I have heard that a black net is best for seeing through. Any recommendations?

I'll be watching this one, I have two green headnets and I do notice that there is a slight problem with seeing through it, I never thought of a different color solving some of the problem.

I would prefer to bypass any headnet in favour of a Thermacell...they push the insects back far enough to get rid of the annoying buzzing which can still be very distracting

DDave

Those Alaskan bugs have stingers like a steel lance

 

Sorry wrong post.

I have a dark green net that I wear over a hat with a small brim all around. I need the hat to keep rain off my hearing aids and it holds the net away from my face a bit. I think the green is dark enough that it works almost as well as a black one as far as seeing through it goes.

A black window screen is certainly much easier to see out of than an aluminum one, but I think the dark green and black are probably very close.

It certainly does function as camouflage, though - very difficult to see in it. Just look at yourself in a mirror.

Hey Ron, I'm not going to ask how and when you got that, but I'll bet it works.  

I think it would also give new meaning to a "hard anchor point".

Probably good for test firing new selfbows for the first time too!

In many situations a Therma cell will be of little value due to high winds.  I would also think it might get a bit pricey in that you may be in the bugs as much as 18 hours per day.  I have tried them all but hands down I perfer the military style with the open top.  These can be pulled down in a second for a shot and the quickly pulled back in place.   They are easy to wear around your neck until you need them.

DO NOT BUY ONE OF THOSE GREEN MOSQUITO HEADNETS THAT YOU CAN FIND PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE!!!!!

They'll prevent mosquitos, but they won't stop the no-see-ums.  

The mosquito nets are green...the ones that will stop the no-see-ums have a tighter mesh and are black.

Glare from the sun is what kills your vision when you use a headnet...you just have to deal with it.  Constantly adjust the net so you can see well, or get bit every 5 seconds...the choice is yours...

No-see-ums are the worst if you're closer to the water, but they're everywhere.

When I first moved to Juneau, the first time I went out fishing, I was the only one wearing a green mosquito net...i figured out why pretty quickly.  I got hit so bad by those little bugs, that it looked like I had the chicken pox...and it lasted for days...and they hurt!

Thermacells are great when there is no wind...good luck with that in AK.

Adam

This is the best I've found.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00287F508/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/191-8444502-6248748

I have an Original Bug Shirt that is made in Canada. It comes in Predator Camo. It is amazing. Keeps all biting insects at bay and is an incredible camo pattern. Check out their web site.

MO Bow, that's good to know. I used a Thermacell on a bear hunt in Ontario because there was ittle to no wind and it worked fine. I use the mosquito net here in MI, where the mosquitoes have to file a flight plan if they are anywhere near an airport, so the green works fine for me. I'll take your advice to stop the smaller pests.

I took a green one and during a two week stay never needed it!

The original bug shirt is a great one. I won't leave for Minnesota in the summer without one.

QuoteOriginally posted by Ron LaClair:
Those Alaskan bugs have stingers like a steel lance

   

Ron, is that the same one you wore in the Crusades?    

Maybe try a permethrin treated Buff and a 100% deet soaked hat? I only ever needed the buff and sunglasses(with a hat) to keep the bugs off me when I worked up there for a summer. But I also missed the no see ums by a week or two.

Hi

As long as its black, its okay. No other colors, if u want to see aroung you. Trust me. Green and greenish hues are alright, if you just tolerate the bugs, but dont have to see around...