Fear of the Wee Scottish Beastie

**GadgetUK437** · 05-15-2017, 15:05

0.5oz/yd Noseeum mesh stuffsack-cum-midgenet (25g, without hat)

driven by midge paranoia clickbait...
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/sc...on-68-10388368

Time to get some Permethrin on my Fronkey bugnet methinks.

**jellyfish** · 05-15-2017, 20:34

Wow! That is unreal.

**FJRpilot** · 05-15-2017, 20:44

Yea... so Scotland is off my list replaced my Carpathian woods....

**Canoefor2** · 05-15-2017, 21:49

That beats northern MN boundary waters

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**Trail Troll** · 05-15-2017, 22:25

Originally Posted by FJRpilot

Yea... so Scotland is off my list....

+1 to that!

**GadgetUK437** · 05-15-2017, 23:24

Come in September, not June

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Gadget

**gargoyle** · 05-16-2017, 07:03

Gadget,
How does Permethrin work on your evil Midges.?

**Scotty Von Porkchop** · 05-16-2017, 15:02

Nothing works fully against midges other than a head net. I don't bother with Scotland in summer, hate 'em

**Crash** · 05-25-2017, 19:44

Ive been so lucky the 3 times Ive been to Scotland. Once in the summer but never got swarmed by midges. twice at christmas - the best time to go

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**LFCRed** · 06-28-2017, 12:03

I'm planning a Lands End to John O Groats bike ride next year. I was planning for June but because of concern about midges I'm thinking of changing to April (May isn't possible for me). Has anyone used permethrin around midges? I've seen Scotty's post above but I don't know if his statement is based on actual experience or not. Permethrin has worked on everything in my neck of the woods (western NC) and my hope it that it will work with midges. If not I don't want to camp because without a lot of work and/or purchases I won't be able to midge proof my set up.

Many thanks in advance for anyone who shares their experience.