Fronkenstein Bug Net and Hammock Sock

[Ragabash]

I needed a bug net to get ready for summer, and I liked the ease of Fronkey's design. I didn't like not being able to leave it in the Black Bishop Bag if I wanted to, though. So I came up with this twist. It's probably been done before, but I couldn't find an example.

Here's the Fronkey on my hammock:

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Here's the Fronkey half-way on. I just left a hole that I can shut with some cord and a cord lock.

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Lastly, for winter camping, I decided to try a sock. I had a bunch of left-over ripstop from Walmart and a small amount of nanoseum, so I thought, "Why not?"

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I sort of made it up as I went along. I'm impressed by the added warmth. In my 56 degree basement, it's almost enough by itself to keep me cozy. I didn't realize how warm it was inside the sock until I opened it to get out and felt the blast of cold air. It needs tie-outs or something to keep if farther off of my face. But then again, I might also put some Velcro tabs along the window so I can shut it on those really cold nights. I'll have to play with it and see how much condensation I would get. Any advice about that?

[Texas Hanger]

Nice... I'm waiting for a shipment of noseeum to do the same thing...

[jdk]

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I sort of made it up as I went along. I'm impressed by the added warmth. In my 56 degree basement, it's almost enough by itself to keep me cozy. I didn't realize how warm it was inside the sock until I opened it to get out and felt the blast of cold air. It needs tie-outs or something to keep if farther off of my face. But then again, I might also put some Velcro tabs along the window so I can shut it on those really cold nights. I'll have to play with it and see how much condensation I would get. Any advice about that?

Been thinking about doing a vented sock myself. Have the noseeum already, just need the fabric. What is the width of the fabric before sewing? Did you just sew 60" fabric into a tube?

[sargevining]

Nice... I'm waiting for a shipment of noseeum to do the same thing...

Yep. Just got some myself to do this exact thing.

Now all I need is some spare time.

[Ragabash]

I started off with something like 60", but like I said, I made it up as I went along. The original channel I sewed for the cord to shut it was too skinny and was a pain to get sealed. I took some red rip stop I had and made a larger channel, then sewed it right onto the old channel. I also felt like the material was too tight to the UQ, so I cut out a skinny hexagon (like a two sided arrow) and added that to the belly. If you saw this thing up close, you would shake your head at the amateur hour production. Like I said, though, it works great now! If I were you, I would look up a pattern from someone who knows what they're doing.

[sandmaker]

Very nice idea on the bug net. Best of both the Fronkey and the tube style. Wish I had thought of combining the two when I was making my new bug net a couple months ago. I usually need a net no matter what here in Florida, but sometimes for simply lounging, it would be nice to push it out of the way.

What's the finished weight on your net?

[Ragabash]

I'll weigh it and get back to you. I'm assuming it is in the same ballpark as any other Fronkey style.