kilts in the outdoors

[UmAnOnion]

Hey Onion,

Some of us have field experience. This aging naturist never had a tick. And, thought you folks in New Jersey were home to the first ever such resort in the U.S.of A and continue to have free beaches around Sandy Hook...?

A friend of mine filled me in on the benefits of going clothes free in a tick danger zone a while back - his explanation was that they usually bite when caught in an area of confinement of some sort - like where clothing & skin connect - no clothes = no problem



And, yes, NJ was the home to one of the first C/O resorts - and i think its still in opertatioons - havent been there yet, but am a regular (read EVERY WEEKEND thru the summer) at the beach at Sandy Hook - which reminds me that i have to get busy picking out fabric for my beach/summer kilts - the UK styled ones i have already made are a bit heavy for beach wearing... and now i have to worry about getting sand trapped in my pleats :-(

Hows that for bringing it BACK on topic in the end

[Riverkilt]

You are so right Yaish! Here's a pic of me in my then new UK black Survival II taken by my girlfriend. She in pants, had gone ahead and backslid down this nasty piece of Cathedral Wash in Marble Canyon, AZ.

I'm hung up. Wearing pants I woulda backslid in a heartbeat, but kilted and regimental...:confused:

What you can't see are the other hikers waiting for me to "do something." The two concerns were being arrested and skinning my backside on the sandstone.

Finally turned and came down facing the cliff with my girlfriend helping spot my foot placement.


Ron
And that bulge in my belly is the pocket of my hoodie stuffed with gear...I ain't "that" fat yet....

[Andrew Breecher]

As Randy said, those directly behind (more like below) on a steep climb might get more than they bargained for. Then again, some might like it.

Kilts do a pretty good job of not showing much, unless it's really windy, and even then they aren't flying up as much as you might think.


Andrew.

[Andrew Breecher]

Should have said this before, but:

Even if your kilt does fly up while you're hiking, who cares? You're out in the woods. If you're really worried, make sure you're the last one up a steep slope. We're all expending too much thought on this while not hiking - once you get out there and actually hike, it ceases to be an issue.

Andrew.

[mbhandy]

and now i have to worry about getting sand trapped in my pleats :-(

Hows that for bringing it BACK on topic in the end

Oh poor poor Kilt

MrBill

[mudd]

and now i have to worry about getting sand trapped in my pleats

Your pleats… right, you need to worry about betting sand in your pleats. :rolleyes: