Underwear....or not

[Angstrom]

I like to wear a kilt when contradancing(usually a machine-washable USAK casual). Part of the fun of contradancing is twirling. When one twirls a kilt lifts, just as a skirt does. Inconspicuous underwear seems especially wise in that situation.

As for "tradition", one must consider how society has changed. Nowadays accidentally "flashing" someone -- especially a child -- could get you arrested for public indecency or worse. What is comfortable and prudent at home or on a solitary hike is not necessarily a good idea in a more crowded setting.

[kiltedtom]

Not sure where you are coming from re. temperature, but Indianapolis is not too different from Northern UK and it is never too cold for a kilt here. It was snowing this morning in London,where the av. temp is slightly higher, and I was quite comfortable in an acrylic/wool mix kilt, not even one of my all wool ones.

TPA,

I am not sure what the temperature ranges are for the Northern UK, but here in Indiana, winters have gotten increasingly more bitter in years past. I remember when negative wind chills were rare. They seem almost annually scheduled events now. And as I am not too bad with temperatures in the upper teens or even twenties (Fahrenheit), I must say that I am definitely becoming a major wimp with lower temperatures, with or without wind chills. That is why I referred to wearing kilts as long as the temperatures allow it.

By the way, why is it that I can catch grammar errors in my students' works, but it takes me five tries to catch my own? Oh well, I still wish everybody an early and, hopefully, lasting happiness for the holidays and the year afterward. (If anyone catches any mistakes here, please do not point them out. LOL)

Tom

[RectaPete]

TPA,

I am not sure what the temperature ranges are for the Northern UK, but here in Indiana, winters have gotten increasingly more bitter in years past.

I live not too far from Matlock and I, like you, have noticed winters getting more bitter. Last year was quite mild except for some snow on Boxing Day but trends say it's getting colder by the year. Just Saturday I had to wear leggings under my jeans (sorry...) and I still felt quite cold. Losing weight probably had something to do with it, but it was still unusually cold for this time of year.

[kiltedtom]

I live not too far from Matlock and I, like you, have noticed winters getting more bitter. Last year was quite mild except for some snow on Boxing Day but trends say it's getting colder by the year. Just Saturday I had to wear leggings under my jeans (sorry...) and I still felt quite cold. Losing weight probably had something to do with it, but it was still unusually cold for this time of year.

Congratulations on your weight loss (if it was on purpose. If not, then I hope you get well soon.) But I have lost about forty pounds in the last year (ish). That definitely makes one more sensitive to cold. Hope you have a great holiday season. (My students would love a Boxing Day in class. But being the tyrant that I am, I will not relinquish the power, even for one day. LOL)

Tom

[tpa]

I live not too far from Matlock and I, like you, have noticed winters getting more bitter. Last year was quite mild except for some snow on Boxing Day but trends say it's getting colder by the year. Just Saturday I had to wear leggings under my jeans (sorry...) and I still felt quite cold. Losing weight probably had something to do with it, but it was still unusually cold for this time of year.

I have worn long johns under trousers for years here in Matlock, most especially in our shop before we could afford to heat it, but I have never felt the need to wear them under a kilt. Sure you may feel a draft about the knees, but woolen hose and a few yards of material wrapped around the nether regions make me immune to the winter weather we normally see here.

If I am sitting in my office in my winter cycling trousers, my legs are always colder than in a kilt in winter. Outside I will happily walk out in the snow in my woolen kilt without the need for extra warmth down below and I am not carrying an excessive amount of extra weight.

[terry m]

Well I'm strictly an underwear man myself, although I have never worn a kilt (yet, but xmas grows ever closer...) I would just not feel right or comfortable without. I wear underwear with everything else except my bed, so why not my kilt? I would be too embarrassed and a little ashamed of any accidental incident and would not wish to make anyone else that had to witness it feel the same way.
I suppose I will have to deal with it if anyone ever asks me the question but I have to wonder why anyone would wish to know.
As my old mum used to say, always wear them and make sure they're clean.....you might have an accident and end up in hospital....

[dcommini]

I'm still trying to figure out how anyone can stand wool next to a lot of sensitive parts!

Wool, when worn long enough becomes very soft. My GK (which is the only wool kilt I own) has become very soft to the point that my wife and kids often steal it to cuddle with for warmth.

[denmcdough]

Personally, I'd never wear an expensive wool kilt without undies! And, I'd not go without them even with a cheap kilt. Just sayin'! You'd definitely want a protective layer between your bottom and the kilt, but to each his own!!

[kiltedtom]

As my old mum used to say, always wear them and make sure they're clean.....you might have an accident and end up in hospital....

Holy smokes! I thought only mothers from this side of the pond said that. Have good holdiay season, Terry M.

Tom

[Father Bill]

Holy smokes! I thought only mothers from this side of the pond said that. Have good holdiay season, Terry M.

Tom

I think mothers all use the same process to become mothers . . . .