Hiking and other such things

**BoldHighlander** · 4th November 10, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by vegan_scot

I'm looking to see how these are kept up on the leg. Is there a strap that I'm not seeing or...?

Either with a pair of leather garter straps, like these as shown on my friends from the recreated Von Donop's:

...or you can wear them with traditional garter ties ("Indian fashion").
Some of these leggings were also made with a button hole that attached to the lowest button on one's knee breeches to assist in holding them up.

**macwilkin** · 4th November 10, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by BoldHighlander

Either with a pair of leather garter straps, like these as shown on my friends from the recreated Von Donop's:

...or you can wear them with traditional garter ties ("Indian fashion").
Some of these leggings were also made with a button hole that attached to the lowest button on one's knee breeches to assist in holding them up.

Not to derail the thread, but SWEET! Hessian reenactors! Do you have a web site for them, Terry?

T.

**BoldHighlander** · 4th November 10, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

Not to derail the thread, but SWEET! Hessian reenactors! Do you have a web site for them, Terry?

T.

I have a few Todd, including my old Jäger company

I'll send you a PM.

p.s. -- PM sent.

As an aside, we also have our own egroup for the "darkside" (most fellow reenactors see us as the "Borg" or as Darth Vader's forces)

Okay, back on topic....

**Standard** · 4th November 10, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by seumasFinn

Gaiters have an integral strap usually. Or elastic. The short ones in the picture earlier in this thread have a mild elastic and you willnote I had neither pants nor trousers on, just hose and housetops. As Sean said they are an outer layer. Don't even use them with AT boots. They help with hose if the brush is rough or it is snowy.

Anyway I like odern's pragmatic style.

When I did work as a Ranger we'd wear gaitors with our hiking shorts, and short wool socks on cool or rainy mornings. The gaitors would be worn over our bare legs (the hiking socks only came up about 3'' over the height of the hiking boot) with no ill effects, chaffing, etc. I'd imagine that over a pair of kilt hose they'd work perfectly.

Here is a link to REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) who I get much of my hiking and backpacking gear through.

http://www.rei.com/category/40005942

**wildrover** · 4th November 10, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by vegan_scot

I'm looking to see how these are kept up on the leg. Is there a strap that I'm not seeing or...?

Same way your kilt socks stay up.

**Oddern** · 5th November 10, 03:18 AM

I used gaiters on my hiking trip in Jotunheimen mostly because it had rained a lot and the trails were very muddy.

But the gaiters also helped protect my hoses from being ripped from the vegetation. I think gaiters is a "must have" accessory when going hiking in these conditions.

Here is where I bought my gaiters:
http://www.magasinet.no/display.aspx...82&prodid=4585

They are made of a waterproof and breathable micro fiber fabric and the price is about $40, but I don't think they ship to the US.
You can also check out these gaiters on e-bay:
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_t...All-Categories

**kiltedRTR** · 7th November 10, 09:22 PM

So one of my friends has just warned me that a buddy of ours wants to go backpacking over spring break. I'm not sure how I feel about that but am thinking of trying to wear my cheap acrylic kilt hiking in as a test run.
We'll only be hiking in about 1/2 mile and then I can put it up if need be or show it off some more.

The trail is quite worn in where we go so I'm not going to worry too much about my legs or hose (as hopefully by that time I'll have some cheap ones to wear), and even though my camo hiking boots won't look too great with the royal stewart tarten, I really don't think it will matter because I'll be hiking, not going to a formal.
Any thoughts?

**kiltedRTR** · 7th November 10, 09:23 PM

Oh and it doesn't snow here (knock on wood).

**Woodsheal** · 8th November 10, 05:17 AM

Originally Posted by kiltedRTR

So one of my friends has just warned me that a buddy of ours wants to go backpacking over spring break. I'm not sure how I feel about that but am thinking of trying to wear my cheap acrylic kilt hiking in as a test run.
We'll only be hiking in about 1/2 mile and then I can put it up if need be or show it off some more.

The trail is quite worn in where we go so I'm not going to worry too much about my legs or hose (as hopefully by that time I'll have some cheap ones to wear), and even though my camo hiking boots won't look too great with the royal stewart tarten, I really don't think it will matter because I'll be hiking, not going to a formal.
Any thoughts?

One major thought: keep that "cheap acrylic" away from any camp fires! You don't want a polyester meltdown in your lap....

**Tobus** · 8th November 10, 05:38 AM

I'm not sure how I feel about that but am thinking of trying to wear my cheap acrylic kilt hiking in as a test run.
We'll only be hiking in about 1/2 mile and then I can put it up if need be or show it off some more.

Only a half mile hike and then pitching camp? I'd wear the kilt, without any doubt.

But yes, keep that acrylic kilt away from fire! Maybe between now and spring, you could invest in an inexpensive PV casual kilt that would be more camp friendly?