Tangled Metal wrote:I've had bad midge encounters with tents. I've yet to find a safe way to use a stove in a tent. I know it's possible with hanging it but tbh who's going to do that in the UK? You're going to encounter midges with tents too.
This is part of what porches are for. If it has mesh covered vents even better. Even when the porches themselves are "infected" I find that a good stable stove (e.g., not one which balances on top of a gas can) can be sat in the porch and interactions made reasonably easily by unzipping the mesh inner door along its base and getting at the stove inna fume-cupboard stylee.
Tangled Metal wrote:The trick is to camp away from midges.
Well there goes the west coast of Scotland as a destination...
One thing about camping in midge terrain in summer is take the opposite line on shelter than you would in winter. You want to maximise wind exposure, unless it's already blowing a hoolie and not looking like changing.
Pete.