Kilting in the cold

[yoippari]

How well does that mitten effect work when you are getting gusts of wind? I don't remember the wind from last winter (wasn't that important) but just today the wind was playing with my kilt while walking around school. I didn't get any air conditioning but I imagine that you could quickly loose that pocket of warm air with enough wind.

Also when you say long coat, do you mean full length or 3/4? I have a 3/4 length leather coat that would definetly hold my kilt down but I'm not sure it would look right.

[arrogcow]

Never been in a wind that caused the air pocket to be eliminated (during the winter - spsring/summer winds different story), but that's because I wear the my heavier kilts. however even if it was, it would only be marginally colder than air whistiling through your legs while wearing jeans.

As for coats. The two I wear come to mid calf, so what ever length that is.

Story from last winter. My wife and I were coming home from somewhere late one night. A snow storm earlier that week was causing us to park at the local highschool about 1/2 mile away. I dropped her off at home, parked, walked home, then walked back to the car when I realized I had left a 4 pk of Guinness in the car, then back home. I was wearing my PK, Long coat (it is cashmeire), sweat shirt, Kilt hose, hiking boots and a hat. Watching the news that night (shortly after we got home) I was informed that th Temp was 7F and with the wind chill was well below 0

[Wompet]

I've gone regimental snowshoeing in 10 oz. sport-kilt in 20 F temperatures. And for that I have had to dress light up top to keep from overheating and sweating, because the kilt is so warm.

I would tell my friends and coworkers in southwest Texas this, and they wouldn't believe me. So last January I had my one brother take a picture of me kilted outdoors with the temperature at 20 F. I had on my 13 oz 4-yd kilt, lightweight wool socks, insulated boots, gaiters (to keep the snow out of the boots), t-shirt, long-sleeve shirt, jacket, light gloves, and head-wrap. My brother was dressed similarly, but with pants. All I felt was a cool breeze against the back of my knees. He was ... a little colder. After the photos, he went back inside and I took my dog for a half-hour walk.

I have one thing that concerns me more when I'm wearing a kilt versus pants in the winter: postholing. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, that's when you take a step, your foot breaks through the crust, and your leg follows it down like a fencepost into its hole.

[Andrew Breecher]

I'm worried about postholing in the Sierra this coming spring, but not too worried. I know many people who hike through the snow there in shorts, so my kilt and tall gaiters won't be so out of place. Actually, what I'm much more worried about is reflected snow sunburns while wearing a kilt....

Andrew.