Hiking in kilts

[Southern Breeze]

I'm new to kilts but have over 15 years experiance hiking/backpacking.I was wondering what type and brand all you kilted hikers are wearing and how well they hold up in the field.At the moment I only have a workmans UK and a Stillwater HW.FYI I hike year round,all weather.

[Freedomlover]

I also hike year round. Mostly in the Cold Mountain-Shining Rock area of North Carolina. If it is cold I wear a heavyweight wool 5 yarder. In the Summer I wear either a lightweight wool kilt, or a UK, AK, or, most preferably my Pittsburgh kilt.

[Graham]

Here are threads where you may find more info:
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ghlight=hiking

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8877&highlight=hiking

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ghlight=hiking

[flyv65]

Most of my hiking includes flyfishing small, backcountry streams, so I usually hike/fish in my Utilikilt. I shudder to think how heavy and hot a wool kilt would be most days this past summer...then again, it *would* be rather nice for late fall trips, wouldn't it?

Bryan...you got me thinking...

[Andrew Breecher]

Southern Breeze, I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in a four-yard Bear Kilt last year. The kilt provided warmth for southern snowstorms, and airflow for the northern humid summer. The same kilt is still in such good condition after 2,174 miles that I intend to wear it on both my upcoming Pacific Crest Trail hike and, providing my knees are still intact, the Continental Divide Trail after that. I have no doubts the kilt will survive the 8,000 miles of hiking.

Graham's links will give pointers on the usefulness of various fabrics in weather, and so on.

Andrew.

[Freedomlover]

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[Southern Breeze]

Southern Breeze, I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in a four-yard Bear Kilt last year. The kilt provided warmth for southern snowstorms, and airflow for the northern humid summer. The same kilt is still in such good condition after 2,174 miles that I intend to wear it on both my upcoming Pacific Crest Trail hike and, providing my knees are still intact, the Pacific Crest Trail after that. I have no doubts the kilt will survive the 8,000 miles of hiking.

Graham's links will give pointers on the usefulness of various fabrics in weather, and so on.

Andrew.

Congratulations from a fellow 2,000 miler! I did the AT in sections,1988-1994.Work kept me from thru-hiking.I was wondering,what material is your kilt made from?

[Andrew Breecher]

Congratulations from a fellow 2,000 miler! I did the AT in sections,1988-1994.Work kept me from thru-hiking.I was wondering,what material is your kilt made from?

Congratulations to you as well. Section hiking is, I think, harder physically than thru-hiking: you have to keep starting over after not-hiking. My kilt is made of poly/viscose, as are all of Bear's basic kilts.

Andrew.

[Riverkilt]

Hey Breeze,

I hike the canyonlands of Northern Arizona where the two main things are heat and sand.

Been hiking in all my kilts except the hand sewn tanks from Kathy's Kilts.

Even hike in (gasp) SportKilts...almost like being nekie. Lots of hiking in UK survival and workman's. Also hike in Freedom Kilts and Pittsburgh Kilts a lot. Sometimes in AmeriKilts.

Other than the "stuff" storage system the most important part of hiking kilted isn't the kilt, its the BodyGlide!

Ron

[Jewddha]

Hate to breach in, but is bodyglide the type of product your average hiking store might stock in? (internet ordering is problematic)