Art101: you probably know the old joke about the fact that kilt-wearers must go commando: "What's worn under the kilt? Nothing at all, lassie, it all works fine!" but just in case not.
Also a kilt-owner but i think kilts not so practical for travel except when pissing; cold balls and thighs, and having to rearrange kilt and possibly wedding tackle when sitting or shifting position. Another problem is women wanting to check under it.
As to OT, when traveling long-term, with seasonal adjustments as noted- i do not like to be cold but hate to carry extra shit bc i am old, so constantly at war with myself:
Also a kilt-owner but i think kilts not so practical for travel except when pissing; cold balls and thighs, and having to rearrange kilt and possibly wedding tackle when sitting or shifting position. Another problem is women wanting to check under it.
As to OT, when traveling long-term, with seasonal adjustments as noted- i do not like to be cold but hate to carry extra shit bc i am old, so constantly at war with myself:
- 3 pairs wool hiking socks, Darn Tough Vermont current favorite brand, REI second
- 3 wool or other anti-bacterial underwear (bacteria cannot easily breed in wool so it does not smell for a long time. Much better than all modern products but i have some bamboo fibre ones that seem second best)
- wool t shirt with many holes
- wool long underwear top and bottom with slightly fewer holes unless summer, top only even in summer
- wool balaclava if slightest chance of being cold
- woolblend fingerless rubber-grip-dot gloves if cold, with old leather gloves that the lining ripped out of over them if really cold, or KInco leather ski gloves if ridiculously cold, also use these for fucking with woodstove if home
- 2 cotton t shirts if summer
- 1 shirt with collar and buttons, wool unless summer, cotton in summer
- jeans or else wool thriftshop pants in winter
- nylon zip-off leg hiking pants in summer, no extra pants other seasons
- Heavy leather belt with heavy brass buckle to hold up pants and be used as a weapon, bought in late 70s, made by hippies, end a bit chewed by long-deceased pit-bull but good for another 50 years which is a lot longer than i am good for
- kung fu shoes for camp (get those boots off as often as possible! avoid boot rot and stink foot! Super-important if you wear goretex boots, they need to air, but all boots do) or leather LL Bean camp moccasins in very cold or snowy/wet conditions (the dirty kids i lived with called the mocs my "loafers")
- boots (Danner Mountain Lights, used to be Danner Blackhawks for ten years til my feet got bigger in my late 50s which is a thing (my son inherited the boots which have many years left on them), Danner boots are the best i have ever owned and can be found on discount if you shop online carefully, i paid about half of list on these as an amazon returned item, boots are returned a lot so pretty easy to find whatever you want, James Bond wore these for fucksake (not Sean Connery but the new one))
- hooded nylon zip jacket, sort of waterproof, from EMS, always
- silnylon poncho, doubles as shelter with stakes and line rigged over bivvy bag, weighs less than one decent slurp of water, always
- hat appropriate to season, must keep rain off glasses, floppy wool beret preferred unless super-redneck area
- military ECWCS fleece jacket with pit zips if cold
- military ECWCS goretex jacket if super-rainy or winter
- softshell jacket with pit-zips , TadGear (the most expensive piece of clothing i own besides my J.Press suit for court/formal occasions, worth the $), always
- shitty thin down vest unless summer
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