This was the inaugural trip for my SWK heavy Irish Saffron (clearance) kilt. The very same one that I was trying to clean up the staining/colour variegation from in this thread: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/w...238/index.html

Well anyway, it cleaned up nicely so I wore it for a camping and hiking weekend out in December. Lots of compliments and lots of questions about whether I was cold. I explained to them that I was essentially wearing an entire sheep around my waist (or 8 yards' worth of wool anyway) and that I was perfectly fine.

As a change from the yucky fabric dye smell of the kilt, I spent enough time around the campfire that the kilt took on a very nice, slight wood-smoke smell... Quite pleasant, actually. And since this trip I've worn the kilt a few more times and the fabric is relaxing and not as wrinkled as it originally was.

Here are a few shots from the trip. I was quite the curiosity so I had no troubles finding a lot of pictures taken of me. My favourites all came from a Norwegian fellow who was like my own personal paparazzo all weekend long. He had a beautiful Canon 7D with virtually unlimited memory it seemed, so I assembled a wonderful collection of photos thanks to him.

If you want to see a larger collection of pics from the trip, just follow the link to my Picassa site here: http://picasaweb.google.com/drinkacu...asCampDec2009#

Cheers!

Jim


Here's me at the summit of the peak we hiked.


Me at the campsite.


I'm leading a small group of hikers up the "difficult" path to the summit. The others opted to take the gondola for ten bucks. I'm cheap and I need the exercise. LOL!


A closeup of my Celtic kilt pin (Irish brooch) from EBay.