which is it, to stop the midges

[windsurfingsteve]

hello all,
i know ive read this before but it must have been a few years ago when we were planning to go to the western isles, but never got there....which product do people recommend to use against the midges....im not sure if i can say the company name, but it goes with stratford upon.....thankyou to anyone who answers.....regards steve

 

[Wendy-Norfolk]

It's Avon soft and fresh - doesn't work for me though!

 

[Robtel]

Thought it was Skin so Soft? or is that the same?
Never tried it, but do use Jungle Formula. That does work, my back garden ends at a treeline with a small burn (stream for those south of the border) and we do get our share of midges in the summer.
Robert

 

[mullsy1]

It's Avon soft and fresh - doesn't work for me though!

Skin so soft,and no ,doesnt work for me either.Midgies probably smell nice afterwards though.

 

[Stephen_5040929]

Hi
Eat marmite sandwiches - they hate the smell that finds its way onto your skin - I have a feeling it might be riboflavin but am not sure. It certainly works for me but then I like marmite!
Stephen

 

[DandP]

Avon Skin So Soft - or SSS. It is fab. We started caravanning 4 years ago and I used to get bitten all the time - i counted 13 bites at one point!! I read a post on here about midgies tried the Skin so Soft - bought it of Ebay, I got the oil, I spray it on after a shower and in a morning you only need a little (stinks like fly spray) but it works a treat. I tried it at one one of the regular sites we go to where I was bit like mad - I wouldn't be without it now. I still have the same bottle. It's worth a try.

 

[DandP]

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[windsurfingsteve]

thankyou all, i will get some anyway, as ive got a chance of a freebie, but will also have a back up....thankyou all again regards steve

 

[Dustydog]

Two years ago we had six weeks in the Western Isles. Avon Skin So Soft was ok but not perfect. I have the scars to prove it . The weird thing is you don't know you've been bitten until it's too late.

Now get a reality check. It's not all that bad and the trip is well worth it. IMO just don't do it between June and end of August. When I smoked the Mozzies were no problem. So maybe a packet of Benson & Hedges will help.

 

[colin-yorkshire1]

hey DD the only way to defeat the "calidonius biteus midgus" is to go to CORNWALL

been north of the boarder just about every year since 1984 and "NEVER" been bitten

 

[colin-yorkshire1]

OOps that should read NEVER BEEN WITHOUT BEING BITTEN and I don't go untill SEPTEMBER,
I've tried every remedy nothing works allways come back with more spots that a leopard.
but I still keep going back just love the place

 

[Wendy-Norfolk]

Thought it was Skin so Soft? or is that the same?
Robert

There, I said it didn't work, so much so, I couldn't remember the name!! LOL