motoadve wrote:I really like Mountain Wave aviation cargo nets, very high quality and lots of big useful pockets.

daedaluscan wrote:I have always struggled with clutter in the plane. One of the pre-landing checks I was taught was "loose articles". I have had to skip that one.

I keep a sleeping bag, pad, tent, bivi bag, two tool kits, spare tubes and tailwheel tire, fixa flat, tiedowns, chocks, MRP, water, etc. I have not come up with a decent plan to store them. I did sew a cargo net from old seatbelt material which I drape over everything when I am going camping with bikes, but it is always a mess.

So my new plan involves a car top soft bag that I sewed tie downs onto and will simply stuff everything into. It looks like it is going to work well and I will be able to lie my bike flat on top of it to tie down.

A1Skinner wrote:

motoadve wrote:I really like Mountain Wave aviation cargo nets, very high quality and lots of big useful pockets.

I like the brown line anchor points on the walls. How are they anchored on the back side of the upholstery panel? Rivnuts or nutplats on a bulkhead or just to the panel itself?

motoadve wrote:I really like Mountain Wave aviation cargo nets, very high quality and lots of big useful pockets.

TommyN wrote:I kinda have your same problem. My big net is too big and unwieldy for day to day use. It is useful for full cargo trips. So just yesterday, helas, I ordered a shorter net to angle down from top of hat section to points near rear of baggage door. I keep stuff in soft bags so it might work.

But this solution is interesting too. Where did you purchase? What size? Please let us know how it works out...

Best,

Tom

Seems like a good idea to me. I'd do some hillbilly engineering to determine whether all that stuff will stay in the bag, and the bag on the floor, in the event of a crash. I'd also highly recommend a net between you and the bag (and bike) regardless.

I'm a big fan of cargo nets...not to keep anything organized, but rather to keep things from getting stuck in the back of my head during a high-G deceleration.

dogpilot wrote:When I have a lot of loose stuff, tents, sleeping bags and so on. I use my old parachute bags. I must have half a dozen of them. They are rather tough and hold a ton of stuff. It seems everywhere I went in the military and NOAA, they kept giving me more. I am sure that you could get them through several surplus outfits. Mine are a canvas like material, but more pliable. My son got issued some that are nylon. I rather prefer the canvas ones. They have a large zippered opening (with a big tough zipper), pack other squarish and just do not wear out, there is also a snap down flap to protect the zipper. They are sized to hold an MB-8 parachute and your torso harness, g suit and survival vests. All of which are bulky. I just run the straps through the two rather substantial handles in an 'X'.