>>I'll use my modded DuoMid for winter/nasty weather...

Do you mind sharing what mod you made?

Would it not be possible to rig the raingear already being carried as a "splash protector" for wind blown rain? I think that is what I'm going to try if and when I order the Hexamid. Not that the optional "door" is heavy, but hey- I'm carrying rain gear and a length of spectra cord anyway... I'm sure I could have Joe sew in a couple of tiny tie-loops to the inside of the canopy on each side of the net door.

Douglas, or anyone that has used/seen this shelter - do you think that there is anything out there that will work as a simple bug bivy / bug netting? ... Or is a regular bivy zipped up the only thing that will do the job?

If not, do you think it would be possible to sew on some more attachment loops to attach something like the MLD Bug Bivy or perhaps Serenity Shelter?

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Edited by annapurna on 05/02/2010 07:53:05 MDT.

Ohhh, interesting. Any details on expected weight / price? What will the shape be like?

Thanks!

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Edited by annapurna on 05/02/2010 07:52:27 MDT.

Thanks Anna. Looking forward to it.

"he is building me a custom removeable inner bug shelter."

This is definitely the way to go. I answered in another thread, I think, that while you could make the MLD bug bivy work, it would be much less than optimal since the only tieoff point 'inside' the Hexamid is not centered overhead, but rather toward the front a bit. And it's somewhat centered on the mid, instead of at one end or the other, which is where you'd want the MLD bivy to hang from. I also felt the slope of the sides would be less than optimal, as the MLD bug bivy is really made for a continuous height (or nearly so) shelter instead of one that angles downward from the center. FWIW.

I'm also very much interested in a removable bug shelter. Hopefully that doesn't add much more weight or bulk.

We had a BPLer's Trip to Point Reyes and Mark Verber brought his Hexamid.

Last night, I posted about 5 or 6 photos of the shelter from all angles.

Think that I have a few more that I can throw up when I get home.

See the photo gallery, top thread.

-Tony

I noticed that Joe updated his website for the hexamid. Now it's going to come with a single zipper running along the top of the door instead of the three that meet at the top, and the seams are not going to be taped. Instead he is sending a tube of Seam Grip so buyers can do it themselves. He also says the seams are all double stitched, which I found surprising for the cuben version.

I just figured out what I am going to do with Joe's Hex Tarp.

Wedding Veil material is just about 0.2 oz/sqyd, comes in every color in the book and is cheap.

I am going to use this for the netting. I have done this before. As long as you sew a double overed strip of cuben around the edges and only attach it with bungees on the corners and small pieces of velrco everywhere else, it works great.
You also have to have some excess around the sides for flex in case it's kicked. Might only add 2 ounces to the tarps weight, (floorless). It is very effective in keeping the bugs out though.

I'll just use a polycyro and 1/8" pad for the floor.

I think Dondo simply used binder clips with his golite poncho?

Bummer on the taped seams. Isn't it true that the tape strengthens the seams ... which is particularly important for Cuben?

I hike in exposed, windy terrain where it rains a lot. The Hexamid isn't really meant for these condition, so why can't i stop looking at it and drooling? :)

I wish there was a way of pitching it 'down to ground' when needed.

> Wedding Veil material is just about 0.2 oz/sqyd, comes in every color in the book and is cheap.

And a LOT more fragile than no-see-um mesh too!
But at that price, maybe it can be replaced regularly.

Cheers

I agree. Wedding veil material is not good for mosquito net purposes.

--B.G.--

And likely useless against noseeum's!

Previous posters are correct: wedding veil material is much, much weaker than noseeum netting. There are, however, many different kinds of it, some of which are much stronger than others. The holes are too big to prevent noseeum entry, but that shouldn't be a problem depending on where you are. The stuff is perfect for a mosquito headnet, which is the least likely thing to get snagged.

I made a cheap net-tent (with a nylon floor) out of the stuff for my family, and it survived 2 weeks of camping without any holes. As long as you're counting on mending, I see no theoretical problem with the proposition. Personally, though, I'd be wary of marrying such a fragile material with a more robust one; for no increase in time, only a little in materials, and a little in weight, you'll get a much more durable end result.

You'd be better off, all things considered, with "funeral" veil material, however, as black is much easier to see through than white.

Andrew, you win the prize for the most puns in a single post for the month so far! Not to mention the potential for allegory.

I too am interested in this material and it may be worthy of another thread, or perhaps two - one being in Chaff : )

Is the black mesh you are referring to Burka veil material? I haven't seen any here locally yet, perhaps more it is more readily available in Europe.