Hi, I'm new here. It looks like no recent posts, so I would like to start the discussion about men hiking in skirts or kilts. Call them anything you like but they fall under the same definition as a garment worn with no pant legs. There are purists who say a kilt has to have pleats, etc. I also believe there are "masculine" skirts. They provide unlimited stride, ventilation, comfort, and freedom. I am a nature and wildlife photographer and am in national and state parks, nature preserves, and in wilderness areas once a week or more, almost year around always wear a skirt in the field. It helps that I live in the desert. I am in the mountains during the summer. Skirts are also very comfortable for driving. No more pressure from the inseam. My wife also wears a hiking skirt and has several. North Face, Purple Rain, Columbia, Patagonia, and others I can't remember. I have been wearing a skirt for hiking for about eight years. Some of my skirts are denim, which are "stealth" where there are more people. In all the time that I have worn skirts, no one has ever noticed, stared, or remarked. I wear them on trails in national parks, restaurants, gas stations, convenience stores, grocery stores, Walmart, Target, etc. I am a 100% U.S. Male and enjoy the freedom of the outdoors in skirts. I have placed an order for a wrap around skirt which I can put on and take off over hiking boots. I have tried with and without underwear. I prefer with as walking for miles without can be "abrasive." My wife likes the way I look with a skirt. I have them shortened to above my knees and they resemble shorts as much as possible. I like simple designed skirts without flair in khaki, denim, gray, and different camouflage patterns. I like elastic waist bands, although I like belt loops and an elastic belt. I am mostly alone with my photography which is a necessity for capturing wildlife photos. To me, it is a different dimension to hiking.
by the way, i'm not as hard core as Cath.
