I made a pair of bug chaps before I went on my latest trip. They were awesome!
I made them by laying a pair of rain chaps down on some noseeum and tracing them out with pins adding a generous seam allowance. You could also use a pattern which you can find with a quick google search for rain chaps pattern. Basically you just need the legs part of the pants and then a little bit that rises up the hips toward your waist band. I hemmed all the exposed edges and then at the top where it meets my waist band, I folded it over so I could insert mini carabiners. I used the mini carabiners to attach the chaps to the belt loops on my shorts. If you don’t have belt loops you can always insert a belt or a shock cord through the carabiners to hold them on.
I also put some elastic and cord locks around the ankles so that they could be loosened to put on over my shoes and tightened around my ankles.
You would think mosquitoes could still bite you through the pants but I found I kind of never stood still long enough for that to happen. And they were loose enough they could be kept away even from my knees.
