Favorite clothing for hiking?

[SOUTHSTAR]

That type of paints and shirts are you all using while backpacking?

 

[cmdionne]

Last weekend when I was out I wore a pair of wool cargo pants (found at a GAP outlet of all places) with polypro base layer and then I wore a patagonia zip T for a shirt, under either my mountain hardware fleece or my down vest. I would add a couple layers of shirts when I wasn't on the move as it was pretty chilly.

 

[Masteroffajitas]

I need better shirts for camping. I've brought my band t's out and all they do is get dirty and they aren't really that durable. But I like wearing bdus, dcus and acu's. There is a difference between all of them too, bdu is 100 percent cotton, dcu half cotton/ half nylon, acus 100% nylon. The military makes sure there stuff is tough, and with a dad in the military, there is no shortage of the stuff.

I also like those pants wear you can zip the legs off and convert them to shirts. Columbia, Northface...alot of companies make some sort of variation. They're great for hiking and canoeing.

 

[longbow50]

It all depends on where I am going and the time of year. Wool for late fall, winter and early spring. Lite weight clothing for rest of year. Usually cotton or nylon, depending on type of hiking and shorts for the hot weather in open terrain.

 

[mneedham]

Lately, its been a BSA uniform.

 

[BOOMSTICK]

That type of paints and shirts are you all using while backpacking?

I usually wear a soccer jersey of some sort, the new ones wick and they breath really well. I wear northface pants that are the quick dry material and have zip off legs. The zip off legs help when it is tooooo hot and it helps that you do not have to pack heavy BDU's and shorts.

pointing to the destination..lol Adidas climacool jersey, they can be found at most sport stores for about 20.00

 

[JCavSD]

I've been wearing a pair of 5.11 poly/cotton pants, a light colored t-shirt, and a Real Deal hat. If it's very warm I'll go with an underarmour t-shirt. I live in so-cal so I rarely hike in anything other than warm to hot.

 

[Toucan Oasis]

AFTCO blue Water shorts...sometimes the pants, and Columbia fishing shirts.
Off trail I wear Carhartts carpenters duck bibs and long sleeved. Outdoor sportsman fishing shirts from Basspro.

 

[baldtaco-II]

Anything rough and it's some kind of cargo trousers. Indifferent as to which. Other than that I've some Lowe Alpine and Mountain Hardware trousers I quite like.

Shirts and so on I'm fairly indifferent to as well right up 'till Buffalo time.

 

[Skimo]

I wear whatever, those zip off pants are pretty cool.

the zip off parts are useful if there are berries, just add a zip tie or some parachute cord for a good sized bucket.

Good for keeping crawdads and small fish in as well as a live well, a couple simple slip knots would work nicely.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

I also like those pants wear you can zip the legs off and convert them to shirts. Columbia, Northface...alot of companies make some sort of variation. They're great for hiking and canoeing.

Now that WOULD be interesting.

 

[pitdog]

Lot's of wool and fleece in winter...

I usually wear stuff that keeps me hidden pretty well from any sheeple.....

 

[lumpymike1]

I use Columbia Titanium cargo pants/shorts that I bought a few years ago, they are made of a more durable material than the ones that I have seen recently. If it is cold, a pair of thermals underthem but where I live I only need to do that in late November or December.

On top I wear some kind of underarmor shirt, and layer with a nylon travel shirt and as of last week an REI Spruce run jacket. Converts to a vest when you don't need the whole thing and helped me drop a flece jacket/vest combo that I used to use. Saved off about a pound and a half off my total load. Add a long sleve thermal if it gets chilly.

 

[hollowdweller]

I like the nylon pants with the net underwear built in.

Cotton chafes me all to be damned

 

[theedge13]

i kinda like bdu pants honestly...if it is warmer then ripstop...colder poly/co
then if i go out and is really cold (usually dont cuz im a wus) i go a size larger for an extra layer underneath

i have a pretty cool vest my wife picked up at old navy (woodland camo) pretty warm and is good for this time of the year here in the great state of Oklahoma....

 

[valcas1]

Summer, some kind of North Face cargo with the zip off legs to convert to shorts.

Spring, and Fall 5.11 cargo pants. Very tough IMO

Winter it is either woolrich bibs or surplus Italian military wool pants and gaiters if there is snow on the ground.

Up top it varies greatly depending on the weather report. But I will say that other than the hotest summer months I am a big fan of layering my clothes.

Paul

 

[BushcraftBrainTrust]

I wear Rail Riders. It can be expensive, but I've worn some of their pants for years an they still look new.

 

[stingray4540]

I'm pretty much on the same page as Boomstick.

For day hikes, usually BDU's.

For Backpacking, a pair of synthetic zip off pants, and a longsleeve synthetic shirt with a short sleeve synthetic shirt on top of it. Depending on the temperature, if it starts getting warmer as the day goes on, I usually lose the longsleeve.

That being said, I would LOVE to switch to Smartwool for my shirts if only I could justify the cost to my wife... She thinks the synthetics work fine and doesn't see the need to switch.

With long sleeve:

Without long sleeve:

 

[iBlade]

Cooton, generally speaking, is not a good choice for tramping/outdoors activities, if it gets wet it holds a lot of water and has very little insulating qualities, same as jeans.
Modern syntetics or blends are better and IMO the wooled options are the best of all, tough, dont smell, keep you warm even when wet.
Layering is the way to go and Icebreaker is a great brand.

 

[Wildewinds]

At the risk of sounding like a techno-hiker, which I totally am, I like synthetics as well. Shirts, pants, and outer shell are synthetics. Wool socks, and maybe a fleece pullover if it's cold. I hate cotton except for my bandana.