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Living in the West of Scotland I thought I knew about midges. I was wrong.
Teeing off at 9 this morning they were absolutely horrendous! Even the old trick of enveloping myself in a cloud of cigar smoke didn't do much good.
The wife's going to order me some of the Avon stuff that seems to be the repellent of choice for a lot of folk.
Is this stuff good, or are there better products to keep the wee blighters away?
 
Iaing said:
Living in the West of Scotland I thought I knew about midges. I was wrong.
Teeing off at 9 this morning they were absolutely horrendous! Even the old trick of enveloping myself in a cloud of cigar smoke didn't do much good.
The wife's going to order me some of the Avon stuff that seems to be the repellent of choice for a lot of folk.
Is this stuff good, or are there better products to keep the wee blighters away?
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Avon's Skin So Soft which was the choice of the Royal Marines. Apparently the ingredient that repelled the midges is no longer in it as it was found to be harmful!
 
Never used it but I have used a sheet of bounce for the tumble drier in the top pocket when fishing and it works a treat.
It has to be bounce, cheap versions don't work, as it's something to do with the Citronelol they use in them that the midges don't like. I also think they have been rebranded to Lenor tumble drier sheets.
They work for repelling ants coming into the house, stop mice making nests in your spare bags etc and 1001 other uses along those lines.
 
Iaing said:
Living in the West of Scotland I thought I knew about midges. I was wrong.
Teeing off at 9 this morning they were absolutely horrendous! Even the old trick of enveloping myself in a cloud of cigar smoke didn't do much good.
The wife's going to order me some of the Avon stuff that seems to be the repellent of choice for a lot of folk.
Is this stuff good, or are there better products to keep the wee blighters away?
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I use it often when hillwalking. Don't think it repels the wee buggers at all but it doesn't really rub in properly so they end up drowning in it while having a nibble. Lots of midge corpses end up stuck to you..... enjoy! ;)
 
It is oil based so be careful with your clothes.

Have you tried the remedy that we recommend to the English golf tourists. You put your cap/hat on the end of your club and walk along with it about two foot above your head. A handkerchief works just as well if you have not got a hat.
Works a treat that one.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
It is oil based so be careful with your clothes.

Have you tried the remedy that we recommend to the English golf tourists. You put your cap/hat on the end of your club and walk along with it about two foot above your head. A handkerchief works just as well if you have not got a hat.
Works a treat that one.
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First saw that at Lamlash GC on Arran. I thought the guys were at it when they told me and showed me what they do. It did work. Just as well as the midges on some of their holes were so bad you could get eaten to death on a par 3 !
 
DCB said:
First saw that at Lamlash GC on Arran. I thought the guys were at it when they told me and showed me what they do. It did work. Just as well as the midges on some of their holes were so bad you could get eaten to death on a par 3 !
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lol you're not English are you
 
There are more than 30 species of midge in Scotland apparently but it is the female Culicoides impunctatus variety that causes the biggest problems, that's because it's the only type of midge that bites! had to be a bloody female didn't it.

We had it (Avon Skin So Soft) in the stores eventually when at Faslane as the locals would run out and hundreds of bottles a week were arriving from on-line sales. It soon made sense to stock it in-house.
 
not sure how that works, arn't they supposed to be attracted to Carbon Monoxide?

I tried the skin so soft and it certaily didn't work for me. Played at Carrbridge one afternoon and the clouds of Midge were so think you could see them from 100 yards away.

We don't get them much in Inversneck or Nairn, though there's some other nasties that will bite you late evening thats for sure.
 
Can someone please come up with a definitive answer ..................... and quickly!
I'm off to the highlands on Friday, oh someone, please help me!

Slime.
 
patricks148 said:
not sure how that works, arn't they supposed to be attracted to Carbon Monoxide?

I tried the skin so soft and it certaily didn't work for me. Played at Carrbridge one afternoon and the clouds of Midge were so think you could see them from 100 yards away.

We don't get them much in Inversneck or Nairn, though there's some other nasties that will bite you late evening thats for sure.
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Horse flies now they really are serious monsters.

Above 4mph winds keeps them grounded so Nairn is pretty safe!!
 
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