Quote Originally Posted by Canuck of NI View Post
I think I got the cowboy info from a humour book by Patrick MacManus (apologies to his mom if the family name is misspelled). In the book, he's on a western hunting trip and sneaks around in panty hose, which he's wearing to avoid saddlesoreness, then at the end of the trip he finds out the outfitter and his crew as well as the Indian guide etc have all been wearing them. As I said, a humour book but it seemed to have a kernel of truthiness. However he may have been lying about the other guys.

My US army reference, if you were asking about that, was about an improper uniform situation, plus a joke reference to 'don't ask, don't tell' but it seems that was repealed by Congress just yesterday, only hours after I made the joke?
Last outfitter I knew real well had silkies (silk long johns from Austraila), ultra light weight and really warm. I used nylons during BSA days for two things, bugs and cold. hiking in chigger and tick infested areas they work wonders to keep the little nasties off you. And as an under layer, nice and toasty under the long johns.

I couldn't get my son to wear a pair I got him, but I was warm.