Wild Camping | ATTACKED by SWARMS of MIDGES !

Decided to get out the house on a bank holiday weekend . Drove for hours down to the solway Coast and Galloway Forest just exploring old Castles and stuff. Ended up in the Galloway Forest to set up my tent (crua duo) and tarp (dd4x4) . As there was no wind and forgetting it was midge season , I was absolutely attacked by swarms of midges but managed to soldier on through it (with the help of some alcohol and a midge net 😁)
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[@MiddysGoWild]

Pissed myself laughing when you said feck it I’ll just drink this through the midgy net 😂

[@OUTDOORALLY]

No chance was I lifting the face net and giving them free dinner 😁 thanks for watching 👍🏕

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Nice wildcamp and lots of midges. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@OUTDOORALLY]

It was horrible , thanks for watching 👍🏕

[@theDoveCot]

Good video once again absolutely smashing out the content pal 👍

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Cheers Dove , wasn't gonna make a video out it , as I thought it was a bit boring . But thanks for watching 👍🏕

[@theDoveCot]

@OUTDOORALLY I get that a lot ill film a video and not much will happen so I end up scrapping it good to see you posting more 👍

[@kennymacrae2765]

What works for me is to get garlic bread from the supermarket and have it the night before. When your out and about any sweat you have they stay away because of the garlic.

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Would it work but when your sat in 1 spot with swarms of them around you ? , I think there's a few things that help a wee bit but don't think anyone would have got off lightly where I was 😁

[@ksgonewild]

Those midgies are just insane! I don’t fancy that at all lol! 😂🤣😂 that voice changer 😂🤣😂 hilarious! Making me itch just watching! Being near water never helps but I guess in Scotland they’re just everywhere lol!

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Don't need to be near water in Scotland , they're up the hills and everywhere , anywhere there's no wind , and yeah thought I'd mess about with the voice changer setting on capcut 😁 thanks for watching pal 👍🏕

[@FISH-OHOLIC]

Does Iodine help with them at all 👀😅🙈

[@OUTDOORALLY]

@@FISH-OHOLIC another 1 I've not tried 😁

[@ksgonewild]

@@FISH-OHOLIC absolutely!!! And I’ve heard a square knot can help sometimes too 😂🤣😂

[@inkedgermanexplorer]

Great spot love the set up mate ya the midges season is on 😂🧡

[@OUTDOORALLY]

It's a good spot in the winter when there's no midges 😁 thanks for watching 👍🏕

[@Dug_Out]

You're made of stronger stuff than me mate😂 That was pure midge madness! But you endured & persevered. But hey, you've ticked of a few challenges. Drink lager thru midge net✅️ Make hands look like slices of pepperoni pizza✅️ BBQ midges✅️

[@OUTDOORALLY]

😂 was rough going but still better than sitting in the house , thanks for watching 👍🏕

[@robritchie1473]

All I can wonder is................. was it worth it?!?!?! That camping outing was pure hell, even to watch!!!

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Not the most enjoyable night but yeah still better than sat in front of a tv . There were some spells proper later on , when they dispersed a little and I could take the head net off 😁 thanks for watching 👍🏕

[@WalkTalkBrew]

Bollocks to camping with that swarm of midges!! Lovely location, but no way to the midges.

[@OUTDOORALLY]

They were mental 😁 thanks for watching 👍🏕

[@FISH-OHOLIC]

Midges looked brutal Ally, ive always wondered if burning lemon peels would help but ive never tried it. 🙌

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Nothing works but I've never heard of that one , I tried burning coffee as someone suggested that but didn't work

[@garytracey1690]

Oh we got the same bloody midges in Ireland 🇮🇪 a tipperary man here, got Scottish ancestors my mums a Watson

[@OUTDOORALLY]

A bit of Scottish in you , good man , yeah miges are pure evil 😁 thanks for watching 👍🏕

[@inkedgermanexplorer]

we do indeed 😂🧡

[@iainmore3961]

My tent is packed away for the summer weeks ago. Used a plastic bottle to pee in as I didn't want to let the effers intae ma tent.

[@OUTDOORALLY]

I do the same but with the wee gel pee bags 😁👍🏕

[@roughwalkers]

Its well annoying when your head bug net gets caught on the velcro on the smock

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Yup 😁

[@residentweavil233]

yeah buggers love it when you use smidge as well so that red light thing is bollocks did you use a thermacell pack in the end?

[@OUTDOORALLY]

No thermacell , just got intoxicated 😁👍🏕

[@OldNavajoTricks]

Set a white light up away from camp, 10-15 feetlike, use a red or green for your own lighting and the buzzies should favour the white light over you. Also smudge pots are good. 🤘

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Good idea about setting up a white light away from camp , looked up smudge pots on Google very expensive

[@rooksfoot1184]

Blimey i was itching just watching that... the swarms were so thick u coulda walked on them..... some good tips in ur vid like staying out of ur tent and unpacking sleepkit til the last possible minute.. Cheers Ally

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Yeah managed to keep the inside of my tent a midge free zone , not going back to that spot again in midge season 😁 thanks for watching 👍🏕

[@garytracey1690]

Vicks vapour rub around the neck wrist and ankles will stop them getting in to bite

