When do you go without a bugnet?

**T- Minus** · 11-03-2016, 15:59

Year round, There are armies of bugs everywhere in the south beetles, stinkbugs, Ticks, Mosquitoes, red bugs, wasps, cicada-killers, bees, fleas, sweat bees, killer bees, and hornets, dragon, horse, and other biting flies so I keep it on, besides I like the shelf too.

**Higher_Ground** · 11-04-2016, 13:34

Would be nice to go without it but I swatted 3 mosquitoes on my leg in 10 minutes watering the plants yesterday and killed another 2 in the house that have been tormenting my son...

I think terrain must play a role too. Urban areas probably have a lot of mosquitoes due to all the places that hold water. It's rained all of 2 days in the past month and a half so I think most of the natural tree holes and such are probably dry in my area. I went down to the swamp last week, though, and it was packed full of mosquitoes.

**slbear** · 11-05-2016, 01:38

I often sleep in or take a nap so cold nights are not my criteria. I now have mainly netted hammocks, including two Nettys from Hammeck. Not only does it reduce the breeze on cold nights, it holds everything in the hammock when I toss and turn. It's an essential part if the XLC that is my car camp go to.

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**Macpaks** · 11-11-2016, 10:33

Originally Posted by bobbycobbler

If night temps are in the low 50's, I'm not carrying my net.

Same for me. I voted "After first frost", but less than 50F I haven't had bug issues here in Missouri.

**MDCrab** · 11-11-2016, 10:43

I haven't gone without a bug net yet. My first few hammocks were "jungle hammocks without the capability to go netless. I have started using a plain GE hammock and a generic bugnet from Tribes. It doesn't add enough weight to my pack for me to worry about. I haven't been out in the post bug season. Even so I think it retains just a bit of heat and doesn't hamper my sleep or even my view to any real extent.

**Zilla** · 11-11-2016, 10:54

After the first frost and/or when all the bugs are gone for the year.i switch it out for my top cover.

**CBradley** · 01-12-2017, 15:01

As soon as the bugs are gone I no longer use the net until spring.

**Wilderness Seeker** · 01-12-2017, 15:05

For me it just depends on the weather and conditions. Most bugs seem to leave me alone compared to my hiking partners.

**Ghashul** · 01-12-2017, 18:05

I've only ever camped with a bugnet once, because of midges. It was my friends net, and luckily big enough for both of us (cowboy camping).
But generally bugs don't bother me

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**VWcamper** · 01-12-2017, 23:56

Only have a hammock with built in bug net for now so always. I've only recently have taken to the air to sleep. I camp mostly in northern or the upper peninsula of Michigan. Skeeters have been increasing in numbers or I am becoming more tasty. One of the two. Not much fun when your being pestered while you sleep.