peters headnets

Where in Point Reyes did you manage to find them! They can no longer be ordered through the website…

It was just sitting there on a table. Someone said take one.

It was in January. Maybe next January?

I just looked at his website. Says he's off for Canadadian training as of January 2015. Maybe he'll get back to making headnets again.

He said to get the Sea to Summit headnets at REI. They're hot and muggy and you can't see out of them but it's better than getting bit.

In the past, I just got some netting from owfinc.com. Cut a four foot circle. You can use as headnet, or just lay it over you at night. Works pretty good. Actually, I might go back to that.

Peter uses black nylon tulle for his nets; as he says, it may not keep out all noseeums, but will keep mosquitoes at bay – so it is sufficient for where I hike. It's far more breathable and not so obstructive to your vision in comparison to noseeum or nanoseeum mesh.

black nylon tulle – $2 a yard x 54 inch wide

http://www.joann.com/shiny-nylon-tulle-54in/prd7199.html

wedding veil is the normal application

"Pretty comfortable, although I don't like netting against my face."

Does this mean it's up for sale? ;)

Been looking for one of these for a while!

For those who aren't commecting the dots here due to missing information, Peter gifted these out at the Pt Reyes GGG. I grabbed several and passed them out at the PNW GGG.

I've tried mine on but haven't hiked with it yet. I have hiked with my S2S headnet, as has my daughter, and neither of us found it difficult to breathe or stuffy. Perhaps I have a newer one?

yeah, that's what I meant Ian : )

No, mine is not for sale : )

If I didn't want it I'de just mail it to someone, but I'm still evaluating it. I think I'll keep it long term. Very nice for the weight.

I have a brand new Peter's head net that I have never used. It's still in the original package. PM me for more info. Thanks.

They're the only headnet I've been able to tolerate, easier to see through, more breathable, nice design. Tulle is a nice fabric for a headnet, but hard to sew according to Peter.

A broad brimmed hat helps a lot to keep the net off your face. If I didn't have a Peter's headnet, I'd probably just drape a piece of tulle over my broad brimmed hat and tuck the net into my shirt collar.

If I wasn't wearing a broad brimmed hat, I'd modify one of these OR nets with a spring ring to keep net off your face by replacing most of the netting with tulle: http://www.amazon.com/Outdoor-Research-Deluxe-Headnet-Protection/dp/B00287F508/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1435945639&sr=8-9&keywords=head+net
(there are cheaper things with rings that you could modify).

Take a look at Peter's amazing trips on his website:
http://www.petersheadnets.com/peter_vacco_home.html

I have one of those OR headnets with the spring ring. I can't see a damn thing through that thing. Nice to sleep in, though, since the ring keeps the net off your face. But when you are walking, not only is the netting difficult to see through, the ring is right in my field of vision.

Now that I know the Peter's headnets are made of tule, maybe I'll just buy some tule and make one myself. How hard could it be? It's basically just a bag for your head. I sewed some mosquito netting and while it was a little difficult, it wasn't impossible.

I made a quick copy of my Peter's headnet for a friend (without any crown elastic, which was too bad because it blew away unnoticed while it was pushed up off my face when I swapped with my friend). I didn't find it that hard to sew with a loose, long zigzag stitch if you aren't concerned about exact precision; I think it took me about 10 minutes start to finish. Ironing the tulle on "nylon" setting before cutting it out makes it easier to cut with any degree of precision.

A circular piece for the top, about a foot or more in diameter, depending on your hat brim, and a semi-cylindrical tube, widening at the bottom and several inches longer in front, with a drawcord at bottom front. Then sew the circle at the top of the tube. Add a row of stitches on that last (crown) seam to create a casing for a thin elastic cord if you want it to stay attached to the crown of your hat when it's pushed up off your face.

Ian, glad you straighted that out – I was thinking that Santa Claus was getting started early this year.

Last year I made some vacco-inspired head nets with the tulle and all, and they came out better than expected. Making your own works especially well if you are designing one for a specific hat – in my case a tilley. I ended of deciding that for me I really didn't need the elastic and that it was easier to just clip onto the hat. On a full brimmed hat there is nothing like that material – its far from your face and virtually invisible. Fits in the secret compartment of the tilley when not being used.

The "secret" trick I found was using a straight stitch on my machine (zigzags seem to collapse too easily for me using that light material) by sewing through scotch tape to stabilize things and help it feed through. With the straight stitch you can then rip the tape right off leaving a perfect neat stitch. And the tulle is so cheap!

Cheap indeed!

http://www.giftsintl.com/tullefabric.php $5.95 for 40 yards of 54" tulle

I think this is the site that Peter pointed me towards.

You could just cut a 4 foot circle and drape it over your head

Yeah, I also have a big huge roll of it. Makes me think I need to make some kind or larger structure with it, or else go into the tutu business. Its also great stuff to make add-ons to shelters that aren't quite as mosquito-proof as you would like. Anyway, I need suggestion what to do with the rest now. :-)

Marko — " or else go into the tutu business". Hiking tutus! It'd be cooler than regular bottoms, though kind of transparent. :)

I just finished a shelter (posted in MYOG section) that uses tulle as the netting; it worked really well. If you wanted zippers, it's probably not strong enough for that, but I just let the stuff hang down loosely like a big curtain, and duck under it to get in and out.

I sewed it into seam allowances using a long stitch, so that it can easily be ripped out and replaced without damaging the outer layer of silnylon.

"Hiking tutus!"

Ian once posted a picture of himself wearing something that looked suspiciously like a "hiking tutu"!

"You could just cut a 4 foot circle and drape it over your head"

Come now, we aren't uncivilized savages here!

"Ian once posted a picture of himself wearing something that looked suspiciously like a "hiking tutu"!"

He was just trying to protect the family jewels from mosquito bites…

Marko,
Seems like there is a business opportunity lurking around here somewhere. Perhaps you could produce a Peter's headnet homage? I'd buy one…maybe two.

If you buy the netting online (we have no fabric stores anymore), what is it called? How do I know I'm not ordering the kind with the larger holes?

I think you can buy online from Joanns

http://www.joann.com/shiny-nylon-tulle-54in/prd7199.html

or amazon.com – search for tulle

I think Tulle is by definition small holed

Piper –

Go to: http://www.giftsintl.com/tullefabric.php

And get a whole bolt for $5.95. That's the site Peter pointed me to.