I'm looking for ul full coverage protection. The lighter, the better.
I have a bivy, but it's more for winter its a MLD litesoul. But it's what I take for now since it's the only one I own. I've only had to use it a few times during the other seasons when it was raining. Gotta keep the bag dry! But it was never used for bugs. For bugs I'll just throw a shirt over my head.
Jimmyjam sent me a head net that would work, but it doesn't protect my arms. So I'm leaning towards something like Zpacks or MLD sells with a solid floor attached to a netting that attaches at the top of the tarp or held up with a trekking pole.
This option seems heavy ( to me ). The Zpacks hexanet is 9ozs. That may not seem like a lot but my tarp is only 3.5oz. There has to be a lighter one out there for sale, right?
My other idea is to just get some bug netting from S2S. I could still take the Bivy at 4oz and sleep on top of it and drape the netting all around it and maybe attach it to the loops no the bottom of the Bivy. I'd get full coverage without having to jump into my sleepingbag.
Another option I've considered is a Bivy made by Borahgear.id get full netting on top but with extra splash guards on the feet and head area with enough solid material coming up the sides.
My last thought was hiving perimeter netting attached with loops around the tarp. I'd like to have it removable. Some loops for Zpacks would probably work ok for that. I know that wouldn't be 100% bug proof, but I could live with that.
One of the biggest factors is weight.
If you were me, which one would you go with?
Is there any other ideas Im missing?
I have a bivy, but it's more for winter its a MLD litesoul. But it's what I take for now since it's the only one I own. I've only had to use it a few times during the other seasons when it was raining. Gotta keep the bag dry! But it was never used for bugs. For bugs I'll just throw a shirt over my head.
Jimmyjam sent me a head net that would work, but it doesn't protect my arms. So I'm leaning towards something like Zpacks or MLD sells with a solid floor attached to a netting that attaches at the top of the tarp or held up with a trekking pole.
This option seems heavy ( to me ). The Zpacks hexanet is 9ozs. That may not seem like a lot but my tarp is only 3.5oz. There has to be a lighter one out there for sale, right?
My other idea is to just get some bug netting from S2S. I could still take the Bivy at 4oz and sleep on top of it and drape the netting all around it and maybe attach it to the loops no the bottom of the Bivy. I'd get full coverage without having to jump into my sleepingbag.
Another option I've considered is a Bivy made by Borahgear.id get full netting on top but with extra splash guards on the feet and head area with enough solid material coming up the sides.
My last thought was hiving perimeter netting attached with loops around the tarp. I'd like to have it removable. Some loops for Zpacks would probably work ok for that. I know that wouldn't be 100% bug proof, but I could live with that.
One of the biggest factors is weight.
If you were me, which one would you go with?
Is there any other ideas Im missing?