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    Dwight Shackelford
    Member

    @zydeholic

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    I saw a website where they used the ground cloth as the backpack. Ground cloth had straps on it, things were put in it, it was folded up, strapped up tight, and off they went.

    Anyone know what that website is?

    Dwight

    #1359591
    cary bertoncini
    Spectator

    @cbert

    Locale: N. California
    #1359900
    Al Shaver
    BPL Member

    @al_t-tude

    Locale: High Sierra and CA Central Coast

    Definitely an interesting idea. To see the concept in action watch the opening scenes in “Rob Roy” as Liam Neeson and his clan transition from hiking to camping to bedding down with their wool cloaks held in place with a single broach.
    HOOT MON! Manly men tossin’ the caber, gettin’ all sweaty, wooin’ the lasses, all while wearin’ a skirt and no briefs! ACH!

    #1359935
    Vick Hines
    Member

    @vickrhines

    Locale: Central Texas

    The story is told of a clan leader who was demoted for patting up a “pillow” of snow when bivouacing with his raiding party. His men thought he was getting soft.

    #1359962
    Dwight Shackelford
    Member

    @zydeholic

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    who here will wear the ultralight kilt? Perhaps Cuben fiber?

    #1359964
    J R
    Member

    @ravenul

    I often wear a kilt while hiking, and have a silnylon “rain kilt”…. but cuben seems to be a bit too transparent to go wearing “regimental”

    #1359966
    Bill Fornshell
    BPL Member

    @bfornshell

    Locale: Southern Texas

    I use silk that is 0.57oz a sq yard. Almost as light weight as my Cuben. The silk come in white but can be dyed easy. You can buy silk dyed in some that weighs 1.02 oz a sq yard.

    I made a “Great Kilt” but it turned out heavier than I would wear on a hike. I also made just the skirt style kilt out of some of the same material as the Great Kilt – Black Watch – Plaid that is light enough to wear as a hiking Kilt.

    A Silk Kilt would be much more comfortable than a Cuben Kilt but I think the bugs would be more than I would want to fool with.

    I might think about a Silk Kilt for my “Crazy Light” gear list.

    #1359972
    Brian James
    Member

    @bjamesd

    Locale: South Coast of BC

    I’ve been dreaming of a hiking kilt for a long time. It’s hard to imagine anything more breathable… and ‘everything’ gets a chance to breathe. What a perfect garment for hot muggy walking.

    I have had a garded suspicion that Kilts will come into vogue amongst thru-hikers and ULers one of these days.

    You heard it here first!

    Brian

    #1359974
    J R
    Member

    @ravenul

    Sportkilt.com sells a very basic kilt made up in their “PCT Tartan”. So popular it sold out faster than they can make them.

    #1360013
    Dale Wambaugh
    BPL Member

    @dwambaugh

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    Utilikilts have been Seattle fashion for years. We do prefer that the kilters walk in the end of the line going uphill.

    http://www.utilikilts.com/

    #1360015
    Brian James
    Member

    @bjamesd

    Locale: South Coast of BC

    I’d seen the Utilikilts before (I’m a Vancouverite) but only at our gay pride parade. Being from the prairies and not knowing any better, I assumed that it was a gay fashion or bear fashion. Can anyone comment authoritatively? Apologies to anyone of whose culture I have been ignorant.

    That sport kilt looks great! Thanks for the link.

    Brian

    #1360018
    J R
    Member

    @ravenul

    Im not sure what “bear fashion” is (unless you mean “Bear Kilts” which is based in Vancouver)… but kilts are definatly NOT “gay fashion” (whatever that is).

    Many people wear them for the comfort (ease of movement/breathability/lack of fabric rubbing on certain “parts”). Many people wear them as a show of pride in heritage (either as Scots or by wearing the many state and national tartans designed for the wear of anyone). Many wear them as a means to self expression. Many wear them on the numerous Kilt/tartan/Scot/Irish holidays out there (St Patricks day is a big one).

