Help from the hikers

**robthehiker** · 24th June 08, 05:32 PM

**robthehiker** · 24th June 08, 05:33 PM

**Iain Robb** · 27th June 08, 06:00 AM

Well, you've inspired me. I went home last night and tried on my Sportkilt with my backpack, and it felt fine. So when I head up into the mountains of North Carolina in a couple of weeks, for a five-night backpacking trip, I'll be kilted. I'll have to get you some pictures ...

**Andrew Breecher** · 28th June 08, 11:52 PM

Trust me, hiking in a kilt is incredible. The most I've ever backpacked in one day kilted is 45 miles; the most I've ever backpacked in one stretch in a kilt is 2,663.5 miles (total: over 5,200 kilted backpacking miles). Believe me, it's awesome. I've been in snowstorms. I've been in the desert. I've been in rain forests. I've been in temperate forests. I've been above treeline. I've been on southern balds. It's all good.

Andrew.

**robthehiker** · 29th June 08, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by Andrew Breecher

Trust me, hiking in a kilt is incredible. The most I've ever backpacked in one day kilted is 45 miles; the most I've ever backpacked in one stretch in a kilt is 2,663.5 miles (total: over 5,200 kilted backpacking miles). Believe me, it's awesome. I've been in snowstorms. I've been in the desert. I've been in rain forests. I've been in temperate forests. I've been above treeline. I've been on southern balds. It's all good.

Andrew.

45 miles in one day? Wow. The most I've done in one day is 45 kilometres! I also appear to be a few kilted backpacking miles behind you.

The few miles I have done kilted have given me no reason to disagree with your observation that it's all good. Cheers.

**Iain Robb** · 30th June 08, 04:12 AM

Originally Posted by Andrew Breecher

The most I've ever backpacked in one day kilted is 45 miles; the most I've ever backpacked in one stretch in a kilt is 2,663.5 miles (total: over 5,200 kilted backpacking miles).
Andrew.

OK, so when I get back, I'll have only 5,165 miles to go before I start catching up to you. If you stand still.

Good thing this isn't a contest! My bonnet is off to you .... Thank you for sharing your experience with hiking kilted.

**Sionnachdubh** · 30th June 08, 03:05 PM

I agree with rob and arlen. If you are hiking in a hilly area with little brush for several days or anywhere it rains alot, get some 10 gauge wool from ebay or some place tht you don't pay through the nose to get it and make a great kilt.

With this I perfer the old way of course but do whaat you like fro underwear purposes

**Iain Robb** · 1st July 08, 04:40 AM

Since I've never tried backpacking with a great kilt, perhaps I'm not thinking of this properly, but isn't there a bit of a conflict with the backpack shoulder straps, sternum strap and hipbelt, and the great kilt's belt and all the fabric that goes above the belt?

**sgtinvincible** · 6th July 08, 07:24 AM

Hey guys!

I'm new around here but I thought I would add my 2 cents to this.

I am from the grand mountains of North Carolina (about 3 miles from Grandfather Mountain) so I do a great deal of hiking. I have found that going regimental sometimes causes more problems than my pride can handle, so I have taken to wearing my compression shorts. It's actually pretty nice, no chafing, plus my hikes tend to be better. Might be worth giving it a try.

-J

**ccga3359** · 6th July 08, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by robthehiker

Ah, Hilton Falls. Used to love going x-country skiing there when we first came to Canada. Haven't really had the snow for it in the past twenty years (up until this past winter that is). I enjoyed taking my spawn geocaching in Limehouse. I enjoy my FK camo for outdoors. seems more fitting than a tartan for roughing it. Rkilts does have solid coloured hemp kilts. Hemp may be a very good choice for hiking.