Need a Kilt for the outdoors

[Rex_Tremende]

For ease of getting it on and off in a tent, for it's pack-ability and resistance to wrinkling, launderability, low weight (every ounce counts in a backpack), and coolness in the summer heat, I would think that a USA PV casual kilt would be an excellent choice for day.

If you need something warm that will resist wrinkles, and handles getting wet well, and gets along nicely with a camp fire, I would think that a good, well-made wool kilt is a fine choice for night.

I have camped several times with UK and found the pockets very handy. The pleats and front panel are floppy enough that modesty really never becomes an issue.

I would not choose a Stillwater - too heavy, and probably too hot, and I wouldn't trust it around a fire.

My $0.02,
Rex.

[Woodsman]

MuffinMan,
I would recommend Mountain Hardwear's mountain kilt. Some would call it a wrap skirt rather than a kilt, but what's in a name? It was designed for backpacking. It weighs 5 ozs. can fold up easily and not take up much room in your pack. It's nylon and dries quickly. Some even use it for cooling off in a mountain lake. It's at the mid to top of your knee and it is cool and comfortable to hike in. It's even a good choice to have as a backup or to wear around camp at the end of the day. It takes a beating and keeps on ticking. Khaki color goes well with the scout uniform.

[MuffinMan]

Woodsman, I have look for that item and it is popular so hard to find in stock.

MM

[Woodsheal]

Call me archaic, but the ultimate outdoor/camping kilt is a 100% wool belted plaid. That's what the highlanders used for nigh on 300 years, and they work just as efficiently these days. I speak from experience...!

[Canuck]

Hemp!