Need some help selecting a bugtent, not finding many options!

But once again, i dont have many options that are lightweight so whats a man to do?(man and wife;)

By the way the ID shelter im referring to is the A frame bug tent for 2 that is 160$

Family Guy
The ID BugDome fits under the SilDome. This is a picture of the SilDome in my backyard.
Chris has the right idea about space, if you look carefully at the picture at Moontrail you can see that another adult would not be able to sit up next to a 6'4" person.

Besides, when you put the SilDome on top , it's hardly a tarp, is it ?

The Bug Tent the David Stokes is talking about is this one, a very easy design to add a tarp to…

Franco

Franco – two 6'4" people could sit up side by side without issue in the Sildome but I appreciate your attachment to Tarptent ;)

This is the picture I was referring to. The model is 6'2" , sitting on the ground and in the center.
The max interior height is 37" , and only in one spot..

This is what the BugDome looks like inside the SilDome.
We obviously don't think alike, but to me this set up does not look that much like "the separate tarp and bug tent" the OP is after.
And of course in the rain it would look like this…

But I do appreciate your zeal for ID.
Franco
http://www.moontrail.com/integral-designs-bugdome.php

People of the same height will have different torso lengths so generalizations really can't be made. The footprint is like parallelogram and not a diamond so the picture is a little off. I can sit up in one with room to spare and with 8ft width and gently sloping sides there is more than enough room.

Regardless, he was talking about another shelter anyway.

I have an affinity for many 'brands' and if you look at my reviews I am not always so kind to ID. You and TT, well…..

I didn't read all of the posts so I may be repeating an earlier comment – apologies if so. Granite Gear has a bug net inner that works with an 8×10 tarp that weighs 1.1 lb. Look for the Haven on their website.

Don, Ive looked at the Haven and it looks good but the only problem is that it has no bathtub flooring and that is a must for me. That was my first choice for a while until I realized that long term it was worth the extra few ounces to have water protection

Equinox 8 x 10 Tarp & MLD Serenity shelter
When my wife is on trail, we use the 2 person REI bug tent.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i202/bassman_01/b05c2fb9-f659-4510-a90c-e097bc291cc.jpg

Patrick, Is that a MLD Serenity or is that a MLD Bug Bivy. It looks more like the bug bivy to me.

Just curious.

Jamie

More than likely, you are correct and I'm wrong.My mind is out to get me.

Does anybody here have any experience with or pictures of the ID Bug Dome with tarp. I cant find any pics or users that have actually used it.

Franco mentioned it in an earlier post so it got me researching!!

David
That was supposed to be the point of my last post, that the BugDome under the ID "tarp" is not even remotely a bug net under a tarp type set up. The SilDome IS the tarp for the BugDome.
The mid picture (yellow SulDome) shows one inside the other half open, the last picture (green SilDome in my backyard…) is what it looks like fully closed, the only way it can be set up under the rain….
Because of its shape, I cannot see how you could practically put an open tarp on top of the BugDome.
Franco
It was the Family guy that suggested the BugDome, not me…

Why ad so much weight to the shelter/tarp. Trap tents or shelters that just have netting along the sides seem a better option than adding another full tent.

http://www.equinoxltd.com/the-gear/sleep-screens/

Here is one that does not need a pole.

http://www.ems.com/1/1/5194-sea-summit-double-mosquito-netting.html

or
http://www.greatoutdoorsdepot.com/adventure16-bug-bivy.html

I have been tackling a similar problem myself. The idea I have come up with is to have a bivy like creation waterproof silnylon floor with a loose bug netting top. Something like this would weigh about 7-8oz. I was then thinking to use a tarp poncho for rain protection and have it hook the loops into to the four corners and two midpoints along the long sides by some kind of velcro strap that could adhere to itself.

The problem for me is how to prop it up off myself so that it is free standing for a bit around the head. I like the idea of the Bug Hut from REI and may have to buy one to modify the floor and corners. Or maybe build something myself and use two old aluminum poles that are bend and tied together to create the same effect. Any other suggestions on how to do this? Thanks.

PS. This would be mostly for me sleeping and not really anything else but maybe alcohol cooking in a pinch. If they made a Bug Hut 1 like they do a 2 I would probably be good.