Quote Originally Posted by Andrew Breecher
This raises a question I've been considering. As many of you know, I plan on hiking the Pacific Crest Trail next summer (2006), which begins at the Mexican border in California. It traverses the desert in southern CA, then the Mojave Desert, before it gets to the high Sierra. Having never worn a kilt in the desert before, what's the "grit factor" on kicked-up dust getting under the kilt? I'll certainly be sweating, and wearing Body Glide, and I'd hate for the dust to get caked onto sensitive bits.

Andrew.
I have a solution. It is called underwear. Pack a couple of six-pack packages. Wear 'em and discard them when dirty. And if you don't need them for grit, they might be handy as wash clothes, or for sleep wear when sharing a campsite with strangers.