BUTTON MAGNETS are the ultimate hack for making a bugnet fit any design of tarp shelter. I carry about 8 quarter sized magnets and it doesn't matter what set up I choose, I always have the maximum amount of room inside.
Jess, great video and demonstration. I've been using a similar setup for years. I don't know the maker of my original bug tent inner, but I recently bought a new one from ONE TIGRIS that has three doors ($65 USD March 2024). Doors at both ends and a large middle door like the one you use. Great inner bug tent with a bathtub floor. Keep making these great videos.
For those of us that are to old to sleep on the ground anymore the GI bug net work's well with a hammock if you cut holes for suspending the hammock. This is a great set up so you can sit in the hammock folded in half and still have bug cover. Great video Jess!
I recently got some kind of US bug net tent, it already has holes in it for a ridge line. It’s 17 ounces, should pair well with Aquaquest tarp and my hammock.
Yep. This is my setup too. I had been practicing survival/wild camping/bush craft skills in my back yard for a year.. camped out nearly every weekend from winter ‘22 to winter ‘23, and finally made my first real bare bones camping trip July 4 weekend at a state park… with no amenities except a few porta units. Lots of trout stocked streams tho 😁 THIS method is exactly what I decided to pursue as Spring ‘23 rolled in. I have a RedCamp 10X12 camo tarp, which I exclusively use self supported by walking poles (or sticks from the woods), and I have an enclosed bug net/bathtub from Onetigris. I like my screen, as it has only one angled side to match match A-frame tent slope, but the entry side is flat faced with 3 zippers (2 bottom/one center). When I pitch my A-frame, the entry side of the bug screen tent is open space for gear, so I’m not squeezing up against the tarp as you need to with the A-frame bug screen. While the dimensions are close, I can still obtain decent weather protection. One option I have is to simply roll the top of the screen down a few inches, and I can pick up a bit more spread width/protection. The setup can easily be modified by sticking up one half of the A-frame into a semi/quasi bakers shed! I can also do a fully enclosed “hexamid” based on Papahiker”s design (hiking tarp tent RU-vidr from Netherlands). Unfortunately I’m at about 4.5 lbs for both, but that includes aluminum stakes and guy lines. This set up combined with a red LED head lamp has kept me bug free all summer! Good video!
Hi Jess, I was thinking about doing the same thing. I've seen a couple of screen shelters on Amazon. I would prefer the ones with the floor and totally enclosed. Great stuff👍
I had one of those USGI bug nets issued to me back in the day, but it was most often left behind. I think I only ever used it one time, rigging it up on a make shift frame over a cot. I never used it in the old pup tent and never saw anyone else use it that way. Saw them used a few times as improvised screen doors on the big GP Medium tents.
Onewind has come out with a tarp bugnet that is awesome. You can fly an A frame, and it goes around the edges to make a 12 ft screen room. It also has double zippers on each end to run a hammock thru.
Did this this summer with a Canadian military bug net and a cot. I flew a 10x12 tarp over it. Ton of space slept like a rock. Great video as always my friend. Thanks so much.
I've been a proponent of this type of system for years. Born out of necessity down here in the South. Check out the DD Pathfinder mesh tent. Good on you brother, thanks for sharing!!
Jess, down here in Texas a bugnet is a necessity when camping under a tarp! My primary shelter is a Warbonnet Blackbird XLC hammock, but when I'm using just a tarp a USGI cot bug net works well; all I needed to do was add additional ties to it.
Thanks for the video and your time. What I've been using for a while. Is I taking old school Yoga? Close cell phone? Matt? Rolled out and I string up one of those hammock bugnets. And then put a tarp over that throw on my junk inside.
I just watched a review of the Bushmen core lodger "Bivy tent" and found out it for $193 it doesn't even have a rain fly nor can you get one. It has to be used with a tarp... I'd say, this is exactly the same thing and way better.
👍👍👍 .. Cool .. and bug-free 😊. Hi Jess .. Nice seeing you again. Yep, bugs are my bone of contention with ticks being first on the list. Strangely, this Summer here in the Northern Schweiz, 'bugs' (except for the perennial Lyme-carrying Ticks 😖) .. bugs such as mosquitos, biting flies and midges have been conspicuous by their absence. Another reason for me being a colder-weather person. Another good share .. thanks. Take care .. Tommy
Thanks Tommy! The temps dipped off here for awhile as per the norm, then spiked this week. Ticks have been pretty sparse thankfully, mosquitoes and flies n the other hand, have been thick. Ready for snow 🤝
Great vid, great presentation and content.. New sub from UK. Spent the last two night under a tarp in the garden (back yard). No bug net, just a ground sheet, sleeping pad and sleeping bag.
