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[at-l] Did somebody say Spandex?
- Subject: [at-l] Did somebody say Spandex?
- From: jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)
- Date: Sat Jan 1 20:15:00 2005
- In-reply-to: <a06010200bdfcd17fa2b4@[192.168.0.2]>
- References: <61eeeb2704123109354470b6a1@mail.gmail.com> <61eeeb2704123109354470b6a1@mail.gmail.com>
At 05:21 PM 1/1/2005 -0500, Art Cloutman wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>After doing some test hikes, it has become apparent that it would be a
>>good idea for me to purchase some Spandex shorts to wear under my
>>hiking shorts to prevent the onset of monkey butt. Does anyone who has
>>experience with these (I grew up in the post-Spandex age) have an idea
>>of which ones would suit me well? I know biking shorts wouldn't be
>>necessary because of all their padding... thanks!
>>
>>David
>
>Have you considered wearing a kilt? I tried spandex on my thru hike last
>year and found that to be just as troublesome. I tried hiking with
>wicking underwear. I believe the problem occurs in very hot weather when
>my hiking shorts prevent the wicking underwear from drying. I eventually
>tried hiking in just the wicking underwear. It worked great except I was
>a bit selfconcious. I suppose you could get pretty selfconcious wearing a
>kilt but the monkey butt problem seeemed to stop.
>
>Gabby GAME2004
>--
>
>Life is Good!!!
>Art Cloutman
And... kilts don't have to be made of wool. Check out
<http://www.sportkilt.com/index.cfm>. They make them from synthetics and
cotton for ease of washing. A bit heavier but perhaps more "manly" is the
Utilikilt <http://www.utilikilt.com/>. I even comes with pockets and (on
the workman model) a hammer loop. ;)