Looking to buy some camo net for a hide

[njc110381]

I've been looking at a few bits of camo net to make a pigeon hide with, but they come in all sorts of sizes. I've seen them from 4'x5' which seems a bit small, to enough to hide a lorry! What is a good size to get? I want enough to make a hide against a hedge that wont be too small to move in!

[markbivvy]

trakker01 has some advertised on the bbs airgun web site.

[Cranfield]

My nets are 15ft x 6ft, I find that is ample to make any shaped hide I need.

[30-6]

I have 5 nets of different type and size in green/brown for general hide building, and 2 (cut from one big one) in sand colour for on the stubble. I also have 4 "sniper nets" which are about 4' square in green and meant to be draped over you but good for filling in on a hide on the sides.

 

Sometimes I use three nets, sometimes five and can make a single or double hide. I prefer a 75% scrim coverage rather than a 100% coverage to be able to see out better.

 

The point I am trying to make is that several smaller nets are easier to handle than some of the monsters you see out there, and easier to arrange into a hide.

 

If however you are limited to one net a 12'x5' would be a good choice, but if you can get a few of different shade/colour.

[invector]

20 feet by 6 feet MINIMUM!!!

[mickymiroku]

I've been looking at a few bits of camo net to make a pigeon hide with, but they come in all sorts of sizes. I've seen them from 4'x5' which seems a bit small, to enough to hide a lorry! What is a good size to get? I want enough to make a hide against a hedge that wont be too small to move in!

just buy a stealth net from uk shoot warehouse, job done :(

[pin]

Can't agree more, cracking nets those. Very light, in strong sunlight you can see silhouettes through them but it seems to make no odds

 

Having something to make a back / roof is certainly worth considering if the circumstances require it.

[luckytrigger]

I've been looking at a few bits of camo net to make a pigeon hide with, but they come in all sorts of sizes. I've seen them from 4'x5' which seems a bit small, to enough to hide a lorry! What is a good size to get? I want enough to make a hide against a hedge that wont be too small to move in!

just buy a stealth net from uk shoot warehouse, job done :(

 

I'll second that..Excellent nets

[njc110381]

I've been looking at a few bits of camo net to make a pigeon hide with, but they come in all sorts of sizes. I've seen them from 4'x5' which seems a bit small, to enough to hide a lorry! What is a good size to get? I want enough to make a hide against a hedge that wont be too small to move in!

just buy a stealth net from uk shoot warehouse, job done

 

Ok, cheers. I'll do that

 

It's only £40, bargain! Doesn't say how big it is though :(

[cumbria Bill]

I've been looking at a few bits of camo net to make a pigeon hide with, but they come in all sorts of sizes. I've seen them from 4'x5' which seems a bit small, to enough to hide a lorry! What is a good size to get? I want enough to make a hide against a hedge that wont be too small to move in!

Try cabelas.com from the "states" they do some very useful patterns. As well as your usual greens they have "mossy oak shadow grass" "dead duck" "max 4". During the winter and early spring the main background i am backed up against is hawthorn with long dead grass in the bottom, or hardwood trees.Apart from the odd ivy, holly, gorse, or conifer green camo is not needed in winter. Max 4 is excellent in winter. The experts tell us that light colours are best i am inclined to agree. The cream coloured stripes in max 4 break up the hide when veiwed from 50yds out. The bottle green scrim sticks out like a sore thumb. The nets from "cabelas" are 8ft x 20ft more than big enough and around 50 quid.

[ferret boy]

Im after some netting but dont want to be spending £40 yet on stealth net yet as dont know if there are pigeons on my permission as only been up once for a reccy. I have some net, looks like stuf for army surplus place which will do for roof on hide but need some for sides. seen some on ebay, think its £16 (new), that any good?

[RAMMER BURT]

mine is 20ftx5ft with between 6-8hide poles makes a good hide for me and the mut

[Guest]

Does anyone use the hessian type stuff? On my one and only hide outing so far we used hessian to form a hide around a tree, on a railway line with hardwood trees all around, and even with out the leaves on the trees you'd a job to spot it from 70 odd yards.

[Edward]

I use 2 10x5 nets from thepigeonshooter they really cheap and tied together they makes a deacent sized hide.

[big simmo999]

Ex Army Camo - ok they might be big and slightly bulky (a bit like me ) but they don't half take some stick!

They give really good cover - but i reckon they need to be about 16' X 6'

last you years mate

[dusk2dawn]

Im after some netting but dont want to be spending £40 yet on stealth net yet as dont know if there are pigeons on my permission as only been up once for a reccy. I have some net, looks like stuf for army surplus place which will do for roof on hide but need some for sides. seen some on ebay, think its £16 (new), that any good?

 

 

 

Dont forget that to be really effective a good hide should have an almost solid pattern net as a background behind you.

sometimes, if you are wearing full camo and you keep still, you can get away without a hide provided you have a good background net.

The cheap £3 washing line props from Wilkinsons are very good as poles.

 

D2D

[motty]

I've been looking at a few bits of camo net to make a pigeon hide with, but they come in all sorts of sizes. I've seen them from 4'x5' which seems a bit small, to enough to hide a lorry! What is a good size to get? I want enough to make a hide against a hedge that wont be too small to move in!

 

In my humble opinion i would get something at least 20x5 just in case you need to set up in the middle of a field with no cover,especially if shooting with a mate. As others have said the stealth nets are good(i have one) but i think are too small for many situations.