    Even if its not a true kilt, the wearing of unbifucated garments by men is by no means limited to Scotland. The rigid structure of “mean wear pants” is pretty much a Rennesance european convention. The common practice in many countries is for men to wear a wrapped peice of cloth around their waists. This cloth is worn in many different ways depending on culture, but everyone from ancient Egyptians, to classical Greeks, to Chinese emperors, to samurai, to the Iroquois, Cherokee and Hopi, to many modern day Polynesians, Indonesians, and Africans. All wore/wear some type of “skirt” as their daily or cerimonial dress.

    I dont know if thats “authoritative”, but its certainly my take on the subject.

    “A man in a kilt is a man and a half.”
    ~ Sir Colin Campbell, Brigadier-General
    The Queen’s 93rd ‘Sutherland’ Highlanders

    #1360020
    Brian James
    Member

    @bjamesd

    Locale: South Coast of BC

    I in no way meant to imply that all kilts are or could be simply a gay fashion trend.

    I meant specifically the Utilikilts or Carpenter’s kilts that I had seen at the vancouver gay parade some years back when I went with my girlfriend. There were large groups of men all walking together and wearing that exact style of kilt: being naive I have wondered ever since if wearing such a garment would send an incorrect “signal” to a group I don’t know anything about. Which is why I asked. :)

    Brian

    #1360025
    Scott Ashdown
    Member

    @waterloggedwellies

    Locale: United Kingdom

    I bought a down smock from a company called Klattermusen. On their website they also had a hiking kilt available – 160gr size medium. I never tried it, so don’t know what it’s like but it is another option. The website is :

    http://www.klattermusen.com

    And the product is the McKilt.

    #1360036
    J R
    Member

    @ravenul

    Brian

    No problem. Just trying to answer your question.

    #1360037
    J R
    Member

    @ravenul

    The McKilt is sort of in the same neighborhood as the Mountain Hardwear Kilt.

    Decent idea, but poor execution. Too short, and the material combined with the cut make for a get-up thats more restrictive than a tight pair of jeans (in my opinion)

    Once upon a time, Utilikilt offered their “survivor” model in Epic Nylon. They pulled it for durability concerns, but it was a good idea. Their current spartan kilt isnt too bad. SportKilts PCT tartan might not be bad if its made with a synthetic microfiber (not sure). Bear Kilts make good kilts for hiking (their Canadian tartans are pretty light. “Bear” tells me that a kilt made with that material in a 4 yard cut would weigh about 1lbs). Finally, a sarong made out of a synthetic fabric is very light, and can be worn MANY ways.

    #1360041
    Brian James
    Member

    @bjamesd

    Locale: South Coast of BC

    Wow; hiking in a Sarong. Awesome. You could configure it for heat, cold, sunshine, or sweating. You’d look like you were on a pilgrimmage to a holy place… like a Hindu Ascetic.

    Now there’s ultralight for ya: a Sarong and bare feet, living off the donations of strangers as you travel. Total skin-out weight: 8 oz.

    Beat that Ray Jardine! :)

    #1360145
    Dale Wambaugh
    BPL Member

    @dwambaugh

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    I remember going to the summit of Haleakala on Maui to watch the sun rise. As few tourists to Hawaii bring warm clothing, many take the blankets from their hotel room, so you see little groups of pastel pink, green or blue robed pilgrims making the way from the parking lot to the relative shelter of the observation platform.

    On a morning when there are clouds below the summit, the sun rays skim across the clouds for a few minutes. It is awesome.

    #1360151
    Eric Noble
    BPL Member

    @ericnoble

    Locale: Colorado Rockies

    Thanks for bring back some great memories Dale. The clouds where below us when we where there also. It was beautiful watching the wind drive the clouds over the rim of the crater. We hiked down into the crater. The hike out was deceptively difficult. I am from Colorado and was a little to cocky about the hike. The volcanic ash is like sand. I was humbled by the end. Sorry to hijack the thread.

    #1360152
    Miguel Arboleda
    BPL Member

    @butuki

    Locale: Kanto Plain, Japan

    Now there’s ultralight for ya: a Sarong and bare feet, living off the donations of strangers as you travel. Total skin-out weight: 8 oz.

    Reminds me of one of the first articles I read at BackpackingLight when I first joined way back when.

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