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    A wool overcoat

    Quote Originally Posted by Jumpmonkey View Post
    Last year, I started wearing kilts. Non traditional stuff, a 5.11 TDK and a pair of Stumptown kilts. I wore them through the summer and into late fall. Once winter hit it was pants, until we hit a warm spell a few days ago. I've picked up some kilt hose and a pair of flashes, and that extends the comfort range. But I want to be wearing kilts most of the time. I'd like to have some variety, so its tempting to order a couple more casual kilts, or maybe a semi-casual, for a wee bit of variety. But I'm wondering if I might should be saving up for a 5 yard or belted plaid for winter wear?

    I wont be kilted every single day, but most days. General concerns are young children currently 3y and 1y who make life disastrously messy at unexpected moments. So cheaper, washable kilts appeal there. And the temperature here range, on average from 75-85 *f in the summer to 30-20*f in the winter (of course there are outliers, but that seems to be the way of things at the moment.)

    What does the rabble suggest so that I can feel the breeze on my knees all year this year?
    I wear a kilt everyday, year round, from 30C(around 90F) to -30C(pretty much the same in F) and I only have one sewn wool kilt that I wear on special occasions. The rest of the time I wear a denim/cotton hybrid, or duck cloth, full cotton, i recently made a denim hybrid with fleece bonded chenille for a winter kilt. Machine washable and dryer friendly make like so much easier .
    However, when it gets really cold, a kilt only does so much. A good pair of wool socks really helps, though they can be a little pricey and again, are good to a point. Leg warmers can help, even long underwear if you're going to outside all day.
    Depending on what you're going to be doing, the biggest difference I found was in getting a longer coat- one down to mid calf. The difference is unreal. A wool overcoat will keep you warm in the winter, even in the lighter weight machine washable kilts.

    Oh, and I do have a wool great kilt/belted plaid. It is a little warmer than some kilts, but I tend to wear it less in the winter than the rest of the year. It can be a little bulky, which make it harder for layering or wearing a coat on top. It's great from spring-fall to replace wearing a lighter jacket, to wear if you're outside all day and want a little leeway for weather changes.

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