Cold weather kilt, not wool, what to buy?

[Robin]

Perhaps an allergy test?

Just to make sure it's indeed the wool...

[millar]

Warm socks. You also may want to look into that kilt liner thing that Riverkilt raved about. Also there was some talk on the board where someone put a flannel liner in a kilt.

[bubba]

Most often the itching and such are caused by short fiber wool. The fiber ends irritate the skin. Worsted wool such as kilts are made from is a long fiber wool which doesn't have the same effect.

[cavscout]

You may be able to get by with an 8 yard PV kilt. We had 28 deg. this AM and with long socks and sweater I was fairly comfortable in the shade for the short periods between the car and the office. To be out longer I'd want a thicker pair of socks but under the kilt was fine.

[auld argonian]

Re the sock thing, I think it was Kilted Code Warrior who suggested wearing regular over the calf socks under the kilt socks as another layer...

I've heard that pro golfers used to wear pantyhose under their trousers when they ran into cold weather (not suggesting that anyone wear pantyhose under their kilt...this is just an example of men who needed freedom of movement adapting to cold weather)...no one was the wiser and I guess that these modern "under armour" men's tights and high-tech thermals weren't available at the time (I'd bet that that's what they've gone to nowadays).

And I really think that extreme weather should make the wearing of, let's say, some dark colored boxer briefs permissible...the "regimental or nothing" crowd notwithstanding. I mean...we don't all have 8yd wool classics to wear and it can get pretty extreme out there.

best

AA

[motorman4life]

A 5 to 8 yard PV kilt gives plenty of insulation. I also have an aversion to wool and my 15 oz 8 yard wool tank is quite comfortable. I find traditional long hose and flannel boxers under the heavier kilts is plenty warm in the wintertime.

[Andrew Breecher]

I'm always surprised every time this topic comes up on this board.

And it comes up quite a bit.

ANY KILT is warm enough to wear in the winter. Four-yard PV, eight-yard wool. Sure, some are warmer than others, just as some trousers are warmer than others (I've seen men wearing light suit trousers, and men wearing flannel-lined Carhartts). I've worn an Original Utilikilt (the lighter fabric kind) - along with traditional kilt hose - in sub-zero Fahrenheit temperatures. I've worn that outfit while just standing around waiting for the train. Sure, it's chilly. Sure, I'm glad to get inside afterwards. But so is everyone else who's wearing trousers.

I've worn a four-yard PV kilt through a snowstorm, while wading through a river at the same time (honest!). I walked 33 miles in a snowstorm wearing the same kilt, and 16 miles through another snowstorm a few weeks later. There were others who I was hiking with who ditched off the trail because they were too cold. I was able to keep hiking, "even" in my kilt.

Last year, I went snowshoeing in -12°F temperatures, in a four-yard PV kilt.

A kilt is no colder than wearing trousers.

Andrew.