First, read this: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...at-loss-44833/

I love your part of the world. Once wanted to move to a little place west of Antonito, but had a wife and kid to provide for, and needed to live where there was actual paying work to do.

What about making an X Kilt with a layer of fleece stitched together with the outer layer. It would be lined, but not have a removable liner. Make the outer layer of something windproof, and use the heaviest fleece you can find on the inside. It would be a dedicated winter kilt, but might be worth having.

You right about it feeling warmer when it is very cold and dry, than it feels when it is just slightly cold and humid. I've experienced some extreme cold in my life, but the most memorable time was down in Georgia for a couple of days when the temp hovered around 32F and the humidity was very high. I just couldn't get warm. On the other hand a day spent in North Dakota when the temp at noon was 11 below F, I felt comfortable, with not much more on than I was wearing in Georgia because the humidity was quite, quite low. And, there was a light wind in both instances.