I’ve been looking into netting options for the JK – not a huge number available, but certainly enough variety. I’ve even been considering making my own!

From a few posts on different forums, there is certainly a significant amount of work that goes into the netting, so I believe there’s definitely an economy of scale when choosing to purchase it premade. On one forum, a guy mentioned that he paid around $150 in materials (webbing, and assorted hardware) to make his netting – but it required a significant amount of time to put together. Once finished, he had quite a bit of left over webbing however (I believe he started with a 100yd roll).

Ive come across 3 or 4 companies that make netting – and each one of them seem to fall into their own price point, and each has their own style.

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DirtyDog 4x4

I came across some nice netting from a Canadian company, DirtyDog 4×4, and these look like a great deal. I’m ordering a set, and will do full review, as well as try and document the installation – with some photos. The DirtyDog netting is unique, in that it uses grommets, instead of stitching to create the net.  Dirty Dog also has some very interesting mesh nets – designed to block 70% of the sun, while maintaining that open air feeling of cruising around with the top down.

I did find cheaper netting – but the straps were narrower, lighter weight, and they were spaced out much further than I cared for.  Add to that a few negative forum posts from a few people that weren’t satisfied with their durability. They acknowledged that they got what they paid for – the least expensive netting they could find.

The most recent offering I came across was by COP4x4 in Arizona – pretty heavy duty – and the most expensive yet at almost $800USD for a completed set!!!.  Personally, I think that is simply ridiculous.  On the JK-Forums someone had posted a comment about Raingler pricing their netting with a little too much pride – this is simply outrageous!

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Cop4x4 Cargo 'Nack'

They’re calling it a “Cargo Nack” – and its designed so that you actually attach your cargo to it. For a more dedicated off-road camping vehicle, these might make the most sense – but personally, I don’t like the reduced visibility of those 4″ webs.

Another manufacturer, Raingler, makes some nice looking nets, but the $450USD price tag is getting up there, especially once you start factoring in the exchange rate, duty, and shipping.  They recently expanded their product lije with some new nets designed for adding cargo to.  Their nets were what got me originally thinking about making my own… but not having a heavy duty sewing machine or rivet tool…

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Raingler.com netting

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