Black asphalt and Midwestern heatwaves

[Mark E.]

I hear ya on the canvas and acrylic-I would give quite a bit for a linen blend kilt, but the weight and drape just wouldn't do it...I do wear an extralong tail linen shirt, which makes car travel a tad easier.

Will keep in mind the water too-I usually end up dehydrated, even in not so hot weather.

Melt your shoes, eh? Had that happen once working on a construction site-left workboot prints all over a concrete pour, and had to scrub it with industrial Comet after...All of my brogues are leather soled, and they keep one hopping-little heat resistance.

[Copperheid]

Living in the Phoenix area I can attest to dealing with heat, I have had shoe soles melt while on the pavement, gotten blisters on the backs of my legs from sitting down on a leather car seat, had CDs melt while in the car radio. My suggestion is the same as Copperheid, lots of water to keep the sweat glands working and pray for a breeze.

The first car I ever bought was a 1955 Austin-Healey. Brown leather seats, baseball stitching. Got in it on a 102 degree day in Scottsdale, was bare from ankles to almost the waist at the back...BURNED the baseball stitching pattern into myself. Wish burn cream came in an aerosol can...

Have you considered soaking your shirt tails in water beforehand? Should last most of the day, and if you still wear those mile-long shirts, won't be that bad.

Corinne

[Baldybrown]

There is a wonderful product called 'Stop Pain' sold in most drugstores here in the USA. (I'll look for it in Scotland while I'm there in July.) It's a spray-on product and you will be very cool in the areas it is used. Don't over spray, or you'll need fur boxers to compensate. My main concern with the heat is the sweat running down. Using anti-antiperspirant takes care of that problem.

[gary meakin]

Is wearing the kilt in this kind of heat a requirement or do you just enjoy being uncomfortable?

[GrainReaper]

Is wearing the kilt in this kind of heat a requirement or do you just enjoy being uncomfortable?

When I am brewing I find the kilt to be a Godsend as far as comfort goes, stirring 155 degree wet grain, and using big burners you need as much comfort as you can manage. The kilt with the slightest breeze is very nice indeed, however a blast of burner heat up your kilt can often have a less than desired comfort change, that situation is only nice when it is cold out.

[Mark E.]

Is wearing the kilt in this kind of heat a requirement or do you just enjoy being uncomfortable?

Well, the day started a humid 75 degrees-the onset of no humidity and the scorching was unpredicted, and I neglected the packing of an alternate style of clothing. Given the range of our members, one must realize that the wool kilt was born in a place where the humidity rarely drops below 60%, and there have probably been even fewer 100 degree days in the region than won battles...It seems we have overcome by adaptation and perseverance a style and base material that ought be left to the region it was born.

This in mind, if I ever visit the Sahara or the southwest U.S., my heritage will be carried only in blood and not advertised by blatent ignorance with unsuitable clothing choices!

[azwildcat96]

I've worn kilts in 100+ degree heat for as long as I've owned kilts, and never had any poor experiences as described above. Hot and dry like in AZ and NV, or hot and humid like parts of CA and TX, it's all hot, but just takes some getting used to.

*** on the hydration!

[Riverkilt]

I was bifurcated back when it was 122 degrees F in Phoenix, AZ. Walking on asphalt it gave way into goo at that temp.

Secret of coping with Arizona type dry heat is to work out/exercise in it during the spring as it gets hotter and hotter. That will adjust you up to about 108 degrees F. Above that its just HOT...

[gary meakin]

[English Bloke]

I tried wearing my Kilt in Northern Turkey while un-acclimatised. Not recommended! There is a thread about it here if you're interested.