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[pct-l] shorts vs pants



With shorts you get: More air circulation to evaporate sweat, which matters 
very little when humidity is below 10%, like in the desert. Your legs are 
exposed to sun causing rapid evaporation of water. Try putting a bowl of 
water in direct sunlight and one in the shade. Guess which one evaporates 
first (DUH!). Same thing for your body water: The more exposure there is to 
sun, the quicker your body dehydrates. It's also much easier to get a sun 
burn with shorts on instead of pants (DUH!) With shorts you get exposure to 
insects and sticker plants. With pants you don't (DUH!) Of course you can 
always carry lots of weird chemicals to smear on your legs to avoid bites and 
burns and collect dirt and dust. With pants you don't need to.  Finally, 
imagine a picture of a mountain man of the mid 1800s wearing shorts. Not a 
pretty sight! My conclusion: only tourists and ladies with purty legs should 
ever wear shorts