rebeccad
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Post by rebeccad on May 4, 2024 20:29:28 GMT -8
Every time I have ever used one I’ve tried to stuff food in my mouth trough the net. Yeah, that's unavoidable, especially if it's a nice, fine mesh.
By the way, I didn't get any noticeably itchy mosquito bites in Grand Gulch, despite being besieged a few times. Todie was the worst, so I wore leather gloves at night, but my face was exposed and somehow escaped unscathed.
I wore cotton gloves but pretty much kept everything under cover. No bites for me, either. Maybe they weren't the biting kind. They did like to buzz in my ears--I could hear them even from under the quilt. |
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Post by swmtnbackpacker on May 5, 2024 7:37:56 GMT -8
A regular S2S head net suffices as my hat brims keep the net off my face. Some tarp types even go so far as wearing it for sleep. It’s just a matter of getting used to it.
There’s some thinner nets made by (iirc) P Vacco though thinking it (or something similar) may be made by Arizona’s Simblissity on a batch basis. It works on skeeters but maybe not other flying biting bugs.
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Post by dustin on May 5, 2024 7:39:44 GMT -8
I'm sure someone will develop a bluetooth-enabled head net filter-feeding warning system. Perhaps it will warble like a theremin when you get food close to the mouth or send you a push-notification, "It is now time to wash your head net." Maybe that's my million-dollar idea!
I was looking up the S2S nets yesterday and there are regular and ultrafine netting versions. Any experience around how easy it is to breathe or see through either version?
Or how about the permethrin-soaked one? The Insect Shield Buff I have does seem to work, so...
I also found a version from LiteSmith that looks very see-through. Anyone tried that one?
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Post by stevet on May 6, 2024 14:42:25 GMT -8
+1 on the S2S head net. It is also very soft, so more comfortable than many. Just remember to pull it up should you decide to try and eat something!  |
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