tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post6571657011611380284..comments2023-10-01T13:11:10.917+01:00Comments on FellBound: Merciless Attack on Scottish VirginFellBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-58908336448675419382013-05-30T11:30:31.815+01:002013-05-30T11:30:31.815+01:00A nest should do the trick, Dave. I got mine from...A nest should do the trick, Dave. I got mine from Oook Works. Well made but a long lead in time from order.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-3226694196312017812013-05-29T16:30:28.446+01:002013-05-29T16:30:28.446+01:00I laughed at this , last time I was up Scotland it...I laughed at this , last time I was up Scotland it was October I think so missed out on this wonderful experience, just ordered my trailstar and no nest lined up yet, I have a Bivvy with a net on but you've talked me out of that idea I think.daveswildcampinghttp://www.daveswildcamping.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-80216447880194971282012-10-06T17:19:35.204+01:002012-10-06T17:19:35.204+01:00Hi Paul
Thank you for your very kind comments. Th...Hi Paul<br /><br />Thank you for your very kind comments. They have given me some impetus to think about some more posts as I am not updating this site with the regularity I ought. I have done a few splendid day walks recently, albeit they were rather uneventful. I am not certain about the "superior experience" bit. I have masses of day walking experience but much more limited backpacking.<br /><br />Good luck with planning for the TGOC in 2014. I am formulating plans in my head for alternatives if I do not obtain a place on the 2013 crossing. I am now going to check out your site and find out more about your "mishap" in the Lakes! FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-64715104618552635282012-10-05T23:46:31.872+01:002012-10-05T23:46:31.872+01:00What a wonderful post and you are ahead of me in t...What a wonderful post and you are ahead of me in the TGOC entry, I will be trying for 2014 due to an unforseen mishap in the lake district. I am now following in your footsteps and find your writing very witty, entertaining and gratifying. You will be having the experiences I will not need to endure, I'll just pick the good bits and have the perfect walk on the perfect day in the perfect glen. Seriously many thanks I will follow you more closely and take heed of your superior experience. Many thanks.Paul Besleyhttp://www.rockandfell.com/blog.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-11427718920627008232012-09-06T13:15:31.961+01:002012-09-06T13:15:31.961+01:00Well, Alan, there is no way I am going to make the...Well, Alan, there is no way I am going to make the obvious comments in reply to your statement that "it is only the females that bite...whilst the males just...cause irritation". Mrs Fellbound may be reading this!<br /><br />Sean should be sewing my Oookworks inner as we speak.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-73554443506848356122012-09-06T13:11:51.222+01:002012-09-06T13:11:51.222+01:00Thanks Louise. TGO should arrive in the post anyd...Thanks Louise. TGO should arrive in the post anyday now with the entry form. In the interim I hope to get back up to Scotland for a few days. Will take the Akto this time and lots of DEET although I suspect my saviour might be the forecast wind and rain...FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-57454536854955250822012-09-04T15:40:17.320+01:002012-09-04T15:40:17.320+01:00Oh dear. Yes we can laugh, we have the T shirt. Bu...Oh dear. Yes we can laugh, we have the T shirt. But seriously, NO repellant stops them. Its only the females that bite btw, the males just land and cause irritation running round your skin. Midge jacket or midge hat is needed in these months but the most important thing , unlike what many of us do in the south of the border is to camp in a relatively exposed windy spot and not too close to water or trees. They don’t fly when the wind is over 5mph and you should be ok. He says!<br /> I agree with others, get an Oookworks inner.AlanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-17348978813536804722012-08-29T11:13:36.070+01:002012-08-29T11:13:36.070+01:00Having recently had a similar midge experience on ...Having recently had a similar midge experience on the Minigaig (and we should know better, we live in the highlands!) this made me giggle! Don't use bright colours, thry loved the orange Paramo, pink Thermarest and even pale grey trousers. In fact, colour is irrelevant, they like flesh!! The Challenge is the dog's do dahs, you'll love it. Good luck in the draw!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089530928216314797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-66335860685967015782012-08-26T20:52:15.989+01:002012-08-26T20:52:15.989+01:00Not intended as such, although I have penned the o...Not intended as such, although I have penned the odd ode. Well about 200 actually. <br />Must get round to publication one day. <br />So, probably won't.<br />Could be an interesting blog post though.<br /><br />Glen Tilt is rather fine isn't it.<br />That was on this years challenge from my camping spot. Wonderful.<br /><br />You won't be dissappointed by the <b>Oookstar</b>.<br />Well, I wasn't.<br />He does a double one now.<br /><a href="http://www.selfpowered.net/" rel="nofollow">David Lintern</a> was testing it on the challenge this year.<br /><br />On insect repellent, although I have NOT tried it with apocolyptic size midge hordes.<br />Alan Hardy suggested <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bioforce-A-Vogel-Neemcare-Herbal-Repellent/dp/B001LP704M/ref=sr_1_2?s=drugstore&ie=UTF8&qid=1346010544&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow">A.Vogel</a> insect repellent.<br />Mind you, he walks in shorts all year round, and I think he is immune to insects.