If anyone has any good tips on beating the midges, please share them!
I got absolutely devoured this weekend up by Loch Latrine (edit: Katrine) (completely forgot it was midge season, so I was unprepared).
You’re already doing it. They can’t get in the tent. Just stay in the tent. If you didn’t stake the tent down, you should be able to move around the area by hopping in the tent.
Also: You willingly are camping in an area known as Loch Latrine? Does it smell like it sounds? 🤭
I’ve not tried it myself but when researching stuff like this (mostly for my wife, she gets targeted) I saw a lot of people raving about these chemical disperser devices from Thermacells. They’re supposedly safe and pretty eco-friendly though personally I’m still having troubles believing that when talking about a device that clears all insects in a 15m radius within a few minutes and lasts for hours.
Use Smidge. It’s the best repellant.
Also, get some citronella. You can get it as oil (for burning), as tealights, as rope (also for burning), as incense… It does the trick in Northumberland, though I’m not so sure about Loch Latrine. Those midges might be a bit tougher.
Flamethrower
Smidge! Buy smidge. It works really well against a variety of biting things.