A 10oz tartan is normally referred to here (England) as a 'dance' tartan - and although it can look rather dashing swirling around the thighs of a strapping young fellow doing the Highland Fling on the stage in anything of a wind it is up around your ears and rather making a nuisance of itself.

I have sewn tape around the lower edges of some of my older, lighter kilts in an effort to make them behave more my age, but these days I would go for perhaps a shorter length of heavier material rather than any length of a light one.

The heavier wools in particular tend to swing, and in hot weather they can feel cooler than a lighter fabric which just hangs.

I's always say, if possible use the heavier cloth, but perhaps not so much of it if heat is a problem.