Coghlan’s Regular Head Net- OK, Not My Favorite
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You can find this net at pretty much any display of inexpensive outdoor equipment. That’s always a plus factor, because if you need bug protection NOW, and forgot to bring a net, at least you can get this item almost anywhere.
It consists of a top panel which is usually some solid material, although I’ve seen them with all mesh. There is a cylinder of mesh sewn to the top circle which comes down around your head (with a seam in the back), and elastic which holds it loosely around your neck. This last is the feature that I do not like.
My primary hiking buddy has this style net. In order to keep the bugs from getting to her neck below the elastic she has to keep it over the collar of her shirt, or as you can see in the picture, around the sweatshirt hood. This works great if you are wearing something with a collar or a hood. But if you are wearing a t-shirt, it just seems like there is always some bit of space when you are moving that is open to assault by the mosquitoes or blackflies.
It is made of standard nylon mosquito mesh. There is a finer mesh made for no-see-ums, but we’ve found that this seems to keep even the little bugs out pretty well.
The net is made to work best if you wear it over a hat of some kind to keep it away from your face and ears, but you don’t have to use a hat if you are willing to put up with it being a bit “sloppy.”
My personal preference is a different net, which is apparently no longer being made. But you can read a review of that net at I Kept the Minnesota Mosquitoes Off My Skin!
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Coghlan's Purchased at: Meijer Price: 2.99 Category: Recreation / Outdoor Clothing Published: May 09, 2008 03:20
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Rank: 4th
ShareScore: 100%
Gender: Female
Age: 61
Education Level: post_graduate
City: in Michigan
Country: United States
Industry: web site management, writer
Position: just me- I do it all
Income: $0.00 - $20,000.00
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Whew! Now I know why I'm not the "outdoorsy" type! Thanks for sharing though. I never knew a product like this existed!
Well, when the mosquitos are bad here, I don't think I'll be wearing a hoodie! I need a tshirt at those times.
Sharky, you have opened up my eyes to the world of hiking with all of the gear that you possess!! This actually makes quite a bit of sense to have when hiking!!!!!!! Definitely not a fashion item huh?!
We have no see-ums in Georgia and they drive us crazy. We hike in the Smokeys and along the Appalachian foothills that reach down into Georgia. (In fact, I live on the end of the mountain range). I've never used one of these before as we always simply spray down with Deep Woods Off. This would be a great alternative, especially in certain areas. I know of one trail (Leconte) that has about a half mile of track through a small pine thicket. Everytime you hike through it, you get gnats in your eyes no matter what you do. This would be perfect and I don't know why we've never thought of it. And I like the fact that this is inexpensive because we wouldn't use it often and it would do for just those certain areas.