[pct-l] Fwd: Skirts (for women)

[The Incredible Bulk]

I thought other list members would like to see my response to Piper
regarding man skirts.



Piper,
I too am looking at using a skirt for a man, a kilt.  Bought it last year
but never used it.  I have an opportunity to use it this coming Memorial
Day, and if the weather is pleasant from Trail Pass to Kennedy Meadows, I
will try it.

I would think the flapping kilt fabric and leg motion would keep the mossies
at bay.

I wear shorts for most hikes anyway, so my legs are already scratched.  I
prefer the freedom and can put up with the cuts.

Kilts are wide by nature of their pleats.  I have a Sport Kilt, in Pacific
Crest Blue plaid.  A beauty.  Look them up online - located in Signal Hill,
CA.  They make them for women, too.



On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 8:32 PM, Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> So I noticed a lot of women hikers at the KO wearing skirts. I'm
> interested in trying a skirt, but I have a couple of reservations. If
> you have experience, could you share?
>
> Here are my reservations:
> - Mosquitos. That's a lot of exposed skin. (I normally wear long
> pants.) Sunburn is an issue too, and the trail is too dusty for
> sunblock, but it would be so much easier to wash up maybe I could
> apply it. I don't like deet.
> - Scratchy brush on my lower legs.
> - Skirts I've tried don't seem to be very wide. I could probably cut
> a slit along a seam to fix this. Or maybe find a different skirt.
>
> Anyway, any info will help me decide what to wear. (I can't believe
> I'm worrying about what to wear, but my pants are totally shredded by
> my local, overgrown trails.)
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