Chilly Legs ??

[Casey_in_Carolina]

Wore my kilt over to the folks for Thanksgiving the other day, and noticed that while playing outside with my oldest daughter, my legs began to get a bit chilly. Temperature was probably about the low to mid 50's(Fahrenheit of course), and while I was comfortable, I couldn't help but notice the occasional chill in my upper legs. Only about up to mid-thigh or so.

Now, I don't have a tank, and at this rate, won't for years. I'm wearing a USA Kilts Casual Kilt in PV. Is this why I get the occasional chill? Will I have to wait until I can afford a tank to go out in the cooler weather without receiving a chill?


Casey

[JS Sanders]

Trust me - an eight yard woolen kilt is considerably warmer.

Slainte yall,
steve

[Nighthawk]

Trust me - an eight yard woolen kilt is considerably warmer.

Slainte yall,
steve

My SWK heavyweight is so much better than my USAK pv. Wool is so much warmer! So... what JS said!

[Tommy Hunt]

Trust me - an eight yard woolen kilt is considerably warmer.

Slainte yall,
steve

I wore my 17oz woolen kilt to thanksgiving in Greenville SC and I was fine walking about in the woods. I noticed a bit cool in the morning but nothing that bothered me. Yeah this is a warm kilt. The only thing that bothered me was the thought of losing my sterling silver kilt pin in the leaves on the forest floor.

[Thunderbolt]

Now, I don't have a tank

That would be a clue?

Trust me - an eight yard woolen kilt is considerably warmer.

Slainte yall,
steve

Exactly.

Also, are you wearing wool kilt hose? Keeping the lower legs warm will help keep the rest of the body warm too. Since our feet are in (hopefully!) constant contact with the ground, by conduction, our feet give off a lot of heat. Keeping the blood warmer on the trip down and up will certainly help. As of course insulated shoes too.

Medical personel will understand the rule of nines, but what it means that out legs alone account for about 36% of our body surface area. (9 x 4). Plus our 'nether' regions (if regimental!!), is another 1%, equalling 37% of our body somewhat exposed! That's a lot of flesh open to the air.

Anyway, sorry for the blabbering.

Hope this helps!

T.

[Geoff Withnell]

That would be a clue?



Exactly.

Also, are you wearing wool kilt hose? Keeping the lower legs warm will help keep the rest of the body warm too. Since our feet are in (hopefully!) constant contact with the ground, by conduction, our feet give off a lot of heat. Keeping the blood warmer on the trip down and up will certainly help. As of course insulated shoes too.

Medical personel will understand the rule of nines, but what it means that out legs alone account for about 36% of our body surface area. (9 x 4). Plus our 'nether' regions (if regimental!!), is another 1%, equalling 37% of our body somewhat exposed! That's a lot of flesh open to the air.

Anyway, sorry for the blabbering.

Hope this helps!

T.

The other essential is to wear a warm hat. A very large percentage of heat loss from the body is through the head. Control that, and your body has an easier time of keeping your legs warm, and you don't feel the cold nearly as much. It seems silly but a good warm hat keeps your legs and feet warmer.

Geoff Withnell

[Thunderbolt]

The other essential is to wear a warm hat. A very large percentage of heat loss from the body is through the head. Control that, and your body has an easier time of keeping your legs warm, and you don't feel the cold nearly as much. It seems silly but a good warm hat keeps your legs and feet warmer.

Geoff Withnell

You are exactly right, sir. I forgot to mention that, thank you!


Thunderbolt

[Detroitpete]

I JUST got back in from a walk-about. It was about 35 degrees here in Michigan when I started, maybe hit 40 in the sun. A great late fall day here. I wore a wollen sweater over a flannel shirt, one of my SWK "Standard" kilts, hiking socks and boots, tweed flat cap and I was roasty-toasty.

My pv's are far too light for this kind of weather unless I'm really working or practicing heavy events, but my SWK Standards are the perfect weight/warmth for between 20-40 degrees in my opinion. Tanks are definately warmer and I only pull mine out for formal events or if its cold and I'm not being active.

Try a SWK standard to just knock about in for this weather. Can't go wrong with the price or the service.

[Highlander31]

I only wear a tank, and I stay warm down into the low teens.

[McELT]

I only wear a tank, and I stay warm down into the low teens.

Let's not start bragging now....Oh, you mean the temperature!