What kilt do you wear hiking?

[puffer]

I wear an X Kilt in made from tough "Predator" camo material (made by none other than the designer of the X Kilt- Alan H. himself!)

With it I use a Stillwater Kilts Nylon Cargo/Night Stalker sporran and a nylon belt and sporran strap.

They are all lightweight, durable, and comfortable when out hiking.

Here is my outfit in action




Oops! Wrong photo!


I meant this one




ith:

Cheers

Jamie

Jamie, I currently use my SWKs for "camping & 'hiking in the "brush'. I have "toyed" with getting a "casual" BUT After seeing these pix, a "CASUAL" kilt is now on my "SHORT LIST"
BTW, Thank you for posting the one of you & your "younguns" It brought back a lot of GREAT memories

Puffer

[Larry124]

Is the Sport Kilt hiking model the microfiber? If so, how do you like it?

I wouldn't wear them in any kind of wind because they are very lightweight.
Or for extended sitting - the microfiber reflects heat upwards.
But in a warm and humid and relatively windless and primarily walking and standing circumstance I find them to be more comfortable than cotton or poly-cotton.
Sounds like a lot of disclaimers but I find myself in that situation a half dozen times each summer.

[randal]

Oh man, am I jonesing for a good hiking kilt now. There's an abundance of good hiking trails around here screaming to be hiked kilted.

[chasem]

I haven't done any kilted hiking yet. I only have one kilt currently, and it's a 4yd 18 oz wool box pleat. Don't think I want to hike in that one.

But I'll probably use the xmarks pv to make a kilt that'll be usable for hiking

[BrettH]

Hiking's one of the things I bought my UK Survival for. Not as cool as running shorts (which aren't suitable for hiking anyway), but the upkilt breeze is refreshing even on hot days. The pockets comfortably carry a whole bunch of everything, then I have a hydration pack for insulated water.

90+F is a bit warm for it, but it'd be too warm for anything else I'd want to wear hiking, anyway. I'm thinking of getting a Hiking SportKilt for those hot days, given that summers here are hot and dry and not terribly windy (good tip upthread).

[Riverkilt]

All of them...this weekend wore my RKilts leather kilt hiking because I was walking a lady's German Shephard as well and wanted something "dog proof."

For long hikes, like down into the Grand Canyon, prefer the Utilikilt's Survival II.



But hike in most any of my kilts depending on the weather, location, and length of the hike.

"outgrew" all my UK Survival IIs...lusting after the new Mocha Survival II of late...Spring is coming...need to figure out the size of my beer gut now...then maybe order one up to have for Spring and Summer hiking.

Ron

[kennethrmc]

For short hikes--whatever. But I will NOT wear my Lare hand sewn for hiking, as I once wore it on just a short hike, and wound up inadvertently in a pricker patch. I spent an hour pulling prickers out of the wool. Thank God there was not permanent damage--but I felt awful realizing I could have ruined a lovely, $500.00 piece of art.

For a three-day backpack hike in the superstitions at the start of this year I wore my SWK wool standard kilt. I do appreciate the way wool breathes, stays warm in the cold morning and nights, and just feels solid. But I won't wear an expensive tank where it could get damaged. So...like wool, it can't be expensive= SWK heavyweight nice for hiking.

I should note that I don't own any contemporary kilts (just personal preference) but I can see why they might be superior in terms of pure function.

[CaptMac]

I always wear one of my "tanks". I might try a Stillwater medium weight this summer though.

[cessna152towser]

Normally, for hiking I would wear one or other of these lightweight products from Midasclothing.com of Manchester, England.
On a colder day I usually wear my Freedom Kilts cargo model.

[McNulty]

I really like the SWK standards in all but the cold weather. Then I'll switch to a SWK heavyweight instead of wearing my good wool kilts. The standards tend to be breezy enough for me on the trail (though I do not go regimental while hiking) especially when wearing wicking boxers underneath. A good pair of boots and proper socks are essential.

Hiking with Indy and a SWK standard


Out hiking the Grand Canyon a SWK standard again


Colder weather hiking w/ a SWK heavyweight

Nulty