Camping
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The midge forecast is here
http://midgeforecast.co.uk/home
Or will be very soon, this is just about the time the little buggers come out to play.
Ullapool camping is on the coast isn't it? If there's a breeze that'll keep them down. Stay away from trees and water and it varies so much it's hard to say. I've had glorious weeks of no bother and single nights of horror. One spot full of them, another spot none.
http://midgeforecast.co.uk/home
Or will be very soon, this is just about the time the little buggers come out to play.
Ullapool camping is on the coast isn't it? If there's a breeze that'll keep them down. Stay away from trees and water and it varies so much it's hard to say. I've had glorious weeks of no bother and single nights of horror. One spot full of them, another spot none.
Haha, should have known there'd be a website for it! Awesome. Yeah I think both places would be camping on the coast. Only place I've encountered midges is Dunoon, but then I don't tend to be over on the west coast, ever. And if I'm up in Highlands then it's usually winter!
hopless500
Trundling along
- Location
- not-as-flat-as-you-think Norfolk
Never found the midges in Ullapool to be a problem.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
neither have I .... but I did go in January just to be on the safe side.
Going to Knoydart in May - do I feel lucky (punk)?
hopless500
Trundling along
- Location
- not-as-flat-as-you-think Norfolk
One of the Christmases spent there, with several feet of snow on the ground (which was stunning) I found the most ENORMOUS mozzies on the prowl
Edit/ Ullapool, not Knoydart.
Knoydart in May - hmmm - do you have a suit of armour??
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
[QUOTE 3028241, member: 9609"]Indeed, cigarettes are quite good too, just light one up and let the smoke drift over your face and it does help.
I once in a rather fierce attack set fire to my head using this tactic . We were trying to get the boots on to walk into a bothy one evening when it became really bad with the midge. Now I am not really sure what happened but I think it went as follows; I had a smoke going but it was failing to deter the little *******s so I pulled a midge net over my head, I guess this must have knocked the end of the cigarette out and forgetting about the midge net I tried to light it again, the net burst into flames and stuck all over my face. My very caring mate quickly advised me the best things for burns was water and pointed to a stream for me to dunk my head in - he then told me he couldn't hang about any longer and would see me in the bothy. Apparently my complexion was hilarious the next day with red and white marks all over my face where the melting plastic had done its damage[/QUOTE]
sorry.
I once in a rather fierce attack set fire to my head using this tactic . We were trying to get the boots on to walk into a bothy one evening when it became really bad with the midge. Now I am not really sure what happened but I think it went as follows; I had a smoke going but it was failing to deter the little *******s so I pulled a midge net over my head, I guess this must have knocked the end of the cigarette out and forgetting about the midge net I tried to light it again, the net burst into flames and stuck all over my face. My very caring mate quickly advised me the best things for burns was water and pointed to a stream for me to dunk my head in - he then told me he couldn't hang about any longer and would see me in the bothy. Apparently my complexion was hilarious the next day with red and white marks all over my face where the melting plastic had done its damage[/QUOTE]
sorry.
Julia9054
Legendary Member
- Location
- Knaresborough
I just take my fella with me. All forms of biting beasties congregate on him leaving everyone in his immediate vicinity relatively bite free!
