Midges in scotland

keithboy40

is it any skin so soft?. i have heard it has to be a woodland variety and i can't seem to find it anywhere. anybody got any idea?.

dondo

keithboy40 wrote:

is it any skin so soft?. i have heard it has to be a woodland variety and i can't seem to find it anywhere. anybody got any idea?.

Its not called woodland any more its now called Soft & Fresh and get the dry oil spray- I got it cheap off e-bay

I have just come back from Arran where the little blighters were biting. I found that either skin so soft or a product called Shoo (http://www.shoo.org/ShooHome.html) which was good and DEET free (as DEET is sometimes not all that good for folk)

Hope this helps

D

Smiley_Mum

Here is a link about midges etc, and also gives you tips on how to avoid being bitten. Good Luck!

http://www.stevecarter.com/ansh/midge.htm#one

Hunnymonster

Always found "Eureka!" from here to be very effective - that and taking along a lady as the midges tend to go for the ladies in preference to us hairy-a€€€d blokes

tonys_3

I have heard that taking yeast tablets drives the midges away.Apparently after sucking the loxenge,we emit an odour that midges don't like-I imagine that you might have to take quite a few to be effective

Peter-Pan_5

Get yourself and the OH a hat with a net on it,I get eaten alive the OH

never gets touched,we live in Livingston area,the b&&&ers are every where.

early evening and if its muggy.

You will love the country though,enjoy.

BungleGirl

I got badly bitten by the midges in Scotland! Got back home on Wednesday after three weeks touring and thankfully face is back to normal - just.

The skin-so-soft does work though (found out about it after acouple of days on the west coast). The trick is to spray on loads and DON'T RUB IT IN. That way the midges just die when they hit the oil before they can bite you. I'm serious about this!! I was spraying on a little bit and rubbing it in and was getting bitten to bits. One night on Skye my partner sprayed loads on my face, I looked in the mirror ten minutes later and counted 50 dead midges on my face. So all evening I was wiping my face to get rid of the dead ones and putting on loads more skin-so-soft.

I was told that they are usually gone by the end of August. The rest of my family were hardly affected at all - they must have just liked me!

If you are going to Skye, I can recommend the campsite in Portree(only £3 per adult per night), I can't remember the address but we had been told about it asked someone in Portree where it was and they gave us directions. We stayed there and went horse riding in Portree too.

Despite the bites I had the most fantastic time. Possibly the best holiday I have evr had. Let me know if you want any more tips. Oh try to go to somewhere near Poolewe there is a fantastic cafe close the there called the Mountain Coffee Company that has the best cakes/coffees/hot chocolates ever!!

Jacster_2

Another vote for Avon Skin So Soft.

It really works. No idea why, but it does.

Have a great holiday - you'll love it.:D

Sofa_Sogood

That's Scotland crossed off the holiday list then ....:eek:

jenk_3

Can anyone tell me the months that are midge free please

Thanks

Emma