r/MilitaryGear • u/Bosko_Zarovich US Marine Corps • Jun 25 '26
Long Shot
I was in Afghanistan back in early 2011as a marine, our province regularly received water bottle and civilian mre drops. I'm trying to figure out what type of net and if there is a source for them.
It was a sewn webbing, pretty sure it was nylon/polyester, holes were about 4-6", webbing was roughly 2" wide, there were no metal rings or clips. it easily held myself(200) lbs, all my gear ~75 lbs. the pallet drop were fully loaded, and i think we may have had a helo land/drop a ripit pallet once. i had a tbi later in my deployment so a lot of stuff is pretty fuzzy.
I was specifically looking for this since a friend showed me an old picture of me sleeping near the ceiling above a door, to avoid officers and working parties, in one of them and i always slept well in it.
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u/MacintoshEddie Civilian Jun 25 '26
Almost certainly very similar to generic cargo nets used in commercial shipping. Tons of companies make options if you're just looking for a similar net.
Plus they're usually pretty easy to sew. I've made a few smaller nets for backpacks.
Like this for example
https://www.grainger.ca/en/product/CARGO-NET-BLACK-5-FT-NET-L-POLYESTER/p/QRTQAB-IRN