Made with 0.5 oz RSBTR noseeum
I always carry a headnet to protect against swarms of gnats as much as mosquitos. I’ve been caught out to where you would literally go crazy with the little buggers flying into your nose, eyes, ears and mouth without a head net. The nets you buy are larger diameter at the bottom than on top with a draw string closure, but I found that by keeping the diameter the same on the bottom as the top there’s hardly any space for bugs to enter so no need for a drawcord. I give up a little space around the face, yet it’s not bad. If I knew I was going into heavy mosquito country for days I’d pack my 24 gram S2S net instead, however for most trips this 0.5 RSBTR noseeum headnet is adequate and it lets me shed 17 grams.
Very simple to make. I just cut out a 29″ X 18″ rectangle of the 0.5 noseeum and do a simple 1/4″ fold and sew. Then I sew on a 9 5/8″ diameter circle of .65 noseeum to the top and viola you have a headnet that’s ridiculously light. I also made a 7D stuffsack with 1/16″ shockcord closure for the net (1 gram)
