Who wears a kilt when hiking?

[Buffalo Skipper]

How many of you like to wear a hiking kilt when you are out in the piney woods? I am interested to know who is wearing them and who has tried them but is not wearing them?

Inquiring minds want to know.....

[Stir Fry]

Got one for christmas and plan on trying it on my upcoming sectiom hike, Neels to Newfound gap. I'll try to look this and let you know how it goes.

[sbhikes]

I wore a skirt on the JMT and thought it was great. I think a kilt would work out awesome for the So Cal portion of the PCT (no mosquitoes). Unfortunately, I wore my kilt on a few local hikes and our local trails are not in the same kind of condition as the PCT. I got some really bad poison oak (despite my expert skills in being able to identify it) and pretty scraped up.

[Raul Perez]

I use a kilt and love it. Ventilation and I don't feel restricted when I step over blow downs like I did when I wore shorts. I don't go commando I use UA long compression briefs to minimize thigh chafe (I have a problem with chaffing).

You have to be really secure in your manhood to pull it off. You will get mixed looks.

[Penguin]

I've seen many dudes where skirts while hiking, but only one with a kilt. So sad that plain borrowing beige has taken over trail wear. Guys need to sport some plaid out there if there going for the kilt. Plaid rocks. And yes lots of the ladies wear skirts while hiking so kilts would seem to work fine. The increase in ventilation would really seem to be a benefit. As far as mosquitos go. The skirt wearing hikers I asked say that the mosquitos don't fly up. I guess the movement of the fabric and stuff scares them away.

Personally I love Umbros for hiking, but they are getting hard to find in the right colors, the other day all I could find on e-bay where either black or red. Two colors I try to avoid.

[Penguin]

that's plain boring beige. Spell Auto Correct is my true enemy. and I differentiate skirt from kilt by the color scheme. Plaid with pleats= kilt, any other color (i.e. beige)= skirt

[d.o.c]

used one from harpers ferry to the start of the 100 mile wilderness not realy sure why i stopd putn it on in the morning i jus wore the lil runner shorts last few days i wore in camp so i could tke the kilt off. anywho i liked it helpd a whole lot in that heat got some strange llooks but wht thats ok

[beas]

I wear one hiking regularly and also wear them as casual wear. I agree the kilt should have a tartan on it. Not the beige izood looking skirt mountain hardware sells.

[Two Tents]

I wear a Mountain Hardwear Kilt. I don't really care if anyone likes it. It is comfy. I always look for a skirt in good will or the salavation army I could use as a quilt but no luck so far. I do have some silnylon I plan making into a rain kilt soon.

[Mrs Baggins]

Not nearly enough men....not nearly enough............

[Hooch]

I've got a Mountain Hardwear El Kommando Hiking Kilt and love it! It's incredibly airy and comfy. Going wee-wee has never been so easy.

[WingedMonkey]

I've got a Mountain Hardwear El Kommando Hiking Kilt and love it! It's incredibly airy and comfy. Going wee-wee has never been so easy.

What about taking a dump?

[Hooch]

What about taking a dump?

I don't really take it, I just kinda leave it there.

Seriously, if I want to poop, I still gotta take my pack off to cop a squat.

[Smile]

Not nearly enough men....not nearly enough............

Thank you SO much for stating this

Oh yes, kilts rock.

[WingedMonkey]

I don't really take it, I just kinda leave it there.

Seriously, if I want to poop, I still gotta take my pack off to cop a squat.

Do you hold the kilt up or take it off?

[Jim Adams]

Kilts ROCK!

easy on / easy off...take it off for restroom duties.

geek

[rusane]

The hiking/sports "kilts" are not really kilts. I'm not passing judgment on people choosing to wear them or not, but they are not kilts. Kilts are made from multiple wraps of heavy wool cloth including a sash over the shoulder and weigh more than some peoples packs. If your hiking the cairngorms you'd be comfortable enough, but Scotish weather isn't 90 and muggy.

(Glaswegian, before you ask)

[sbhikes]

I'm sorta laughing here but I guess it makes sense that guys wouldn't have a lifetime of experience knowing how to relieve themselves wearing a skirt. Silly guys. You just pull up the skirt in back and hold it around your waist while you squat.

[Del Q]

Ditto - Ditto

Mountain Hardwear, awesome, 2nd 2-week section hike completed this Spring, really happy - a lot more + and -

Did get some "looks" while in Pearisburg

[mlkelley]

Although I'm probably not who Mrs. Baggins was thinking of when she posted, I wear one when hiking Freeballin' ROCKS!

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