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Maybe , but it's horrible when your sweating and sticky with vapour rub running everywhere and getting dirt and stuff stuck to you , the bites are not really painful anyway just irritating , thanks for watching 👍🏕

[@djisolate7157]

Tell me about it was wiled camping near lock braden last weekend I lasted 3hrs after setting up camp before I gave up had repalent on lit a fire and midges were very bad I enesed up packing up and going home a week latter I'm still recovering from the bites I even had a midge net on and they all still got froue this is in scttland 😒

[@OUTDOORALLY]

No shame in it mate , just so hard to concentrate on anything when they swarm you even with a midge net on , thanks for watching 👍🏕

[@GusExplores]

Oooft those midges looked horrendous. What size of tarp is that? I liked the way you had it set up. I would have burnt that wee bushcraft wall. Hope your well mate. Keep up the great content

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Dd 4×4 I like to pull the sides in for a wee bit more wind cover plus it doesn't need as much space between trees. And yeah it was only the next day I thought why didn't I just burn the logs from the wee bushcraft wall 😂 thanks for watching Gus 👍🏕

[@GusExplores]

@@OUTDOORALLY the tarp just looks huge. My tarp is only a 3x3 so maybe a bit small but I am definitely going to give it a try sometime.

[@theinvisiblecamper]

The only thing you can take with you to help on a camp like that is a fat bloke who sweats a lot - a midge magnet! Me personally I dont camp near water in the summer months - I hate the midges and they definitely have a taste for biting me!

[@OUTDOORALLY]

First time I've really being affected by them , but the swarms were massive , camera didn't show it that well , right , need to find a fat bloke to go camping with 😂 thanks for watching Chris , you stopping by tonight ? 👍🏕

[@theinvisiblecamper]

@@OUTDOORALLY Yes I will be at the live stream. The places I camp they are not usually too bad - but when they are bad it can be torture, I think cover up and hide is all you can do when they swarm.

[@mechellemulligan]

That looked brutal. Nothing works for midges as far as I'm concerned. A bit fire smoke initially, but even if they're not biting they're still annoying hanging about. I have heard though, permethrin spray on your tent and clothes is apparently good, lasts up to y washes on clothes. It's a pesticide farmers use. Some do gooders will turn theor nose up but I'm going to give it a bash. Apparently it's OK for dogs but can be toxic to cats when wet, and I've got 3 cars, so going to use.wither someone else's garden until it's dry or do it when we're away sometime and it's dry 👌

[@russell-60]

Another great video! Always entertaining. Unfortunately it's at the cost of your health!

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Lesser men would have gave up this camping hobby ages ago if they had the same bad luck as me when out 😂 but as usual thanks for watching 👍🏕

[@EventyrsorenDenmark]

I hate them, have to stay in the tent😮😮😮

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Didn't want to open my tent until they had gone away a bit , so as not to get any inside 😁 thanks for watching 👍🏕

[@TimmyBobinson]

Don't camp in the woods in the summer. Head up the Munroes or go coastal. There is no other way, I've been up there.

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Points duly noted 😁👍🏕

[@auntia7687]

Try Yarrow for the midgie,s, heard it works but haven't tried it yet🤷‍♀️ mabey throw some on the fire as well

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Never heard of yarrow , what is it ?

[@auntia7687]

It's everywhere just now, along the verges, white flower heads, maybe the buckie will keep them away 🤣

[@OUTDOORALLY]

@auntia7687 it won't but it will take the pain away for a while 😂

[@RonnieToby]

Use a fan powered cap or neck fan, they hate wind and stiff breeze.

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Have you ever tried them , how practical are they ?

[@RonnieToby]

@@OUTDOORALLY got a wee hand held fan, works great but need summit hands free, hence the cap and neck fan. Think outside the box on this one. They are cheap so worth a try, got mines ordered.

[@OUTDOORALLY]

@ronniebryce162 let me know how you get on with it in the comments here pal 👍

[@bugoutnow]

Midges took you 😂

[@OUTDOORALLY]

They might have beat me on points but I lasted the full 12 rounds 😁👍🏕

[@kittenkiller10]

D&G is midge central 😂

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Yeah I know this but stupidly thought it would'nt be that bad 😁 thanks for watching 👍🏕

[@clattypat]

Im thinking about buying a flextail repellent. Has anyone here got one and if so is it any good?

[@engle289]

Cannae beat they midges lol

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Undefeatable mate 😂 thanks for watching pal 👍🏕

[@roughwalkers]

Are you not a smoker? We use incent sticks and put pine needles on fire 💪 no midgies just moths at night that dive bomb into fire

[@OUTDOORALLY]

Was using pine needles on the fire to no effect , yes I am a smoker and usually that helps keep them away , but that area was just too infested , don't think anything would have worked to any great effect 😔

[@roughwalkers]

@@OUTDOORALLY Scotland has always been bad for it tho tbf we was up there couple.of years ago and it was well bad ... we wasnt even near any water either i mean you can see how bad it is on the video

[@OUTDOORALLY]

@roughwalkers I prefer camping out of season , less midges and less people 😁

[@roughwalkers]

@@OUTDOORALLY 100% mate i prefer winter camps just seems right