I came across this the other day and thought it was interesting to find in such an old reference.
This is a snippet from The Book of Camping and Woodcraft by Horace Kephart which was published in 1916 and even then they knew bug netting could retain warmth.
mosquito netting is by no means out of place on the polar ice-fields, for it is an
excellent wind guard, retaining the internal heat, while easily allowing the escape of moisture
My Fronkey net certainly adds a few degrees of warmth to my setup.
a bug net can add 5 to 10 degrees to a hammock. found this out last June and it was 90 degrees at dusk and finally dropped to 75 in the early morning hours.
the choice was between the bugs and cooling down. I risked the bugs after tossing around for 2 hours in my sweat.
Malo Periculosam Libertatem Quam Quietum Servitium
Been saying this for years about using the bugnet year round. Good to know I am in in excellent company.
"There's a whisper on the night-wind, there's a star agleam to guide us, And the Wild is calling, calling . . . let us go." -from "The Call of the Wild" by Robert Service
My Trail log: http://ducttapeadk.blogspot.com/
It most definitely became apparent hanging above 75-80*F. Bugs or sweat, i tend to choose bugs. Might treat the hammock with permethrin to aid those net free nights.
Im chosing heat ans getting one of those personal event fana to hang from the ridgeline
I use a Coleman tent fan in my hammock during summer camp with scouts.
wish I had a picture of it hanging off ridge line.
it works great at moving some air around inside bug net in lat July.
1 set of batteries lasted all week, plus the LED light was great at night too.
" BEING A BOY SCOUT ISN'T SOMETHING YOU DO....IT'S SOMEONE YOU ARE" Miss Lisa troop 24
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