[at-l] Bug nets

[David Addleton]

the nets work ok in that area (did boundary waters w/o a net many years ago)
the aussie hat trick with corks and strings hanging down from the brim works
ok, too and isn't as confining .  .  . + the aussie hat trick just plain
looks funny and less like african queen . . . ;)


On 7/16/09, Tom McGinnis <sloetoe at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> What she said.
>
> --- On Thu, 7/16/09, Amy Forinash <amy at forinash.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > > After doing some more reading, I think I'm going to
> > get a bug net (the kind to protect my head) for my mid-August trip
> > to Isle Royale.  I'll be doing at least a one-night
> > backpack there.
> > >
> > > My first thought is to get one with a brimmed hat so
> > that the net stands away from my face and neck. I don't presently
> > own a suitable  brimmed hat to use one of those thingies that are just
> > a bug net  with a drawstring.  But maybe that's not the
> > primary concern with a  bug net? Cheap would be good too.
> > >
> > > Anyone who's used one have any advice?
> >
> > REI has some with spring steel in them to hold them away
> > from your face.
> >
> > Me, I use a baseball cap and a shapeless bug net, and I
> > haven't had  any problem with the mesh being too close to my head.
> > They tend to be  pretty roomy so you're not squeezed in there.
> >
> > -amy
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