Lochs Scotland
Tips on repelling midges, please!?
Hi guys, I’m a geology student about to go mapping for 5 weeks in the far northwest of Scotland. I’m going to be around lochs and rivers, so the midges are going to be abundant – I need tips on how to survive with them buzzing around! I’ll take deet spray, but last time it wasn’t 100% effective, so I’m thinking I’ll take a bandanna too. I’ll also take Anthesan for the bites I do end up getting.
Any additional tips or suggestions would be really helpful though. Cheers! ;D
I’m a native of that neck of the woods, and about all that works is an Avon moisturiser. I know, this’ll sound like bollocks, but you do get some very nice smelling forestry workers up there. They’ll still annoy the hell out of you, but you won’t get bitten to bits.
It’s Avon Rich Moisture Face cream and it does work. My missus has got some that’ll be going missing when I go climbing next month.
I take it you’ll be heading for Assynt then? That area tends to attract geology field groups almost as much as midgies.
Ah, and if you’re camping, Citronella candles are more effective than you’d believe at keeping them away from the entrance to your tent.
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