Part 3 - Ventilation

This part is optional but it does help ALOT with the ventilation in the suit which can be handy as you do get very hot crawling around in the undergrowth. So the first thing to do is to lay the net over the back of the flight suit as shown

Now if you cut the netting so the it covers the whole back panel and also the back of the legs.

And then sew it on the same way you did the patches (loop the dental floss over the netting so that it holds it securely) Now if you have access to a sewing machine then feel free to use it as it will be ALOT quicker and neater, but what I do is use unwaxed dental floss and a needle and sew it to the suit. A good tip if you do this is to sew little latch points to the suit to help it stay in place ( just a simple knot will do fine)

 


And it should look like this!

Now if you get your scrim net (or army scarf) cut it up into the same shapes as the mosquito net BUT add a little extra (about 1-2") on the edges as shown . I use the scrim net over the top because it covers up the black panel with some camouflage so that it blends in better.

Now when you sew this part in place don't sew the edges of the scrim net down, leave them free. Instead sew the scrim net on whilst allowing the 1-2" extra to fall over the edges. (this will help break up your outline)

Now turn the flight suit over and open up the zips so you can see inside to the back panel. Now very carefully cut it away making sure not to cut the netting on the other side. The back ventilation is now done!

Now the more difficult part is the legs. Sew the legs on the same way as the back (leaving that 1-2" extra overhang) Then you need to sew a grid into the netting about 1-2 lines up and 2-3 lines across. Once this is done turn the legs inside out and CAREFULLY cut the panels between the grid on the legs, but don't cut the whole panel out just jagged sections (see example below) I do this to allow air in but make it hard to see my legs (I wear shorts whilst in the suit so this makes it harder to see any skin through the suit whereas with the back panel you would be wearing a shirt to cover up the skin)

As you can see the parts I cut away are jagged. You can also see the grid I made. This is before the scrim net went on top so you can clearly see the cuts

Once that is done the ventilation is complete!