My wife and I have seen many women over the years hiking in skirts. She always wondered what it would be like to hike in one. Well she just recently bought a Mountain Hardwear hiking skirt, tried it, and raves about it. During our hike yesterday up Lincoln and Lafayette, I kept telling her I should buy one and try it if they are that great. After all I’ve seen Hut Croo men and the very occasional male hiker (including a few AT thru hikers) wearing them before, why shouldn’t I.
Up on Franconia Ridge as we were having a men wearing skirts discussion, I look behind me and by sheer coincidence see a guy coming down the trail wearing a kilt. Specifically a Mountain Kilt by Mountain Hardwear marketed to men as a kilt rather than a skirt of course. What guy would wear a skirt after all? But a kilt is a way different story. By the way, the type of kilts I’m talking about are just khaki in color, not the plaid kilts related to the Scots and they also don’t have all the pleats that Scottish kilts have.
We chatted with T. for a while and we discussed his garb. He’s been wearing a kilt for a couple of years now and really likes them. And this guy is pretty hardcore. When we bumped into him atop Franconia Ridge, he was on his second -Falling Waters>Franconia Ridge>Old Bridal Path- loop of the day. He took a 10 minute break after his first loop and promptly headed up for his second loop. So we’re talking about 18 miles and almost 8,000’ elevation gain and here he was flying down the trail in his kilt.
So that got me to thinking. How many of you guys out there wear a kilt? What do you women think about a guy wearing a kilt? What do you guys think about a guy wearing a kilt? Are kilts better than shorts? Have you ever tried hiking in a kilt? What are the advantages of a kilt? What should one wear under a kilt? Boxers, briefs or just go commando?????
Who knows, the next time you see me on the trail, I may be wearing a kilt. And please, don’t be shy; feel free to ask me what I’m wearing under my kilt!
Up on Franconia Ridge as we were having a men wearing skirts discussion, I look behind me and by sheer coincidence see a guy coming down the trail wearing a kilt. Specifically a Mountain Kilt by Mountain Hardwear marketed to men as a kilt rather than a skirt of course. What guy would wear a skirt after all? But a kilt is a way different story. By the way, the type of kilts I’m talking about are just khaki in color, not the plaid kilts related to the Scots and they also don’t have all the pleats that Scottish kilts have.
We chatted with T. for a while and we discussed his garb. He’s been wearing a kilt for a couple of years now and really likes them. And this guy is pretty hardcore. When we bumped into him atop Franconia Ridge, he was on his second -Falling Waters>Franconia Ridge>Old Bridal Path- loop of the day. He took a 10 minute break after his first loop and promptly headed up for his second loop. So we’re talking about 18 miles and almost 8,000’ elevation gain and here he was flying down the trail in his kilt.
So that got me to thinking. How many of you guys out there wear a kilt? What do you women think about a guy wearing a kilt? What do you guys think about a guy wearing a kilt? Are kilts better than shorts? Have you ever tried hiking in a kilt? What are the advantages of a kilt? What should one wear under a kilt? Boxers, briefs or just go commando?????
Who knows, the next time you see me on the trail, I may be wearing a kilt. And please, don’t be shy; feel free to ask me what I’m wearing under my kilt!