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#185685 - 06/11/14 01:08 PM Online Fabric Retailers
4evrplan Offline
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Registered: 01/16/13
Posts: 913
Loc: Nacogdoches, TX, USA
I'm about to order four yards of no-see-um mesh. Of course I want to get the best deal, but I also don't want to get ripped off, and I've found very limited information about the various sellers. Does anyone here have experience with the sellers below?

lightheartgear.com
.77oz/sq yd black nylon
3.50/yd
3.04 shipping
17.04 total

rockywoods.com
.96oz/sq yd gray only, material unknown
2.95/yd
3.22 shipping
15.02 total

diygearsupply.com
.9oz/sq yd black polyester
3.25/yd
2.95 shipping
15.95 total

questoutfitters.com
.87oz/sq yd black polyester
3.25/yd
6.50 shipping
19.50 total

EDIT: I accidentally posted this before I finished authoring it. I'm not sure I even would have, as it was as much to organize my own thoughts as solicit input. C'est la vie, if you've got something to add, go for it.


Edited by 4evrplan (06/11/14 01:13 PM)
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#185686 - 06/11/14 01:23 PM Re: Online Fabric Retailers [Re: 4evrplan]
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I'm going with diygearsupply.com.

Moderators, feel free to delete this thread if you wish. I don't feel it really adds anything to the forum.
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#185731 - 06/15/14 04:25 AM Re: Online Fabric Retailers [Re: 4evrplan]
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Registered: 02/08/14
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Loc: Vancouver, BC
I've used DIYGear a couple of times - great service, quick shipping.

I've heard good things about quest, but no first hand experience.

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#185751 - 06/16/14 10:41 AM Re: Online Fabric Retailers [Re: 4evrplan]
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Loc: Nacogdoches, TX, USA
I just got my order from diygearsupply.com, and I'm very pleased. It was a great price, fast shipping, seems to be very high quality, and they actually gave me a few extra inches of the zipper I ordered. I haven't measured the full length of the mesh yet, but it's slightly wider than the advertised 54".

I'll be ordering from them again if/when I have the chance.

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#186521 - 08/11/14 03:13 PM Re: Online Fabric Retailers [Re: 4evrplan]
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Registered: 06/23/14
Posts: 1
Loc: SC
Ripstopbytheroll.com is a great vendor!

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#187472 - 10/22/14 09:24 PM Re: Online Fabric Retailers [Re: 4evrplan]
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Registered: 04/28/09
Posts: 242
Loc: Midwest
All of those vendors are fine. I've ordered noseeum mesh and other stuff from Quest before. I went the cheap route with their seconds/scraps. That was went on my first MYOG tarp to keep the skeeters at bay.

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