@memathews
I'm using the S2S single bug net stand-alone or under my Gatewood Cape. It works great, although it's floorless so I need to add a ground cloth. I know how the PNW is, mosquitoes all summer depending on the trail elevation.
@wolfeadventures
I have a Katabatic Pinon bivy and it’s great in certain scenarios.
@monoclehikes68
I’ so I’m currently looking at either hexamid pocket tarp w/doors or the HMG mid 1 tarp
@rickcollman351
Ive used a Mtn Laurel Designs Bug Bivvy 2 for several years. I like the ridgeline zipper entry makes getting in/out easy. If I have a ridgeline in the inside of the tarp I use prusik knots on the ridgeline for the head/foot lines so I'm not dependent on the tarps tie outs.
@trinhgoescamping
I'm so excited about tarp camping. I finally got me a tarp. I'm worried about bug issues. Thank you for this video!
@pedro_claro
Never thought of using the headnet INside the sleeping bag. very smart Tim! So far I've been using a hack I Saw on YT - open umbrella behind the top of your sleeping bag (As if there was horizontal rain coming from that side) and drape mosquito net over than and down to wherever it goes. Great hack using something I already bring with me anyways.
@RC-qf3mp
Nice. But I just got the nano a few days ago! Maybe show a video of how to best use it? I got a variety of sticker loops and clips so I can mess with ways to get more out of it. Will start experimenting with it this week. The bivy looks cool. You know how it compares to the MLD bug bivy and BB2v
@Chris-ov4zc
S2S nano 1P bug net here. Light and compact enough that I can bring it when I think there might be bugs. When I KNOW there will be bugs, I bring a tent.
@dirtbagoutside
Love the Borah Gear bug bivy. Its my go-to for summer tarp camping!!
@hoser7706
No bug bivy but have you tried a Thermacell unit under a tarp? They work great!
@Kegluneq76
I use the "Amazonas Mosquito-Traveller Thermo Hammock". I'm flexible with that. can also use it on the floor. ;-) works great. When there's no tree around. 👍
@sirsir108
I've got a yama bug bivy that's maybe 36" wide and I thought I would feel super claustrophobic it's basically a 1.5 person tent besides the super low height I have spent a zero mostly laying around in it with no issues I've even squeezed in there with my 55lb dog although that can get a bit tight as of this summer I've just been rocking the headset when I'm with the doggo since I prefer for him to be able to get up and drink water or pee in the middle of the night for anyone trying out just a head net when there are mosquitos don't forget some gloves I learned that one the hard way If I get to try a pct thru hike in the next year or 2 I may opt for a regular bivy and a tarp vs a bug bivy so I could set up cowboy style more and get less dew all over my quilt
@jeffbriggs7120
Go to Maine with the black flys good luck with that😂😂😂
@BillHimmel
Informative, as usual! I was wondering: What ground sheet do you normally use?
@vanguardcycle
new Tim S video = automatic like
@timbschwartz
Thanks for watching! If you're new to the whole tarp camping thing, check out my video on how to set up a tarp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAzs1KgzZZo&t=2s
@whereisthemessiah
Can you show it setup with a tarp?
@ivanmaroto8792
can anyone recommend a good head-net when just using a sleeping bag as an alternative to a bug bivvy? thank you.
@Mike-vd2qt
Backpacker about 50 years here. I get the tarp idea, I used them decades ago before "ultra lite" was a thing. Owned the very first Black Diamond Mega Mid in the early 1980's. Always packed light because I was a runner/cyclist and at 6 feet tall, 150 pounds, I was too skinny to carry a 30-40lb pack like my friends. Tarps for shade, cooking, groups, extra space, snow camp, yep. But these days with modern fabrics, and after being driven from the Sierras by mosquitos; watching a Tarantula migration in the desert; Scorpions and mice in the Grand Canyon; I finally found Tarptent, and Henry Shires. Their Preamble tarp model without a floor, has built-in screens and doors, is $199, weight with guylines, stakes, bags, is 581 grams, sets in two minutes. I currently own a ProTrail model that sets up in less than two minutes, and stays dry inside if it starts raining while you set it. I lived in it for two months on the Great Divide route, and a bunch of backpacking. Happy trails. ☮
@travismillar7513