The only way to hike!

**jthk** · 3rd October 20, 07:06 PM

Hiking is what spurred me to investigate non-bifurcated options. How did you like hiking in the Workman? I've gone on a few short hikes but find the material to be nearly useless in cool weather an also incredibly stiff.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by KennethSime

Yup, I quite enjoy hiking in a kilt! In my youth I worked a summer job as a backpacking guide in Sierra Nevada, and wore a Utilikilts Workman on nearly every trip. A bit heavy for my tastes now, but it sure has held up well over the years.

Here I am atop Pico Blanco on the Big Sur coast in California a few years back, wearing my Mountain Hardwear Elkommando kilt.

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I think I'd like to pick up a tartan kilt suitable for hiking, perhaps one of the USA Kilts casuals or Sport Kilt hiking models.

**KennethSime** · 3rd October 20, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by jthk

Hiking is what spurred me to investigate non-bifurcated options. How did you like hiking in the Workman? I've gone on a few short hikes but find the material to be nearly useless in cool weather an also incredibly stiff.

Thanks!

I think as a younger man who schlepped a lot of extra gear for kids, I appreciated the hard-wearing nature of the cotton duck. As a grown person carrying the lightest gear I can afford, I much prefer the MHW kilt.

**jthk** · 3rd October 20, 07:39 PM

Gotcha. I also carry the lightest gear I can and prefer a 4-yard box-pleat (wool) kilt but when it's very warm, I swing with PV.

Best,
Jonathan

Originally Posted by KennethSime

I think as a younger man who schlepped a lot of extra gear for kids, I appreciated the hard-wearing nature of the cotton duck. As a grown person carrying the lightest gear I can afford, I much prefer the MHW kilt.

**Oilverland** · 20th October 20, 06:14 PM

I agree, it's my favorite hiking gear. Maybe the first time I wore my first kilt was on this hike, a short trail that parallels Falls Creek falls, north of Winthrop WA

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**008kilts** · 24th October 20, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by Oilverland

I agree, it's my favorite hiking gear. Maybe the first time I wore my first kilt was on this hike, a short trail that parallels Falls Creek falls, north of Winthrop WA

Greetings, enjoyed your photo, I too hike Washington in a kilts
Kilted in the San Juans

**javankrona** · 28th October 20, 07:49 AM

I believe I prefer the casual kilt for hiking as the kilt doesn’t have the amount of fabric as a more traditional kilt build. But I wore my USA Kilt semi-trad when I met my daughter on springer mountain as she was finishing her 5-month AT adventure. As my hike was less than a mile that day, I was fit as a fiddle, while she was rather hairy and emaciated ;^)

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**jthk** · 28th October 20, 08:31 AM

What an adventure for your daughter! Good for her! A thing that I've thought about doing but probably never will. Good on her!

Originally Posted by javankrona

I believe I prefer the casual kilt for hiking as the kilt doesn’t have the amount of fabric as a more traditional kilt build. But I wore my USA Kilt semi-trad when I met my daughter on springer mountain as she was finishing her 5-month AT adventure. As my hike was less than a mile that day, I was fit as a fiddle, while she was rather hairy and emaciated ;^)

**EagleJCS** · 28th October 20, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by javankrona

I believe I prefer the casual kilt for hiking as the kilt doesn’t have the amount of fabric as a more traditional kilt build. But I wore my USA Kilt semi-trad when I met my daughter on springer mountain as she was finishing her 5-month AT adventure. As my hike was less than a mile that day, I was fit as a fiddle, while she was rather hairy and emaciated ;^)

Good for her! To do that in 5 months and still be smiling, especially considering some of the weather that she had to go through, is quite an accomplishment. A through-hike of the AT has been on my bucket list for years. I think I'd probably be a 'down-hiller' (N to S) myself. Can't afford to take the time off from work, though, so it'll probably never happen.

You're looking sharp and trail-ready.

**Jock Scot** · 30th October 20, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by javankrona

I believe I prefer the casual kilt for hiking as the kilt doesn’t have the amount of fabric as a more traditional kilt build. But I wore my USA Kilt semi-trad when I met my daughter on springer mountain as she was finishing her 5-month AT adventure. As my hike was less than a mile that day, I was fit as a fiddle, while she was rather hairy and emaciated ;^)

What pray tell, is a "5 month AT adventure", please?

**DCampbell16B** · 30th October 20, 05:38 AM

The AT is the Appalachian Trail. It runs about 2200 miles from Maine to Georgia and gets up over 6600 feet. Think of a really long West Highland Way. It takes planning and about 5 months of extremely serious hiking to complete in one year. Some do stretches over several years to complete the whole thing. Others just do bits. South Bounders start in Maine, while North Bounders start in Georgia.