When i was a kid I had a small net which would fold small enough to fit in a pocket. Does anyone know if such things still exist and where I could get one from? I'm looking for something that would fit into a side pocket of a pair of combat trousers.
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Steve
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pocket sized butterfly nets
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Re: pocket sized butterfly nets
I bought this one:
http://www.nhbs.com/title.php?tefno=160774
It twists easily and quickly into a size I can keep in my trouser pocket; when expanded it is smaller than a full-size net but looks quite usable, though perhaps not deep enough. I got it after the end of last season and so haven't used it yet.
I only use a net for identifying difficult groups like Pyrgus, Mellicta and Erebia. I have a good quality non-crushable one but that makes me look like a card-carrying collector, and also encourages people to think nets and butterflying go together. I got the crushable one so I could look more friendly and innocent but still be able to pop a Pyrgus in a pot if necessary (before releasing it, of course).
Guy
http://www.nhbs.com/title.php?tefno=160774
It twists easily and quickly into a size I can keep in my trouser pocket; when expanded it is smaller than a full-size net but looks quite usable, though perhaps not deep enough. I got it after the end of last season and so haven't used it yet.
I only use a net for identifying difficult groups like Pyrgus, Mellicta and Erebia. I have a good quality non-crushable one but that makes me look like a card-carrying collector, and also encourages people to think nets and butterflying go together. I got the crushable one so I could look more friendly and innocent but still be able to pop a Pyrgus in a pot if necessary (before releasing it, of course).
Guy
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Re: pocket sized butterfly nets
hehe when i was a kid i had a jam jar with twisted wire handles around the top and a lid that had lots of small air holes in it
used to catch them and watch them for a bit and then let them go ..
was some happy times , wish i was a kid again
used to catch them and watch them for a bit and then let them go ..
was some happy times , wish i was a kid again
Like the butterfly i too will awaken in my own time ॐ
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Re: pocket sized butterfly nets
I found this:
http://www.bioquip.net/acatalog/Nets.html
which is slightly cheaper so will probably go for that unless anyone advises against it.
Interesting that nhbs describe a net apparently identical to one I bought nearly 30 years ago as innovative.
Isn't part of the attraction of wildlife that we have an excuse to act like a kid again?
http://www.bioquip.net/acatalog/Nets.html
which is slightly cheaper so will probably go for that unless anyone advises against it.
Interesting that nhbs describe a net apparently identical to one I bought nearly 30 years ago as innovative.
Isn't part of the attraction of wildlife that we have an excuse to act like a kid again?
Re: pocket sized butterfly nets
i had a spring steel net years ago from Worldwide Butterflies. Vicious beast which would uncoil with force. Still have the scars. If you want a small net buy some fence wire and a yard of muslin type material from a Craft Store or John Lewis and make one to your desired size. With flimsy material reinforce the rim with something more substantive. I made a net once in emergency by stapling the bag !!
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Re: pocket sized butterfly nets
I've been using the NHBS net this season and am very satisfied. It fits comfortably in a trouser pocket, so you don't even notice you're carrying it, and then when a difficult Pyrgus turns up can be whipped out in an instant. It goes back in the pocket equally swiftly. I am now quite unlikely to use my long-handled, non-springy net for ordinary butterflying trips.
Guy
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The Butterflies of Villars-Gryon : https://www.guypadfield.com/villarsgryonbook.html