What is the best way to afix mesh to the bottom of a Gatewood to essentially make a Wild Oasis? A bonus would be if it could removable to accommodate trips that are heavy/light on buglife.

Here's something off the top of my head lol.

You sew up a skirt of the noseeum mesh, with elastic around the edge. The idea is you thread it through the guy tie outs of the Gatewood, and pull tight to seal around the perimeter (you'd have to tie off the bundle you're left with somehow, to keep it taut).

This way your Gatewood still weighs the same when you don't need the skirt.

Velcro would be quick and easy, but probably heavier? I don't know the weight difference between elastic and velcro off the top of my head. But half of the velcro is going to permanently be attached to your cape.

Maybe this is totally wack, but maybe it will give someone else an idea to chime in with, too.

Another thought is to sew in little loops on the inside to 'hang' the skirt from.

Edited by KryoShift on 04/23/2012 13:28:19 MDT.

See it on with a light thread and a really long stitch and just pop the stitch when you want it off. Way lighter than any other option that will seal good

-Tim

Bugproofing a Gatewood Cape.
There is probably a lighter way to do it now.

Edited by hteegan on 04/24/2012 01:42:05 MDT.

o.O

yeah, or that lol. Thread is cheap, too. And it's simple >.>

Edited by KryoShift on 04/24/2012 12:42:10 MDT.