J M wrote:On a recent 5 day walk in Kakadu (late July, around 32 degrees each day and full sun) I wore shorts, a light cotton long sleeve shirt and gators when I needed to. This worked well for me (along with a hat and sunscreen of course). I think that you'll be hot no matter what but what becomes important is limiting the amount of skin you have exposed to the sun and wearing clothes that allows your sweat to evaporate nice and quickly.
On the footwear side of things I wore trail runners - nice and light and well-ventilated.
It always helps when you have somewhere to swim at the end of the day as well!
Orion wrote:I wear a reversible pant/short combo with one long pant leg and one short leg. Around mid-day I take them off and put them on the other way around.
I have a similar shirt.
A Jay wrote:That's a good idea. Wear shorts, then chuck on the gaitors when you need to. So you can wear gaitors with simple trail shoes? No need for hiking boots?
GPSGuided wrote:Shorts are more comfortable and loses little in terms of protection when paired with long gaiters but obviously helped by the more loose long style of recent decade. Not sure I’d go with those short and tight shorts of the 70-80s though.
Neo wrote:Trousers for me. Lighter in summer.
tom_brennan wrote:Neo wrote:Trousers for me. Lighter in summer.
You'll have to explain how trousers are lighter ... at any time of the year?!
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