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11/3/2021 at 10:12pm
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OOOOOOOH Midges.
We went to loch lohmand a good few years ago..Wife never got one bite.
However I looked like a 40 year old with measles, You would not believe how I looked!!
Asked around in the pub village at drymen as to why wife not touched and me like a Dalmatian.
Apparently women use skin cream after showering...( skin so soft )Cheap skin cream.
Me not so, The little blighters star clear of it for some reason.
Advice.......Use skin so soft after shower 👌👌👌👍
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12/3/2021 at 1:27am
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There are good and bad midge seasons - it depends on a number of factors and can vary across the country. There tends to be fewer in the east but a lethal combination is usually trees, especially forests, and water combined. Wind is a factor, so try and find an open space with a breeze. If you're stuck, use screens on the unit. Coastal sites/open sites usually aren't too bad. However, if the little darlings like your breath, you will get bitten without precautions. Skin so Soft has gone back to the old recipe (works well in Argyll) but Smidge is also effective; both readily available.
Others have found other remedies so worth hunting discussions on here over the years.
Don't be put off!
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12/3/2021 at 11:57pm
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I spent a very pleasant few days pottering around the coast of Fife in late summer 2019 and came home with a tan and without a single bite! Awesome. Usually the little blighters see me coming. I've been savaged on the west coast. I stayed self-catering in Lower Largo, so can't advise on campsites, but there are some lovely coastal villages to explore around the East Neuk - St.Monan's, Pittenweem, Anstruther, Crail, all the way round to St. Andrew's etc. It's an area worth exploring.
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