Greetings- Im really digging that tarp you have. I have 2 of those USGI nets in my trailer out back and they are a definite must down here in WV. Good to see your getting out when you can and hopefully the heat/humidity is leaving- Im ready for fall as its the time of the year I get most of the work done outside on the property. You and yours be good and take care- Carry On-
New Subscriber here today. I like the Adirondack design at end. Gives a cool breeze area to come in.. Looking forward to seeing all your vids. Stay Safe Stay Positive Never Quit. God Bless us all my friend. Big Jim New Hampshire USA aka BOSTON STRONG
Long time no see Endurance Room. The way I camp here in Florida, bug net with a tarp, usually during the cooler months, along the coast, on the little Islands that are called Keys and in the forest.. As for the military bug net, while serving in the Marine Corp's I would as some others Marines, set up the bug net with the shelter half over the rear part then the extra rain poncho I always carried over what would be the roof, all set up inside of a bush for camouflage.. That is when we had some time to set up a bivouac. Like you, I can dig both, but these days I would lay down a ground sheet for the Military bug net shelter. Nice set ups, I always enjoy your videos, keep'em coming.
Right on. I have both types of bugnets and they work great. I am very partial to the US Military style as I think it gives you more versatility. Add a cheap 5x7 tarp and you have a nice floor.
Been running a bug net for a few years myself, adds almost nothing to your pack, and up in the highlands of Scotland where I camp, it is an absolute must especially when the midges are at the highest, even smoke from a fire sometimes doesn't keep them at bay!
Hey Will! The bugs have been pretty bothersome this summer. Glad to hear the bug net works for you. Man, I have bounced back to ALICE, running my large. Did some work on it. Will post it soon. Have a good one 🤝
hey friend.. I bought a cheap hang matt with bug net ..took the ropes out each side that makes it into a kinda like tent inner with zipper bug net plus ground sheet...weights nothing and I rolled it into my bedroll as a permanent...
Nice set up Jess. I run something similar. 3x3 tarp with either a One Tigris pyramid bug tent or the sea to summit bug net. One tigris is heavier but has a floor and the S2S is lighter with no floor or zippered doors. Nate
Hi jess...long time subscriber here... I'd like your opinion on my set up .. I use a free soldier hammock/ tent ..with an aquaquest 10x10 tarp.. the hammock used on the ground has a built in,zipped entry bug net with waterproof base .it makes a very low profile set up , plus it can also be used as a hammock if an off the ground configuration is required ... ..obviously my tarp is heavy duty and I didn't want it to be super light , I only wanted this set up instead of a tent due to the huge versatility and ability to have a very large admin area when not inside the bug net ... I know you're one of the world's leading experts on camp craft ,Bush craft and minimalist camping techniques... I look forward to your reply if you have time ,.... another excellent video btw.. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing my Friend, this makes me want to pay a bit of attention to my gear again. During the winter months, I focused on some other stuff. To get out, though, not very safe here in SA.
It’s good to take a break and come back fresh. Helps us see things we may have been overlooking. I have heard about what is happening. Prayers are with you, Brother.
Did do some long-distance walking projects using a Aframe Mesh tent. Eorks ok if i couldn't hang a tarp and you have some living space in heavy infested musquito areas. As always i use DDhammocks gear. Bombpreef
↟↟Hey Jess🙌🏻 Both nets are cool and they are simply irreplaceable in the summer forest))😬 As for me I use OneWind ultralight suvirval shelter set up and its pretty lightweight and comfortable Looking forward for late fall when there is no these flying guys at all)🤔 Cheers Brother✊🏻🐺🐾
Thanks Alex! It is something new for me with tarp camping. I really like the openness that it provides, but man, those little flying guys. Usually, it’s not too bad after dark, but this year has been kind of interesting. They have been releasing modified mosquitoes.
3 lbs is a bit heavy for a trap setup, especially without a ground sheet. There are many tent options, even affordable one, that are under 3lbs these days. Generally, the benefit of going trap is the weight savings, but 3 lbs is about my max for a tent setup.
@@EnduranceRoom But you said, right at the start of the video, the idea was to give you the protection of a tent without the extra weight. You made it very clear, that was the point of the setup and your video.
Just a thought but would a couple of those spring style clothes pegs work in a pinch, to close up the gaps in the sides? They don’t weigh anything and I’m sure the Mrs, wouldn’t even notice a few missing. lol 😂
I just use the tie offs on the USGI net, wrapped around ridge line into a prussic knot that allows me fo tension them off. The other net, I think I just used a prussic loop on my ridge line to tension it.
Just got to be quiet, watch shining lights. Shelter setup, behind natural cover, keep it low to ground. With a poncho and bugnet, probably do an A frame, poncho draped over a ridgline, bugnet suspended underneath. Keep it simple, smooth and fast to setup/tear down.
💪...Finally dude... 🏕 THIS is tha video I was looking for to make people understand how to shelter with tent chances and if we incorporate a hammock we can switch frome one system to the other all along the trial with no much weight to support. And also if we carry 3 separated peaces of gear (tarp, bug net attached to tha floor, and a hamok) we can replace one peace individually from the rest, in case of one getting broken... PD: By tha way maybe next video could be to add a hamok to the combo and show to people tha chances we have to switch frome one sistem to the other... or even using all together at the same time. That would be a hamok under the tarp, and into the bug net, and show how much that combo can weight. Just in case that "funky hikes" wonders about...😅😂🤣
