Lamm 08

[Ben B]

So, who's going this year? 3 hours from Glasgow, 2 hours from Inverness - mmmm...

Ben B

[mapper]

I'm doing it with a mate from CVFR. My guess is either Knoydart or Southern Cairngorms. We're taking the Friday off work but will be driving back to Lancashire straight after the race. How bad will the midges be in early June?

[wasp]

Bad

[gej]

How bad will the midges be in early June?

If you need to ask, you shouldn't be doing the event.

[Ben B]

There's only one thing that is worse than the horror of the midges...

[Ben B]

[QUOTE=mapper;111112] My guess is either Knoydart or Southern Cairngorms.

Now that would be good - the Glen Shiel / Knoydart one (?2000) was a lovely weekend. But logistically the road to Barrisdale would be a disaster with the LAMM traffic, the landing craft was a little inefficient (!), and the Sourlies side would be the other option. Hmmm.

[dan]

If you need to ask, you shouldn't be doing the event.

Come on, everyone's had their 1st Scottish Midge experience. Once you've had that though you might not want to come back.

Check out http://www.midgie.net/

Having had the frustration of mosquito nets which midgies can fly straight through, this was an absolute blessing. Basically a Scottish company who couldn't find the perfect midge net so they designed and made their own.

[Martin Brice]

who cares? it's always a good event. retrospectively, in any case... if not at the time. and the slit trenches are not that bad......really......

[Ben B]

[QUOTE=dan;112166]
Check out http://www.midgie.net/

Looks good; do they do them for the bits between the gloves / sleeves, and ankles / leggings?!

The latrine - oh the horror, the horror <shudders>

Ben B

[dan]

[QUOTE=Ben B;112305]

Check out http://www.midgie.net/

Looks good; do they do them for the bits between the gloves / sleeves, and ankles / leggings?!

Doubtful! hehe. I think to truly combat the midge you'd need a full body midge net, even then one would get in somehow, or instigate a midge genocide! The marines based at some nuclear base in Scotland use Avon skin stuff, but it makes you stink like a grandma...

Other options include (i believe), rubbing stewed garlic into your skin, they won't come near you! But then again, neither would any human beings.