Hi guys

I'd echo what Jimmy said - the real difference between an 11 oz kilt and a 13 oz is how easily it wrinkles. There's not much difference in how warm they are. The 13 oz kilt will hold crisper pleats for longer, and the apron won't wrinkle as easily.

I don't find that a kilt actually _makes_ you feel hot even in warm weather. I'd be hot anyway, regardless of what I was wearing. If you're wearing a 16-oz kilt in the summer with all of the canvas and lining, yes, your kilt will be all sweaty arround the middle when you take it off. But I don't find it uncomfortable when I'm wearing it, because the air circulates underneath. So, I don't think I would be any cooler if I were wearing a lighter kilt. I _do_ find, though, that the heavy tartan is itchy when it gets hot (maybe that's my skin), and I typically wear bike shorts underneath when I'm piping and walking around a lot, or the itching drives me crazy.

Actually, it's the kilt hose that I think are the real killers. If you're going to be wearing your kilt around in the summer, seriously consider cotton or acrylic hose, rather than wool, if you are at all prone to itchy skin. It really helps.

Cheers,

Barb