

 

[Seajet]

I think 'Nauticalia' used to do them, maybe still do, but I'm not sure how actually practically useful these 'ornaments' may be...

Just a thought, one sometimes sees things like Teddy bears in shop windows in hammocks, might be worth googling in that direction !

I suspect buying proper netting is the answer.

 

[Sandyman]

Not much help but the only source I know of is SWMBO.........makes them herself from craft cotton. Stuff she also uses to make dishcloths.

 

[idpnd]

I bought that netting used to stop kids and objects sliding through railings on smaller yachts.. then you run two strings through the sides to give it belly. cheap & works!

http://www.gaelforcemarine.co.uk/36224/Marlow-Guardrail-Netting.html

 

[Rigger Mortice]

I've seen these kinds of things in various places.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Elasticat...tEquipment_Accessories_SM&hash=item4843d70b06

 

[LadyInBed]

I suppose I could just buy some netting and make a DIY job of it, but I would prefer not to have to do this.

Quite right! Buy a ball of string and make the net to fit

A good winter evening project

 

[multihullsailor6]

I used cut-off from the fishing net which I bought for my catamaran's trampoline - perfect to store fruit, onions (in a plastic bag) and potatoes on four hooks in the galley.

 

[JayBee]

Thanks for all the responses so far - except LadyInBed's, obviously.

West Marine sell them, but that's over there.

So... yet another DIY job.

With a lot of items on the chandlers' shelves, which no-one could possibly need, it looks like a (very small) gap in the market.

Cheers

JB

 

[V1701]

Here's the ones I've used, hang up between 2 or 4 (better) hooks somewhere...

 

[ithet]

Try a Soft Toy tidy/Hamock.

e.g.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clippasafe-...TDME/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328389799&sr=8-1

 

[Chris_Robb]

I bought that netting used to stop kids and objects sliding through railings on smaller yachts.. then you run two strings through the sides to give it belly. cheap & works!

http://www.gaelforcemarine.co.uk/36224/Marlow-Guardrail-Netting.html

I tried guard rail netting but it really needs to be twice the width for a proper vedge net.

 

[ukmctc]

I got mine from Force4, give them a call

 

[clyst]

Got mine from kids toy shop (soft toys hammock). £1 50p each if I remember .

 

[JayBee]

Here's the ones I've used, hang up between 2 or 4 (better) hooks somewhere...

Tried the string bag thing. Somehow they didn't hang right and were so organic that they soon became the favourite habitat of several different kinds of mould.

 

[Rigger Mortice]

I tried guard rail netting but it really needs to be twice the width for a proper vedge net.

Sounds like you need to nip aboard a fishing boat under cover of darkness and "borrow" a few metres of their nets.

 

[Conachair]

Mackeril netting and bungie cord.

Doesn't stop a few guests nibbling yer nanas though

 

[idpnd]

I tried guard rail netting but it really needs to be twice the width for a proper vedge net.

Sorry forgot to mention it is doubled up, a string runs zig-zag through the middle connecting both halves, and two shorter strings run through the outside giving it its baggy shape!

This was invented and implemented by a visiting crewmember, I was rather pleased

 

[JayBee]

Conachair

Like the bat! Probably eating your fruit flies, but I think I'd want to keep my toes under the duvet at night.

 

[PeterGibbs]

Does anyone know of a UK source for small mesh hammocks suitable for storing fruit and veg and small enough to hang up in odd corners of the boat?

I suppose I could just buy some netting and make a DIY job of it, but I would prefer not to have to do this.

Any ideas?

Kids stores - Kids R us etc - stock these things for teddies - just the size for fruits. And reasonably priced. Look on line

PWG