X Marks the Scot - An on-line community of kilt wearers.

   X Marks Partners - (Go to the Partners Dedicated Forums )
USA Kilts website Celtic Croft website Celtic Corner website Houston Kiltmakers

User Tag List

Page 1 of 4 123 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 31

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Join Date
    10th December 06
    Location
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    14,351
    Mentioned
    9 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)

    First experience kilted with freezing rain

    Well today I decided to wear my kilt to work, my car is in an underground garage, so I didn't really know what the weather was like until I got on the road. Two words for you Freezing and Rain, so here I am in my kilt thinking, man I am going to fuh-reeeze when I get out of the car, bad day to be kilted, right? Wrong, I am usually cold by the time I walk through the parking lot on a day like today, however I was toasty warm.

    Nobody at work will believe that I am probably warmer than they are. I guess all they have to do is don a kilt and find out.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    13th December 06
    Location
    Bartlett, Tenn
    Posts
    1,777
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Good for you, Lad!

  3. #3
    Kilted KT is offline Membership Revoked for repeated rule violations.
    Join Date
    4th March 06
    Location
    A long time ago in a kilt far, far away
    Posts
    3,129
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    I wore my SWK heavyweight Irish Saffron all day yestery and saturday...in all kinds of nasy ice and wind and snow...no troubles at all.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    8th November 05
    Location
    Northglenn, Colorado, USA
    Posts
    3,242
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    I know what you mean. Saturday I was wearing my SWK Heavyweight Blackwatch in temps from 10 to 0 degrees. I was warmer than everyone else around. Well, except for maybe GMan, mudd, corbin and Charles.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    30th November 05
    Location
    Mountains of Utah U.S.A.
    Posts
    2,903
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Livingston View Post
    I know what you mean. Saturday I was wearing my SWK Heavyweight Blackwatch in temps from 10 to 0 degrees. I was warmer than everyone else around. Well, except for maybe GMan, mudd, corbin and Charles.
    Same here in Utah, except when the pleats don't fall right when I get into my truck and the a**s and boys meet the freezing cold seat(moving very fast to rearrange the pleats).

    MrBill
    Very Sir Lord MrBill the Essential of Happy Bottomshire
    Listen to kpcw.org

    Every other Saturday 1-4 PM

  6. #6
    Kilted KT is offline Membership Revoked for repeated rule violations.
    Join Date
    4th March 06
    Location
    A long time ago in a kilt far, far away
    Posts
    3,129
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by mbhandy View Post
    Same here in Utah, except when the pleats don't fall right when I get into my truck and the a**s and boys meet the freezing cold seat(moving very fast to rearrange the pleats).

    MrBill
    VERY important to keep the pleats under control in the cold!

  7. #7
    Join Date
    29th April 04
    Location
    Denver, Colorado USA
    Posts
    9,923
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Livingston View Post
    I know what you mean. Saturday I was wearing my SWK Heavyweight Blackwatch in temps from 10 to 0 degrees. I was warmer than everyone else around. Well, except for maybe GMan, mudd, corbin and Charles.
    It.s funny that you mention that. While walking to the light rail several people were walking by shivering, I do mean shivering and said that I was crazy. Then waiting for the light rail I was standing NOT shivering and all the others by me were shaking like a leaf.

    People just don't get it.
    Glen McGuire

    A Life Lived in Fear, Is a Life Half Lived.

  8. #8
    Join Date
    31st December 06
    Location
    Exeter, New Hampshire
    Posts
    345
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Weird how this works. Wore mine out on Saturday night in cold weather and found myself sweating "down under". My torso was cool but the kilted parts were toasty. Was wearing a SWK Ancient Lamont (wool).

  9. #9
    Join Date
    21st December 05
    Location
    Hawick, Scotland
    Posts
    11,092
    Mentioned
    1 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Yes, kilts are warm in winter and cool in summer.
    Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.

  10. #10
    Join Date
    14th December 05
    Location
    Coeur d Alene, ID
    Posts
    4,410
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Good on you lad! Around here its been ice and snow with the lows at about -5 to -10 (F) and highs around +10 or so. I've been kilted every day. Last Friday I as out around campus shooting some snow photos for about two hours all snug in my 5 yard wool kilt. One young man walked by and said "you must be freezing - why not wear pants?" I said - "I'll think about it when it gets cold." he smiled and said "I guess its true, real men do wear kilts"

Page 1 of 4 123 ... LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. Saltire in the Rain and Gales
    By cessna152towser in forum Miscellaneous Forum
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 13th December 06, 01:56 PM
  2. Weathered Lamont in the rain
    By KiltedCodeWarrior in forum Show us your pics
    Replies: 22
    Last Post: 29th June 06, 07:58 PM
  3. My best experience kilted
    By NewKilt in forum General Kilt Talk
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 4th June 06, 05:20 PM
  4. Rain ?
    By CameronTaylor in forum General Kilt Talk
    Replies: 34
    Last Post: 10th March 06, 03:13 PM
  5. Rain, rain and more rain
    By Derek in forum General Kilt Talk
    Replies: 15
    Last Post: 27th October 04, 05:23 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

» Log in

User Name:

Password:

Not a member yet?
Register Now!
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.0