Kilt wearing in the summer

[Southern Breeze]

I'm a landscape designer which means I'm outside all the time.I've worn the Standard Stillwaters since the end of August daily at work. I've had no trouble with the heat and humidity here in North Ga.

[michael steinrok]

I've worn the UKilt in the summer with out a lot of problems. However get yourself some body glide at whatever sport store you can. It works great :-)

[prattw]

Living, as I do, in the Mohave Desert, I've some experience with wearing kilts in warm weather. That includes wearing a Stillwater Standard under 100++ conditions. In general, it's little different from wearing wide-legged shorts. EXCEPT for the area where the rise of your kilt encases your torso. That gets hot and sweaty. But then, so does the waistband of said shorts. I NEVER wear my wool kilts in summer. Not because they'd be too hot, they aren't any hotter than acrylic or pv of the same weight. It's because I know with certainty that the area of the rise is going to be sweatsoaked, and it's sooo much easier to wash a Stillwater than to dryclean a woolen kilt.

Will Pratt

[michael steinrok]

How do you stand the heat? I'd melt away entirely! 8-)

[Graham]

I was hiking in 46 deg C heat in the mountains this week, I wore an 8 yard PV USAK and was very, very comfortable (considering the heat).

For me, poly viscose is the ticket.

[NewKilt]

Thanks to you all for the great feedback. Graham, I'll have to try the PV material on some of my future kilt purchases. I'll probably take a look at one of Rocky's semi-traditionals.

I'm really excited about getting my first wool kilt. I've got a Stillwater Black Watch on the way made in 100% wool! I feel like a small child waiting for Santa to come. I'll be looking out the window most of tomorrow waiting for the sleigh . . . er, I mean truck.

Darrell

[prattw]

How do you stand the heat? I'd melt away entirely! 8-)

It's largely a matter of acclimazation. A very few never do adjust, but 'most anyone with normal physiology can adapt over the course of a year. That's not to say that you feel COOL, mind, just that you find the heat tolerable, at least in the shade. The saying among local field biologists goes that when you go out the door and feel like you are gradually melting, that's warm. HOT is when you step out the door and it feels like someone hit you in the pit of the stomach, all over. HOT is hard to take, just warm (say up to 110 or so) you adjust to.

Will Pratt

[UmAnOnion]

in regards to the heat question: would a trad kilt of 100% linen stray too far from the norm? Linen - albeit very prone to wrinling, is a nice light & breathable fabric and woudl give good swish when walking. in a good suit weight & solid color might not be a bad idea...

[cavscout]

I've endured Soutuhern Humidity all my life and I would rather deal with it in a kilt than shorts or pants. Currently I only have a USA Casual which is great in Georgia. I feel you are going to be better off simply for wearing the kilt. The best advise though is Body Glide.

http://www.ultrafit-endurance.com/bodyglide.html

This is the best price I've found.

[prattw]

in regards to the heat question: would a trad kilt of 100% linen stray too far from the norm? Linen - albeit very prone to wrinling, is a nice light & breathable fabric and woudl give good swish when walking. in a good suit weight & solid color might not be a bad idea...

It seems to me that maintaining the pleats would be, uh, a pain where a pill won't reach (as my old Granny used to say.) One great advantage of acrylic and pv kilts is that they're wash and hang dry and require little maintenance of the pleats. With linen you'd have to press the pleats every time you washed it.

Will Pratt