In Minnesota it is the high (tropical at times) humidity along with the heats that brings the discomfort. I too wear a modern kilt in place of shorts. The issue is that my UK Workman weighs almost twenty times the amount of a light-weight cargo short. So tradeoff is great, more breezes and an extra seven pounds around my waist for a better leg workout. My UK Original is much lighter, but slightly less manly.