Rain ?

[Iolaus]

Okay, I'll bite...WHERE? Tell me where? Why am I the last to know?

Chris.

L.A. County Fairgrounds . It's a big thing. Here is more info.

[KiltedKnight]

Thanks amigo, hope to see you there.

Chris.

[Colin]

Vancouver rains all the time and I don't usually think twice about wearing in the rain. It the rain is really bad, I will bring along an umbrella or wear a goretex jacket.

Yep, we Vancouverites know rain (29 days straight in January and most of February, wet snow/rain today). I was amazed at how my traditional handled in the rain, I never felt wet at all. The PV kilts dry fast, but because of the light weight and material they can cling to you a bit.

[CameronTaylor]

I-Man and the rest, I'll be there saturday. My not-so-local pub Liam's will have a booth there, my little drummer girl, my favorite fiddle player (who's never seen me in pants) and several great bands as well.
Guinness shirt and Irish (my goodness that's so GREEN !) National kilt, socks and boots.


CT - and a Murphy's in my non-broken hand.

[Josh_E]

A little or a lot of rain never bothered me or my kilt

[Yaish]

Pomona Fairplex, right off the 57 and I believe 210 freeways.

As Iolaus mentioned I'll be there on Saturday competing in the mens "C" class heavy events. I probably wont be there Sunday as I am thinking of going to Muldoons for their kilt contest.

http://www.la-irishfair.com/2006/Home.htm

http://www.muldoonspub.com/

[Pleater]

Sigh - Helly Hansen - I always wanted to find a large yacht and skipper rich enough to have Helly Hansen gear for the crew....

Never did though.

Having been out in my Black Stewart for three days running and got rained on every time I can thoroughly recomend a wool kilt in a storm.

I wear a wool jersey, wool beret, and take an umbrella and a light wool wrap - I think it is technically a serape - like a poncho but split right around the front and with a scarf attached round the neck which is large enough to make a head covering.

The wetter and heavier wool gets the warmer and more wind resistant it becomes.

[Oswulf]

Um....what is "rain?"

My most reverent prayer is to someday have the extra money to afford an Inverness Cape...just to look at and admire...the few rainy days here in Arizona are usually in the heat of summer....

I do have a replica Union Cavalry greatcoat with a huge cape...looking it over, cutting off the sleeves wouldn't make it look like an Inverness Cape...but I've thought about it....

Ron

I lived in Sedona for about 5 years, didn't see much rain until about august when the monsoon hit, then it was evey day at 5:00-6:00 like clockwork and could just pour down. If you were out in the boonies it was always a good idea to have high ground nearby, plus it was fun to see tourists hit the low spots in the road where the temporary lakes would form. Of course the rains would get the tarantulas moving about a bit more too, another tourist funny.

Oswulf

[Graham]

There's a great book on camping that I have that was written by an author that seems to be mostly a very crabby old guy from Minnesota. In it he advises you that jeans are right out...the "trousers of death" if you get them wet...cotton holds the water and hypothermia (and a slow, miserable death out in the outback where your body will be picked at by coyotes and not found for weeks) follows. His advice is to go with wool trousers...Heller Hanson or Helly Hanson or something like that is the specific brand that he recommends.

No jeans, no worries.

Best

AA

Spot on, jeans are the worst things to wear when hiking in bad weather. I did a seven day hike in jeans in very tough conditions 30 years ago. The problems it gave me in my knees have been with me ever since.

PV kilts are good if it's not cold and the kilt can get some breeze to dry out, otherwise wool is good, with a long goretex jacket. I bought one that is extra long and almost covers the kilt.

I would be unsure about denim and other cotton kilts too for extreme weather conditions.

[mddock58]

Remembering back to a hike in California 30 yrs ago, my brother an I wearing jeans, and it starts raining. We were going over a pass that still had a good amount of snow covering it (even though it was the middle of summer) and because of the way the jeans just soak up the water, my brother ended up with a bad case of chills.

Jeans can be great in some ways, but get them wet, and they are cold, heavy, and extremely uncomfortable! (You'd never want to be unbifurcated more than when you're wearing soaking wet jeans........talk about chaffing!!!)