HUG with footbox?

[clutch146]

I really like the idea of dejoha's HUG Half Bug Net, but I have one problem, and that's that my feet tend to get hot very easily above 60 degrees. I kick open the foot end of my top insulation and get annihilated by biters.

Has anybody tried incorporating a footbox with the HUG? Essentially, just an extended version that would be doubled back and sewn at the end for a place to put your feet. Additional lines could be added to keep that material off you. Here's a concept of what it would look like:
concept.png

Would this work, and what would be the best way to go about doing it - just extending the design's length out, or tapering toward the feet? The idea came from some of the back-and-forth between dejoha and SGT Rock regarding the winter HUG, so I'm just wondering if anyone ever tried this out?

[Brady]

If you got a TQ that cinches closed I bet you could build a piece of netting to nest in the end. Maybe use a couple of the dutch quilt clips to hold it im place. Just an idea. I'm thinking if you want to extend the hug that way you may as well make a full length hug that the end tucks under your feet. That's a lot of extra netting, maybe the TQ idea could work?

Edit: Sorry no photo, I'm not the editor you are.

[ccolclou]

full HUG concept.jpg
I thought you meant almost creating a double HUG - as illustrated. It would be heavier than your version, my concern would be keeping the netting far enough off your feet and legs to avoid bites through the netting.

[clutch146]

The netting resting on my body was my main concern too. I think I'll scrap this idea for a bug net and just go with a simple tube design. I may revisit this concept for sock/bivvy/WHUG. I recently scooped up a SOL Escape Bivvy and have some ideas floating around. I'll probably spin up a new thread on that project.