I got caught in a bit of rain during a hike, which can happen often here in the Rockies. I thought I'd be really uncomfortable in my soaking wet UK, but surprisingly, the outer pleats were soaked, the interior was fairly dry and the entire kilt dried a short time after the rain stopped. I contribute some of that to the lack of humidity here in Colorado. Even wet, it wasn't too uncomfortable.

For fair weather camping and hiking with minimal bug infestation, I'd say kilted can't be beat. For foul weather, perhaps rain p@nts would be better, or go with wool.