Originally Posted by
gargoyle
A few issues with "to-the-ground netting"..
Bugs- Not only skeeters, but ants, spiders and other creepy crawlies now have a road to the hammock. If your sealed in a sewn on, zipper style net they can't get to you.
Weight/Bulk- A full size net big enough to allow you access and fit all the way around the hammock would be somewhat heavy and certainly bulky. To me, the size of a given piece of equipment is as important as the weight. Pack size and pack volume need to be considered. A mosquito room may not weigh much, but it could take up a lot of valuable pack space.
Dirt-Dragging the netting on the ground to get a good seal would eventually damage the netting and get dirty/wet, creating re-packing issues.
Wind- When the wind blows the net will billow and float free, unless it is staked or weighted somehow. Stakes add more weight..
But it can be done , those are just some reasons why it is not as practical for some. If you were car camping and weight and size are not issues, bring it or bring a pop up mosquito room/gazeebo and hang in that.
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