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This is a really great idea! So simple in action.
has anyone considered using a full length zipper attached to top area where the bug net separates by ridgeline? a zipper like a jacket that detaches - so if you want to fold bugnet under hammock it can still be done. just thinking out loud here....
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I was thinking the zipper as well then I thought the zipper probably would not give enough to be able to lower the net to get in and out. I could be wrong.
Pete.
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I attached with a rolled hem and edged the curved side with diy bias tape made from some 1.1 ripstop.
I have a pack hook on each side of the bugnet. When I pull it under I use a piece of shockcord between the two hooks. You could use multiple hooks with shockcord to make a pad holder
Everybody comes from a different perspective. I actually like the bugnet and top cover in cold weather. Forms kind of a "sock" of sorts and adds several degrees to the inside of hammock. Also contains all the quilts etc from falling out.
Thanks,
Actually a zipper would work because it would form a non-structural ridgeline of sorts. IMO if I were going to put a zipper on I would just do it on the bottom edge. The zipper would have to be unzipped all the way to get in and would be a PIA to zip back up.
Last edited by hangnout; 03-05-2011 at 11:58.
I put some pack hooks on the top edge of bugnet and clipped to the ridgeline. This worked really well but I needed to make my bugnet longer to keep from putting too much strain on the netting. On the next one I make I will make the net bigger and clip the pack hooks to the ridgeline. This will require less top cover since the gap will be controlled. One on each side is all that is needed and they are easy to un-clip.
The pack hooks can also be used to hold net under hammock. OWF is the only place I have found that carries the pack hook I used.
Link to description of pack hook.
Link to purchase from OWF. Part number is FPH
Last edited by hangnout; 03-05-2011 at 11:38. Reason: Added link
For summer, the rooftop could be made of bugnetting.
I love the use of an overlap. It occurs to me that the shock cord channel could be made such that it has an extra wide hem above it, making a 1.5" frill to help make the soft seal.
I used to keep bugs out of the little pilot house of my first fishing vessel by draping two layers of shrimp netting over it. The mesh in shrimp net is 1/2", but two layers of it was enough to keep out mossies and noseeums. Even rats thought they couldn't get through!
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