Kilts and flying & biting insects

**Mipi** · 24th July 08, 04:01 AM

Yesterday while driving home, dressed in the p@n!s, a fly started to bit me on my legs really badly. I alomst mised the road (or hit another car) trying to smash it, which finaly did happen (smashing I mean).

After that, I started to think, what it would be like if I were kilted?!?! Or even regimental!!! Hmmmmm

Do anybody from the rebble has any such experiances?

I remember a mail that was circling around the Globe, showing female TV reporter, which was attacted by a bee (under the skirt of course). She just droped the mic, ran behind the tree, droped the skirt too. Screaming and waving with the hands. Camera was running all the time. Funny, but not for her, would say.

**Jock Scot** · 24th July 08, 04:26 AM

The infamous Scottish midge cures even the hardiest of Highlander from kilt wearing between June and mid-September,unless there is a gale blowing.I kid you not.

**Ranald** · 25th July 08, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

The infamous Scottish midge cures even the hardiest of Highlander from kilt wearing between June and mid-September,unless there is a gale blowing.I kid you not.

Aye, your not wrong there.

**Howard Clark** · 24th July 08, 04:50 AM

I just returned home from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness along the US/Canada border. No kilting for me on that trip either. The mosquitos and flies made it impossibly difficult to deal with.

**cwr89** · 24th July 08, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by Howard Clark

I just returned home from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness along the US/Canada border. No kilting for me on that trip either. The mosquitos and flies made it impossibly difficult to deal with.

I've been on that trip 3 times, and as I remember I used stuff with 100% deet. nasty stuff. little tiny bottle that has lasted me 5 years. but the biting flies were big enough to carry off a small child.

I've camped in a kilt before, like a month ago I spend a week at boy scout summer camp. I had no problem with insects. well I also was the only one who didn't deinfest my tent from the spider colony that was living there.

spiders do help with the insects. maybe you should get a pet spider just hide it up your kilt

have fun!

~Casey

**Bugbear** · 24th July 08, 05:08 AM

Ever had ants in your pants!! We have little swarming ants that climb up your legs, wait a little while then all start attacking. In the kilt, it's a little easier to brush them all off at the same time... They don't get down into your socks either, so the taller socks or hose help. That's the only thing I can think of that might be an advantage to wearing a kilt during a bug attack...

**Mipi** · 24th July 08, 06:01 AM

[QUOTE=Ted Crocker;572846]Ever had ants in your pants!! [QUOTE]

As usual; there is no "universal" solution or absolute winner. Or as my wife says "Everything in the life is good for something". If it doesn't seam so, it will latter.

**Galician** · 24th July 08, 06:20 AM

Mipi, sounds like you have a wise woman for a wife!

**Spc. Scott** · 24th July 08, 06:21 AM

I've run into that before as well on a couple of the trails in the area. But I had also forgotten to put on any repellent at all. This year I haven't run into any problems outside of the wooded areas.

**Riverkilt** · 24th July 08, 06:57 AM

Sounds like a fine reason to ask a lady to help with pest removal...."Excuse me, I seem to have a fly/midge/mosquito under my kilt. Could you help me remove it please?"

Ron