Fun site. Lots of ideas.
I found those women's mini kilts tantalizing, yet that's okay, even out on the trails. I'd never seen those provocative the lace slits, but that ain't trail. The movement of a skirt "helps" to eliminate harsh tanlines. Pants draw a definitive stop on a leg, usually.
As for the practicality, they appear clearly identifiable as kilts, not a "What's he/she wearing?" Kilts are acceptable garb. The Velcro makes goode sense. I have been delayed precious seconds pulling to find my snaps in a pinch. Velcro is quick, if it doesn't attach to the material of the rest of the skirt. The snaps are non-adjustable and my waist measurements fluctuate. There have been times when my bath-skirt was saggin' and threatening to fall off, until I shrank to the next adjustment.
I can understand the pleats for movement, although these were not used until a relatively short time ago. Why would they be only on the back? I have limited experience wit them, mostly imagination and observation.
With pleats, mountain updrafts would be a problem during encounters with textile people, wouldn't they?
When I use my bath-wrap, it spends most of its time on my shoulders, protecting them from the sun, with the straps for my camera and water-bottle holding it on.
I liked the camouflage idea. It can be used to help hide my stuff in the bushes, when I want to walk away from it. It has a masculine quality to it, that would make it more acceptable if an encounter with the macho-sensed, who might react weird to a more feminine look on a guy. The material is had in many forms, much of it durable, yet breathable, like the desert uniforms. I think I might get some of that and get my seamstress/tailor to use my bath-warp as a pattern. The slit would still give mobility. The wrap remains off, except during encounters. which only last usually less than a minute.
So, there are good solutions for men, but what about Karla's breast. They are more acceptable, especially in Europe, than genitals. In Arizona, only the dark areas must be covered, which makes no reasonable sense. Pasties connote obscenity to me, giving the impression of wishing to draw attention, the opposite of the desired effect. Wear the kilt and just throw the hands up over the breast during encounters? Model topfreedom equality?
Maybe a large scarf, like a durable sarong? Drape it over the neck and hold it spread in front during encounters, or in transition from public to more private? It would be something nice and protective to sit on, a wind block, worn a dozen different ways like a sarong. Maybe a shade maker when braced, or tied up. A scarf can be a nice addition to photos, bring the breeze into the presented information.
The type of material is an important consideration. I need coverup for encounters, but here, sunburn is a concern. I wear my wrap on shoulders, but a cool breathable material is better. I sometimes carry an Hawaii shirt. The stuff breathes well, so moister drys quickly, the baggy style allows air up, it has a collar around my neck, that can be moistened to cool me. It is lightweight and folds up small, to carry. If Karla is not using a backpack, a long one (maybe oversized) is quick. When wearing a backpack, it can be unbuttoned all the way and just pulled together quickly. They are cooler than t-shirts.
Such a hassle. Coverups are diminished sense of freedom and sensual connection with the world, more to carry, tanlines, no physical necessity or purpose, but to get around silly peoples impositions. Harrumph. Vent.
