Delamere Forest

[Mosquito Killer]

Greetings! I had my first taster at Delamere Forest this weekend, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. I came on the Saturday, which it turned out to be nice weather-wise, and had a relaxing time getting to know fellow Bushcrafters. Although I am new to this experience, I feel at home with the new skills and tips I have picked up; such as, how to make a bow hole fire (I think that's how it is worded), and making a cooker out of two beer cans (I will try this one at home, plus it'll give me an excuse to have a couple of beers!
If I can get the cash together, I will be looking forward to be going to south Wales for the Moot festival, learning more skills, kicking back and relaxing with nature. My thanks goes out to Goose who organised the recent get together at Delamere Forest.
P.s. I've got six Mosquito bites this weekend and they are driving me nuts! Must be the sweet blood.
Take care y'all,

Mosquito Killer.

 

[Mosquito Killer]

Make that 7, just found another bite. God damn those Mosquito's to hell! .................................... itch itch

 

[Singeblister]

Glad to hear you had a good time , I probably met you , but as I would have said I am terrible with names
I got one bit , right behind my ear and that has been driving me nutz since i found it as well

 

[MikeS]

Where is Dalamere Forest ? The name keeps coming up but I have never been able to work out exactly where it is.

Mike

 

[xylaria]

Delemere is where the north west meet is held, it is a scout camp in north cheshire, near the village Sandiway.

I haven't any midge bites, my daughter has two which aren't bothering her, and son has none but we camped away from the lake. I got really good advice on midge nets off gillainne. Even got to collect a handful of wild mushrooms, and share them out. I had a really chilled time, even though I was with my kids on my own.

 

[MikeS]

Great, thanks for the info. Glad everyone had a good weekend.

Mike

 

[Winston Dover]

The site is callecd forest camp, If you haev been and not got bitten then you haver done well. Midges are terrible there, but it is a great site. Its the scounty site for my Scout Group so we use it a lot.

 

[Nightwalker]

Welcome to the community MK, glad you had a good time and are getting interested in bushcraft.

 

[big_daddy_merc]

I think we was quite lucky with the Mosquito's, didn't get many bites, I only had 2 and the missis and kids only had about 4 between them, and we was at the side of the lake

 

[Matt Weir]

I think we was quite lucky with the Mosquito's, didn't get many bites, I only had 2 and the missis and kids only had about 4 between them, and we was at the side of the lake

Hi BDM,

Were you the family that myself and Nat stopped to speak to as you were on your way out just before you got to the boating lake?

As for mossies, we got mithered a bit towards dusk on the Saturday when over doing the net making at the back of Waylands setup (to the point where I exclaimed 'sod' this I'm off and ran away back to the Citronella candles (which I almost managed to burn my tent down with but that's another story

 

[Wayland]

I was caught out the first night when I arrived and hadn't but any bug dope on. Once I'd put it on I had no more problems.

Great meet again, thanks Goose. Can't wait for the next, I love that site.

 

[big_daddy_merc]

Hi BDM,

Were you the family that myself and Nat stopped to speak to as you were on your way out just before you got to the boating lake?

As for mossies, we got mithered a bit towards dusk on the Saturday when over doing the net making at the back of Waylands setup (to the point where I exclaimed 'sod' this I'm off and ran away back to the Citronella candles (which I almost managed to burn my tent down with but that's another story

yep thats us

 

[Matt Weir]

I was caught out the first night when I arrived and hadn't but any bug dope on. Once I'd put it on I had no more problems.

Great meet again, thanks Goose. Can't wait for the next, I love that site.

Was it tea-tree oil you were using Gary?

 

[Wayland]

Was it tea-tree oil you were using Gary?

It's a mixture of Tea tree, Citronella and Eucalyptus oils. I mix it up myself.

Seems to work quite well and doesn't smell too bad either.

 

[Matt Weir]

It's a mixture of Tea tree, Citronella and Eucalyptus oils. I mix it up myself.

Seems to work quite well and doesn't smell too bad either.

Cheers, can you tell me the idea behind these ingredients? I know of Citronella, are the others tried and tested?

 

[Wayland]

Cheers, can you tell me the idea behind these ingredients? I know of Citronella, are the others tried and tested?

Not much testing, just a bit of thinking.

Tea Tree seems to repel nits so I thought other insects might dislike it too and Eucalyptus makes you smell more like a tree than a blood bag and might be strong enough to mask the Co2 that normally attracts them. I thought it couldn't hurt to add some as I had some around.

Works for me..

 

[Matt Weir]

Not much testing, just a bit of thinking.

Tea Tree seems to repel nits so I thought other insects might dislike it too and Eucalyptus makes you smell more like a tree than a blood bag and might be strong enough to mask the Co2 that normally attracts them. I thought it couldn't hurt to add some as I had some around.

Works for me..

Furrymuff,

I'll have a bash at that then and give it a go at the Moot.

Ta.

 

[wanderinstar]

Gary,
Where do you get the ingredients from and what ratio do you mix it to, or is it a case of a slash of this and a smidgen of that.

 

[Matt Weir]

Nat has counted 17 bites! Anyone beat that uppy_dog

 

[spamel]

Didn't use any dope and I was right near the lake. Not a single bite. Stags breath seems to work for me!!