RJS,

I like the idea of using the snaps that are already there for the rear
screen. Driving with the hatch closed will keep most of the strain off the
mesh.

John Meeks
'91 Vanagon MV
Northern Michigan

Vanagon Rescue Squad
www.vanagonauts.com

On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 2011-07-26 at 07:11 -0700, Don Hanson wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >         >    Hanging one across the rear of the Westy is a great idear
> >         and I'm
> >         > glad that you thought it up, but it come way too late to
> >         save the life
> >         > of my Ryobi battery operated fan.
>
>
> >
> >
> >   I saw some cargo nets of 'eastern origin' at the nearby K-Mart store
> > a few days back.  Also at Harbor Freight.
>
>
> The net will need to be fairly substantial as sometimes the camping gear
> back there can get jostled against the hatch on a bumpish road. And I'm
> gonna need to find some kind of hooks for the net that don't protrude
> too much when not in use, and sturdy places to mount them.
>
> A worthy project.
>
> -- RJS
>