View Poll Results: Which style bug net do you prefer? (Please comment below as to why)

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  • None / Unattached

    5 8.47%
  • Fixed

    11 18.64%
  • Stow-able

    18 30.51%
  • Removable

    25 42.37%
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    Removable vs Stow-able vs Fixed Bug Net?

    I'm planning my next UL bridge hammock, and am debating how I want to do the bug net. Plan is to either reduce hammock width, or increase spreader bar length to reach a more optimal width/length ratio, and try out 1.2 PolyD fabric.

    My current rendition is made from 1.1oz nylon, and is 18.1oz w/ whoopie sling suspension and 0.49" spreader bar's. It has a stow-able bug net that can be tied up along the long side.

    I'm debating the pro's and con's of each set up, and would love to hear everyone's input.

    Fixed: Lightest overall weight, but can not "open up" the hammock.

    Stow-able: Slightly more zipper required (~0.5oz), can "open up" the hammock.

    Removable: Heaviest option (~2.0oz from fixed), but option to remove if not needed, or attach over cover.

    Generally, late spring through early fall the net will be needed in my area. There's a small period early spring/late fall where I can probably get away without, and then winter I'd want an over cover.

    So the question is, what do other's prefer, and why?

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    So the question is, what do other's prefer, and why?
    Two different hammocks for every need.

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    I made my bridge with a stowable bug net but truthfully, could have skipped the stowable part entirely.

    First, our bug season runs from the earliest time of the year (almost ice out) to just a few weeks ago so the opportunity to use it bug free is very limited.

    Also, I found the bug net to be useful for other reasons - it helps keep my quilts inside of the hammock when I'm entering and exiting the hammock. With the bug net tucked aside the quilts kept ending up on the forest floor. I also found that the noseeum actually helps hold the heat in on cooler nights, not much but still better than nothing.

    I use a fleece liner rather than an overcover so changing out the bug net for an overcover isn't part of what I'd do.

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    Don't have a bug net for my ENO Singlenest. Never really had an issue with bugs bothering me yet.
    Is it hang time yet?

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    We have changed where we most often Hang. The bugs are awful, they seem to be starved, so I feel forced to use the bug net. However, I find it does not allow the air to circulate, and it makes me feel too enclosed, especially in my Bridge hammock.

    I like being able to remove the net and leave it home if the bugs are not going to try and carry me off.

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    Stowable
    I've found the bugnet to be useful in not only combatting mossies, but also in spider season, lady bug season, stink bug season, and any other season that finds some critter wanting to join me in the hammock!
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    stowable. Even if I don't feel the bugs will be bad, I wouldn't dare just leave it behind. Better to have than not need than the other way around. If it's stowable but attached, it's always there, and I don't need to carry a separate item. And, a bug net makes stowing the hammock back in the bishop bag easier. In warm weather, I keep my liner and pillow in the hammock all the time.

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    I prefer to be out when the weather is cooler and there are no bugs. As a result, I like to be able to take the bug net completely off. This is also the only method I've ever used.

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    I've only ever used my DIY "fronkey" bug net - and I really like the fact that I can take it off when I just want to take my hammock on a day hike or out to watch my wife play soccer.
    For me a fixed net would limit the versatility of the hammock, and a stowable net would be great - but I don't know how to make my own
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    I'm absolutely, legitimately arachnophobic (spiders, scorpions etc,) so I doubt I will ever know what it feels like to sleep in a hammock at night without bug net. Never gonna do it. Ever.
    Nope nope nope.

    Attached or stowable for me.

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