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Hiking in tights

Okapi42
Okapi42 Posts: 495 Member
edited January 28 in Fitness and Exercise
...has anyone tried it? I have a friend who swears by spandex running tights for hiking. Apparently, the compression keeps your muscles from getting tired so fast.

I'd feel a little self-conscious, but I wear tights for biking so I'm sure I could get over it. But is there any actual advantage? It seems that the lack of pockets would be annoying, if nothing else.

We're going to attempt Lugnaquilla - the highest mountain in Co. Wicklow - this weekend, and I need new hiking trousers anyway, because the old ones are all too big. (Yay!)

Thoughts?

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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    why don't you wear them under shorts?
  • Okapi42
    Okapi42 Posts: 495 Member
    Hmmm, I suppose that's one solution, but it might look even sillier!
  • ostrichagain
    ostrichagain Posts: 271 Member
    I'm an avid hiker and I've never heard that before. Lots of hikers wear them to prevent chaffing and for whicking . . . It's good to dress in layers anyway!
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