Tasmania is a hillwalkers (we call them bushwalkers) paradise.

Many bushwalkers here prefer to walk in shorts in all weather, bare legs dry more quickly than trousers (unless they are covered with waterproof trousers).

Kilts provide the same freedom in the weather, but more so.
Last winter my son (in trousers) and myself were caught in a blizzard, when it past my legs dried and I had a comfortable walk. He had to complete the walk in wet, cold trousers.





My new coat is longer than the one shown here.