Re: [Paddlewise] Bug Tents for canoeing: Any Recommendations?

From: Greg Stamer <gstamer_at_magicnet.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 20:21:53 -0400
At 04:37 PM 9/19/99 -0400, Richard Culpeper wrote:
>It looks to me to be identical to the Epco Tropicscreen, which retails from
>Campmor for $50.  It is in Campmor's insect deterrent section, not their tent
>section.  Campmor's site is at:  http://www.campmor.com/
>Select Insect Deterrent, then select Bug Free Sleeping, then select Epco
>Tropicscreen.

I have to second Richard's recommendation on the Epco Tropicscreen. I use
the floorless Epco Tropicscreen for kayak-camping in the 10,000 Islands (SW
Florida) and the Everglades and it works very well. I hang a Moss tarp
overhead to keep the dew and rain at bay. The only problem that I have with
the floorless model is that unless the ground is perfectly flat, there are
often a few small gaps between the bottom of the screen and the ground that
allow some no-see-ums to find their way inside. No big deal, but eventually
I will sew a foot or so of netting around the bottom to prevent this or
just grow a thicker hide. The Mosquitos have never found this gap in the
armor, they just dance outside of the netting above your head.

Greg Stamer

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