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Review on πŸ•οΈ Foxelli XL Hammock Net - Lightweight Portable 12ft Netting for Camping Hammocks, Fast & Easy Setup, Universal Fit by Danny Poulin

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Immediately compared with my current insect net

I already had an insect net with which I was satisfied. I bought this mosquito net for 3 reasons: incredibly good price, lighter advertised weight and I already had several Foxelli Daisy Chain hammock suspension straps from a previous store and was happy with their quality. flashlight, warranty card and thank you card included free of charge, as well as a weighed mosquito net with backs in the attached storage bag. My scale read 15.0 ounces, which is even better than I was hoping for. My current 11ft 6 inch bug net weighs over 20 ounces when stuffed into a backed dry bag. to me. In fact it will be too long and I will consider reducing its width if I have the courage to change it. There is no reason not to do this as it will also remove unnecessary weight. I know my current 11'6 bug net is too long so I clipped them (see photo) onto my current net using the Foxelli mesh. The Foxelli network is slightly wider horizontally and slightly shorter vertically. The current bug net sometimes hangs down and touches the ground if I don't hang the spine line high enough, and to keep things simple I'd rather not even use the spine line that came with it, and just use my hammock's spine break line instead. Hope this helps make it possible. let it touch the ground - note to foxelli, cut it out. The hanging hooks are slightly smaller/lighter than the hooks on my current net and there are 2 fewer of them. I think this is a good design choice. The seven hooks on my current net are a bit excessive and add unnecessary weight/bulk. Foxelli hooks are better suited for this job. Now if I can just use the hammock breakline to support my bug net I will remove the hooks to further reduce the weight. I will also remove the small rope loops attached to each of the four zippers. The material seems a bit lighter than my current insect net, but still protects against insect bites. It lacks the vertical stretch of the material of my current bug net - I really like the fact that my bug net stretches vertically when I somehow reach the ground in the hammock; I think this will prevent damage/cracks in the material. The Foxelli material lacks this vertical stretch - it doesn't seem to stretch much in any direction (horizontal or vertical). So I have to be careful. Again, it's too wide for my current hammocks and I'll be hanging it lower than intended, so I don't think there will be a problem. the impression is very favourable. It is better designed and lighter than my current net and will most likely replace it. The price was less than half my current chain, which made choosing this Foxelli chain a no-brainer.

Pros
  • price
Cons
  • nothing there