It's time to mention the unmentionables: me grundies

[Rob]

Back when I was a lad growing up in Scotland we never had a problem with what we should wear under our kilts. We wore what our mothers gave us to wear and in my case and the case of many of my contemporaries what mothers gave us was schoolgirls bottle green or navy blue knickers.

Iain,

Your post brought back a long-lost memory to me. When I was at Grammar School in Devon in the late 1950s, a new boy joined my class, who had a pronounced Scottish accent. As usual when anyone new joined we were eager to find out who he was and where he was from. Although we had assumed he was a Scot, it turned out that he had been born in Devon, but had been taken off to Scotland at the age of four, when his father (who had been a manager at the Devonport Naval Dockyard) was transferred to the Dockyard at Rosyth. He told us that he had attended a private school there, where a part of his school uniform was a kilt. Of course the usual question of what he wore under his kilt soon came up, and he freely admitted that he had worn navy blue gym knickers. At the time most of us didn’t believe him and thought he was teasing us, but now that I have read your post, I realise that he had almost certainly been telling the truth.

When his father had been transferred back to Devonport Dockyard, he had been placed at my school, where trousers formed part of his school uniform. If my memory serves me correctly, he stayed at my school for a couple of years before his father was again transferred to a new post in Wales. I wonder what his new Welsh school pals thought of a Devonian with a Scottish accent coming to live in Wales. All this was long before I first wore a kilt myself.

Rob

[Big Paul]

I use black boxer briefs. One of these days I may try Regimental, but for now I'm still getting the hang of it...

[Graham]

I'll vote for black boxer's, loose fitting, gives the freedom, protection and hygeine (sp) we need.

[Big Paul]

Here is the perfect pair for a pub crawl!!



http://www.webundies.com/beer.htm

[Bil]

Here is the perfect pair for a pub crawl!!



http://www.webundies.com/beer.htm

Now THOSE are the only undies I can possibly see myself wearing under my kilt. With the exception of when I am competing in the games (the obvious reason for this is safety and modesty... my fellow atheletes will definately concur), I haven't found a reason to wear anything under my kilt. There have been moments while out on a pub crawl that I have considered wearing something down yonder but somehow I always find a reason not to :-P

[kiltedpride]

As a traditional kiltwearer of 20 years experience, I'd say as a Scotsman one should try and maintain tradition and go regimental - it's expected and can be achieved without embarrasment given experience. However there are occasions when the wearing of the kilt for prolonged periods of time can get up an allergic reaction and whereas creams can be applied (see previous postings and censored thread) it is useful to wear something to allow the rash to die down. Also in the company of children and family and indeed work colleagues it is often desireable to feel confident that there won't be unnecessary exposures. A recent survey on www.sporranclan.org discloses that kilt wearers 87% go regimental, 2 % wear a thong, 6% a jock strap, 2% black panties and 3% anything that comes to hand.
So what's my preference: Boxers are definately no go. They are more likely to be seen. Some wearers have disclosed the most tasteless articles I have ever seen and deserve to be shot at dawn - if they are to be worn at all best to be lycra and close fitting to avoid detection.
I'd approve black panties (not for me) but they are tasteful and worn by dancers in competition (excluding military).
A black or mesh thong is good 'cos if the kilt lifts at the back no one thinks you are wearing anything and thus to all intents and purposes you are regimental (and rarely does the front get lifted due to weight of the Sporran). I find jock straps confortable, but that is a personal preference (Good if one is doing a lot of photo shoots and has to bend down frequently).
Have a look at www.internationaljock.com there is much to choose from there that might aid a discrete cover up and support.

[Iain]

Iain,

Your post brought back a long-lost memory to me. When I was at Grammar School in Devon in the late 1950s, a new boy joined my class, who had a pronounced Scottish accent. As usual when anyone new joined we were eager to find out who he was and where he was from. Although we had assumed he was a Scot, it turned out that he had been born in Devon, but had been taken off to Scotland at the age of four, when his father (who had been a manager at the Devonport Naval Dockyard) was transferred to the Dockyard at Rosyth. He told us that he had attended a private school there, where a part of his school uniform was a kilt. Of course the usual question of what he wore under his kilt soon came up, and he freely admitted that he had worn navy blue gym knickers. At the time most of us didn’t believe him and thought he was teasing us, but now that I have read your post, I realise that he had almost certainly been telling the truth.

When his father had been transferred back to Devonport Dockyard, he had been placed at my school, where trousers formed part of his school uniform. If my memory serves me correctly, he stayed at my school for a couple of years before his father was again transferred to a new post in Wales. I wonder what his new Welsh school pals thought of a Devonian with a Scottish accent coming to live in Wales. All this was long before I first wore a kilt myself.

Rob

Pleased to hear from you Rob and to be able to confirm something from a while back.
Some people seem to think that there was an East West split with the East of Scotland preferring Bottle green knickers and the West Navy blue but i think that it just depended what was available.

Iain

[Rob]

Some people seem to think that there was an East West split with the East of Scotland preferring Bottle green knickers and the West Navy blue but i think that it just depended what was available.

Iain,

Could it have been a case of whichever colour matched the predominant colour in the tartan of the kilt? In this way it would have helped to disguise any accidental flashes of underwear, i.e. a good camouflage colour.

Rob

[Jack+]

Iain,

Could it have been a case of whichever colour matched the predominant colour in the tartan of the kilt? In this way it would have helped to disguise any accidental flashes of underwear, i.e. a good camouflage colour.

Rob

I wonder, would you be the same Rob I corresponded with on Toms a year
ago?

[Rob]

I wonder, would you be the same Rob I corresponded with on Toms a year
ago?

Yes Jack, that's me. It is good to hear from you again, and I am glad that you are well again now. I seem to remember that we were discussing the possibility of meeting up at a highland games some time. Perhaps next summer if you are fit and up to it. I am sure that some of the others here would be interested.

Regards,

Rob