I can see it now...
Skin so soft...
Comes with free plastic midge scraper!!
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Covering yourself in a veneer of Marmite should lead to 50% fewer bites right?ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:03 pm There's been a lot of chat about Vitamin B helping as a repellent. I think it was maybe started by the makers of Marmite.
Except .....your in trouble if your mates starting fancying a slice of toast!!composite wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:25 pmCovering yourself in a veneer of Marmite should lead to 50% fewer bites right?ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:03 pm There's been a lot of chat about Vitamin B helping as a repellent. I think it was maybe started by the makers of Marmite.
Oh - what route and itinerary?redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 7:31 pm Is this scenario and precautuon specific to the west coast and being off road... Me and Composite will be riding to East side (Lejog arriving at JoG at last days of June I think).
That 1400km Lejog audax Colin... looks like it'll be via inverness and staright to JOG with 200km riding on that day. Peobably the A9ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:49 pmOh - what route and itinerary?redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 7:31 pm Is this scenario and precautuon specific to the west coast and being off road... Me and Composite will be riding to East side (Lejog arriving at JoG at last days of June I think).
The Highland species of midge is the worst of the biters and needs a physical barrier like a headset.
The jacket has a big hood which zips around the front of the face, handy for shoving food in your mouth and zipping up again sharpish. Gloves are a good addition as it’s usually the only exposed skin and will soon be covered if they can’t reach your face.redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 10:34 amThe Highland species of midge is the worst of the biters and needs a physical barrier like a headset.might explain why I've never been as afraid of em as other folk... I don't think I've ever been to the HLs
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Will keep that jacket advice to hand... Do we need a headnet as well as the jacket and gloves![]()
Midge repellant spray and a hood??ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:07 pm I'll just say that I've made it through 61 summers in Scotland with neither a midge-jacket nor midge-gloves...![]()
Yep. Obviously, wearing long sleeved/legged garments as appropriate. As I've already suggested, ticks are more worrying due to the potential consequences of a bite. Less of a worry if you aren't straying off-road though.redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:38 pmMidge repellant spray and a hood??ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:07 pm I'll just say that I've made it through 61 summers in Scotland with neither a midge-jacket nor midge-gloves...![]()
You’re a braver man than I, or you must taste badScotRoutes wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:07 pm I'll just say that I've made it through 61 summers in Scotland with neither a midge-jacket nor midge-gloves...![]()
Regularly work on the west coast of Scotland...both Argyll and Skye areas. My experience of summer 2018 was consistent late 20s degs C, zero midges but a bumper year for cleggs/horseflies instead, which could draw blood even biting through track mitts and cycle jerseyswhitestone wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 5:21 pm Generally they don't like wind, heavy rain or bright light. Apparently the summer of 2018 was so hot that they were trapped several metres above the ground due to the thermals!