Rain, rain and more rain

[James]

A traditional kilt, unless of a light weave, will more than stand up to getting rained upon without damage.

Too the wearer will not suffer wet trouser chafe or marination thanks to waterproof trousers.

So you win both ways.

There is another plus for if backpack camping-it can be used as another layer of insulation between you and the cold hard ground.

For many years I only had the one kilt, so it would spend weekends - holidays facing the weather: then a couple of days later appear at a formal function.

But the Brecons-horrid memories of battlecamp in winter: glad you had a better time.

James

[Graham]

It sure can rain in Wales.

I have memories of walking there, one day was 30 deg.C and sweltering, the next day walking the Roman Steps I got wetter than I have ever been.

I was wearing a waterproof coat which was supposed to keep me very dry, (expensive too), but after the walk I would have been dryer if I'd gone for a swim in my clothes!

[Derek]

Graham ... It looks like it is going to rain even more. We have just been given a severe weather warning of very heavy rain and very high winds arriving later today .. some storm coming off the atlantic. They will be telling us shortly as they normally do that there is a water shortage .. can never understand that! Still I will be wearing my kilt whatever the conditions. Derek

[caig]

My "regular" kilt is a 6 yard from Geoffrey in Edinburgh. The material is their Auld Reekie tartan and they tell me that it is coated with teflon, which makes it semi-waterproof. I have tried this out and the kilt never seems to get wet through. I sit in the car and on trains for 3-4 hours in this kilt and it hardly creases. I can recommend this one for bad weather.

[Jerry]

Wish I had read this topic before attending the Sunday (second day) Richmond games. I out of respect for my 13 oz casual kilt, decided I'd leave it at home, so it would not get soaked. Now it sounds like it would have fared much better than the jeans I chose to wear instead. I'll know better next time.

[Rhino]

Acaig wrote

Auld Reekie tartan and they tell me that it is coated with teflon

I've got a 6 yard pinstripe 21stC, and that to me is the bentley of kilts, it is superbly durable in any adverse environs.
However my humble all terrain cammo kilt will gladly step up and out perform any trousers in adverse conditions. It never gets so wet I can feel it, the pleats stay in, it's cool in hot weather, and I've even washed it in the machine against all advice, and it's turned out fine.
It's withstood a scuffle in Edinburgh, a garden renovation in Heanor and Alfreton and even a cattle trampling in Wheatcroft.
I think my message is this 'wear your kilt' it'll survive, probably better than you, and you'll survive better because of it.
Cheers Rhino