Hi bsmith

Have you considered wearing a sherpa string vest under your shirt. A recently released report (has been kept secret for over 50 years by the British Government) has shown that the sherpa string vest was best at keeping cool in hot dry conditions


The Sherpa vest is the one in middle

For the full story

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4638977.stm

Wear this in addition to a Kilt, Shemagh, thick wooly socks and sandals and your ready to hike in the hottest weather