<br />Andrew Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744521212967848460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-52499246076090329412012-08-26T17:22:46.116+01:002012-08-26T17:22:46.116+01:00Camp high in September, or have an inner. Last Se...Camp high in September, or have an inner. Last September I bleed in the forests making for high ground. Midge time is hell. Idiots say you get used to them. Truth is you get an inner from Sean.<br /><br />Good luck with the TGOC application. Might see you on it next May.Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-48697359990426868382012-08-25T20:41:27.815+01:002012-08-25T20:41:27.815+01:00PS It helps to wear light coloured clothing as the...PS It helps to wear light coloured clothing as the little sods seem to cluster on black or dark items. Make that 200 Woodbines.<br />Anon (rhymes with John)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-57296041769765054982012-08-25T15:22:06.615+01:002012-08-25T15:22:06.615+01:00Thnaks for the advice anonymous. I haven't sm...Thnaks for the advice anonymous. I haven't smoked since I was last behind the school bike sheds but I am popping down to the newsagents later to get myself 20 Woodbines.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-4406497787820019062012-08-25T15:19:32.092+01:002012-08-25T15:19:32.092+01:00Thanks for the comments, Andrew and for the link t...Thanks for the comments, Andrew and for the link to the superby, moody picture of Glen Tilt.<br /><br />I subscribe to TGO and will be ripping out and filling in the application form when it arrives. Whether I will get beyond Mr Manning's vetting of applications is another matter. But one thing is for certain, by this time next year I will have more Scottish experience come what may. I hope to be up there again in a couple of weeks, this time with the Akto until the Oooknest arrives, and an anti midge repellant spray, of course.<br /><br />PS in your first comment the line "And thus the Trailstar" reads like the start of a poem. Was that intended? Is the W in your surname short for Wordsworth?<br /><br />FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-27359942633216246242012-08-25T15:18:07.056+01:002012-08-25T15:18:07.056+01:00Thanks Nathan. I wouldn't wish Scottish midges...Thanks Nathan. I wouldn't wish Scottish midges on you. You already have bears and snakes. Don't let me put you off, though. The Scottish Highlands are very beautiful indeed.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-73202867828681668642012-08-25T15:15:25.260+01:002012-08-25T15:15:25.260+01:00Mission control, Alan? That's not your big ho...Mission control, Alan? That's not your big hospital visit is it? If so good luck.<br /><br />I'm glad to have amused you. The experience for me was all part of life's rich tapestry, which is easy to say in retrospect.<br /><br />I was in touch with Sean at Oookworks almost as soon as I got home but your advice re visiting Scotland in April / May sounds wise. Despite this I may try again in September and hope for more breeze.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-45490443909604486442012-08-25T14:37:40.826+01:002012-08-25T14:37:40.826+01:00As a user of a tarp all year round in the Highland...As a user of a tarp all year round in the Highlands I find the following are useful in the Midge season:- <br />1) Bug spray<br />2) Head net<br />3) Mosquito coils strategically placed<br />4) Chain smoking<br />5) Camp as high as possible - turn your usual sheltered pitch on it's head and go for maximum exposure to the breeze. Do not camp in the glen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-46611341913265913672012-08-24T23:25:55.003+01:002012-08-24T23:25:55.003+01:00Glen Tilt Wonderful<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zFfx5r0XdDI/T80m2jpaLcI/AAAAAAAAFD4/7L0BJhh45vM/s1600/b23.JPG" rel="nofollow">Glen Tilt</a> WonderfulAndrew Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744521212967848460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-32488270983757019382012-08-24T22:25:11.132+01:002012-08-24T22:25:11.132+01:00I love reading accounts of backpacking in differen...I love reading accounts of backpacking in different places to see the differences in perspectives and trials. Great report and congrats on the semi-retirement. Please keep the midges off ships, planes...they are not welcome in the Rockies of America. Thanks for warning me away from Scotland in August, I shall remain a Scottish virgin.Nathanhttp://bandofbackpackers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-50462919570849957592012-08-24T22:05:35.718+01:002012-08-24T22:05:35.718+01:00I'm sorry David, but I was rolling around miss...I'm sorry David, but I was rolling around mission Control, giggling!<br /><br />I forget about Scotland June - September. April & May are wonderful. No midges...<br /><br />Have a chat with Sean at Oookworks for your salvation.<br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-19501941050763653412012-08-24T21:17:44.356+01:002012-08-24T21:17:44.356+01:00By the way.
Good write up :-) By the way. <br />Good write up :-) Andrew Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744521212967848460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-84767664981970992012012-08-24T21:15:46.056+01:002012-08-24T21:15:46.056+01:00Ah the midge, one of God's little jokes on man...Ah the midge, one of God's little jokes on mankind. :-( <br /><br />You wonder why considering the loss in revenue the little buggers inflict on Scotland, that they haven't a way to wipe them out. <br /><br />And thus the Trailstar. <br />And Midges <br />And why I bought the Oooknest to go with it. <br />Also, why the Challenge is in May :-)<br /><br />A shame really, because Glen Tilt is a wonderful valley, and sitting out with a dram in the evening looking at the sunset is a joy. <br /><br />CHALLENGE application in the next issue if TGO mag. Oct issue. Should be out about Sep 6th. Good luck. Go for it, you'll love it. Andrew Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744521212967848460noreply@blogger.com