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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