The only way to hike!

[javankrona]

I believe I prefer the casual kilt for hiking as the kilt doesn’t have the amount of fabric as a more traditional kilt build. But I wore my USA Kilt semi-trad when I met my daughter on springer mountain as she was finishing her 5-month AT adventure. As my hike was less than a mile that day, I was fit as a fiddle, while she was rather hairy and emaciated ;^)

[jthk]

What an adventure for your daughter! Good for her! A thing that I've thought about doing but probably never will. Good on her!

I believe I prefer the casual kilt for hiking as the kilt doesn’t have the amount of fabric as a more traditional kilt build. But I wore my USA Kilt semi-trad when I met my daughter on springer mountain as she was finishing her 5-month AT adventure. As my hike was less than a mile that day, I was fit as a fiddle, while she was rather hairy and emaciated ;^)

[EagleJCS]

I believe I prefer the casual kilt for hiking as the kilt doesn’t have the amount of fabric as a more traditional kilt build. But I wore my USA Kilt semi-trad when I met my daughter on springer mountain as she was finishing her 5-month AT adventure. As my hike was less than a mile that day, I was fit as a fiddle, while she was rather hairy and emaciated ;^)

Good for her! To do that in 5 months and still be smiling, especially considering some of the weather that she had to go through, is quite an accomplishment. A through-hike of the AT has been on my bucket list for years. I think I'd probably be a 'down-hiller' (N to S) myself. Can't afford to take the time off from work, though, so it'll probably never happen.

You're looking sharp and trail-ready.

[Jock Scot]

I believe I prefer the casual kilt for hiking as the kilt doesn’t have the amount of fabric as a more traditional kilt build. But I wore my USA Kilt semi-trad when I met my daughter on springer mountain as she was finishing her 5-month AT adventure. As my hike was less than a mile that day, I was fit as a fiddle, while she was rather hairy and emaciated ;^)

What pray tell, is a "5 month AT adventure", please?

[DCampbell16B]

The AT is the Appalachian Trail. It runs about 2200 miles from Maine to Georgia and gets up over 6600 feet. Think of a really long West Highland Way. It takes planning and about 5 months of extremely serious hiking to complete in one year. Some do stretches over several years to complete the whole thing. Others just do bits. South Bounders start in Maine, while North Bounders start in Georgia.

[Jock Scot]

The AT is the Appalachian Trail. It runs about 2200 miles from Maine to Georgia and gets up over 6600 feet. Think of a really long West Highland Way. It takes planning and about 5 months of extremely serious hiking to complete in one year. Some do stretches over several years to complete the whole thing. Others just do bits. South Bounders start in Maine, while North Bounders start in Georgia.

Thank you. In that case the young lady has done very well. Well done her!

[Father Bill]

What pray tell, is a "5 month AT adventure", please?

One more reason to NOT use abbreviations. This is a global forum, not a local one, and people rarely know what a local abbreviation as so many member have used them over the years, refers to, so it excludes many from the discussion. I'm in Ontario, Canada and would have no idea what "AT" means. "All Terrain" is what it brought to mind.

Thanks for clarifying in the last post above.

[jthk]

Good morning, Jock,

AT = Appalachian Trail. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Trail

A massive undertaking that I had hoped -- one day -- to do but now I'm too finicky and certainly don't have the time in my professional life to accomplish.

What pray tell what is a,"5 month AT adventure", please?

[FinnKilt]

For hiking, whether in England, Sweden & Finland, or on the Camino de Santiago, my absolute preference is for the Elkommando. I've worn one comfortably in temperatures from 0 to the upper 20s C (lower 30s to upper 70s F). Since I do wear a blet (cf the 'Belt Loops' thread elsewhere on this site), I've had a narrow strip taken from the far left end of the underapron and made into beltloops; and even so, the underapron reaches so far round underneath that decency is maintained even in a strong wind. One downside is the lack of a hip pocket – I don't want laden cargo pockets on a hike.
Once, as an experiment, I went out in utterly torrential rain and walked for 2 hours in an Elkommando and a Goretex jacket. When I got back, soaking wet, I hung them up. The Goretex jacket took several hours to dry; the Elkommando was dry in an hour.

[jthk]

For hiking, whether in England, Sweden & Finland, or on the Camino de Santiago, my absolute preference is for the Elkommando. I've worn one comfortably in temperatures from 0 to the upper 20s C (lower 30s to upper 70s F). Since I do wear a blet (cf the 'Belt Loops' thread elsewhere on this site), I've had a narrow strip taken from the far left end of the underapron and made into beltloops; and even so, the underapron reaches so far round underneath that decency is maintained even in a strong wind. One downside is the lack of a hip pocket – I don't want laden cargo pockets on a hike.
Once, as an experiment, I went out in utterly torrential rain and walked for 2 hours in an Elkommando and a Goretex jacket. When I got back, soaking wet, I hung them up. The Goretex jacket took several hours to dry; the Elkommando was dry in an hour.

Good for you! I had a few of those kilts over the years but they weren't my jam but I can testify to their ruggedness and quick-dry properties.