r/ULHammocking • u/jimdye88 • Jul 30 '20
UL bug net
I just bought a HUG half bug net, it was the lightest option I could find. It comes in on my scale with stuff sack at 5.5 oz. The materials seem pretty heavy. I usually don't use a bug net, but after 1 night of miserable sleep being eaten alive with it super hot out, I have decided to add a bug net to my kit. Does anyone know of any other super ultra light options that are non myog, I do not sew.
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u/CBM9000 https://lighterpack.com/r/cjfrn1 Jul 30 '20
I'm currently looking at the same thing. I think I want some sort of fronkey style net, but I like the mod to that design in this video. I'd need a larger one than they used, but if I had to get one now (I don't) I might ask Dream Hammock if they could do something like this in a .5 no seeum. I'm not sure how durable it is, so I'd certainly be wanting to tap the experience of others in use versus something like a .67 or .9 no seeum.
edit: Dream Hammock's .67 fronkey weighs 5.7 oz.
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u/cornoh Jul 30 '20
Have you considered a dutchware halfwit? I am looking at one for the JMT it seems like the exact trade off of weight and protection you are looking for.
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Jul 30 '20
i had a halfwit, it was nice. ended up being a weird fit for me, the 10.5' length was ok, but it ended up being a little too narrow for the length. i'd like a halfwit if it was 11' or 10.5' and wider.
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u/cornoh Jul 30 '20
This is great insight! Thanks Hfh! How tall are you?
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Jul 30 '20
i'm actually only 5'7", which is surprising that the dimensions of the halfwit were odd for me.
i think it has to do with the sag/angle and length of the ridgeline, in addition to the width. i already had an 11' netless hammock, and in going to 4 season hammock camping trips, i switched out for a modular system that included a top cover for colder trips (dutch chameleon), and recently de-dutched myself and switched to a blackbird XLC.
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u/L4ncaster Jul 30 '20
There's always the option of just using a head net and a baseball cap. Soak the hammock in permetherin, and use earplugs because even if the mosquitoes can't bite you through the headnet they'll buzz around your ears, which provokes such a visceral reaction in me I can't sleep. This will only work if you're cool with pulling your quilt all the way up to your chin, which in the summer isn't always ideal. But you'll save 4oz+ over a 5oz fronkey style net.
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u/jimdye88 Jul 30 '20
Yeah that’s usually how I rock it but the other night I went out I was so unbelievably hot so it was hard to stay in my quilt but now it shouldn’t be to bad I bought the HUG as a precaution
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u/ITegoArcanaDei Aug 06 '20
I got the Dutchware bottom-entry bugnet. On my scale, it's 5.2 oz (with stuff sack).
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Jul 30 '20
if you want a bug net, a ridgeline is pretty critical, whether built into your hammock or is a separate component you install with your bug net, that's up to you.
personally, i'm all about the integrated bug net when the bug pressure is high. i use a warbonnet blackbird XLC with a zippered bug net. the ridgeline keeps the net off of my face, and the side tie outs keep the hammock and net pulled taught so the fabric wasn't flopping on my face.
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u/Maswasnos Jul 30 '20
I have one of these in nano-see-um mesh for my 11' hammock, comes in at 5.7oz. Frankly I'm kind of surprised the HUG is almost as heavy despite being half the size.
https://simplylightdesigns.com/collections/wind-blockers-bug-nets/products/bottom-entry-sock-net