Here is an alternative hypothesis about the power of breasts.
I think bras are evil and gave them up about two years ago. If I wear one in this climate I get skin infections on my chest. Now I only wear one if I am forced to wear something, in a professional capacity, where my nipples might...
Pish posh. I eat fruit, vegetables, and a conservative application of red meat, fish, fowl, olive oil, coconut oil, nuts, eggs, and BACON. I am willing to bet money bacon would eliminate those thoughts.:p
I tweeted the guy awhile back to see if they were zero-drop or not. They aren't but they are pretty close. Zero-drop is kind of a big deal for me so I am sitting back and observing.
Butts are fine.....in private!
I figure guys running in loincloths, kilts, skirts, etc. can be excused for some unintentional butt flash-age because, unlike many American females, they have not been trained since toddlerhood to be "ladylike", which loosely translates to...
There's gotta be some functionality to traditional loin cloths:
And these guys look pretty sharp!:p
BTW I just Googled "loincloth runners"...hoping for more traditional pictures...and your pics from your event are in the second row in the image search. That's some publicity!
I didn't say they looked good, I said they were reasonable attire for men running in hot weather.:p I HATE HATE HATE men (ok women too) in tights, I know I am in the minority, but if there is a tighted man running at me I will turn around and run the other way, or close my eyes, make a face, or...
I'd like to see a serious discussion of loin cloths. I know at least two of the guys here have them and I'd like to hear about how they got them/how they were made. Even if I may not want to see them, having been stuck in the Sweaty-Chafey-Fungusy-Skin-Melts-Off-South for too long, I think loin...
I'm also skeptical of the above mentioned VFFs. I've been wearing my tropical-weight (they are the only ones with completely flexible soles, my cold-water ones are like mainstream shoes) neoprene SCUBA booties lately with my winter socks. I've had them for about 15 years, so I am not at all...
I hope you opted for sewn down pleats. I have a friend who has the original ladies sport kilt and she was annoyed about the pleats after she washed it the first time. They come sewn down standard on the hiking kilt so I never have any trouble when I wash them. I like the swishiness of a kilt...
I don't necessarily endorse this campaign but I thought it was interesting enough to share. I can't tell if they are zero-drop and I am not sure I like the word "support" being bandied about but I don't see any arch supports. I like the Amazonian inspiration.
I don't think much of the BMI scale for a number of reasons, one of which is that it doesn't take build (apple or pear) or ethnic differences into consideration. At my previous job I worked with people of almost an entirely different ethnic background than me and I found out that there is a wide...
Just a note on VFF hiking if anybody reading is thinking about trying it for the first time:
I wear my Bikilas most of the time at work (hafta wear shoes at work, since I work in a lab and drop test tubes fairly regularly, but I am allowed to wear toe shoes) and I don't recommend hiking a long...
My body hates gluten, so I have been eyeballing this and this and this for food ideas. I see no reason why it wouldn't work for "normal" people too. I really like those big crackers in MREs though :(stupidglutenallergystupidglutenallergy
I am going to drag my Thanksgiving food out to the lake...
I guess that's another good reason to get ultralight and minimal gear for my "system" then.
Another aspect of hiking and not wearing traditional shoes and pack choice is that it changes your center of gravity. I don't know how exactly, but it is something I would think about when planning...
Here is the Mountainsmith with a 500mL water bottle and my foot (8.5 W US or 39 EU) for scale. I have no idea what the volume is, it wasn't really something I was considering when I bought it. I just thought about all the stuff I'd want to cram in it and it seemed like it would fit...