Kilted last night

**646guy** · 25th February 06, 07:59 AM

So I went out last night in my new Mercy kilt in the Royal Stewart tartan. It was a little too light to handle the quick whipping winds through my neighborhood but it was still comfortable.

I passed by people all bundled up freezing to death and I'm walking by as if I'm the warmest peson in the world. One group of teenagers stared at me in disbelief and one guy said, "Dude...it's cold!"

"Not for me," I responded.

I got on the subway and made my way into midtown and got more than a few compliments on my kilt but more questions about, "Aren't you cold in that?"

Truth be told, I was a little cold. It wasn't a heavy kilt but I wasn't freezing my butt off. On the good side, even with all of the wind, the kilt really didn't fly up and stayed in place. All in all a good night and lots of fun....the looks that I got were great...

**Robin** · 25th February 06, 08:23 AM

Yep!

I live on the wind swept shores of the North Sea...it's around freezing, but the wind chill factor can make it pretty nasty.

Wearing a 13 or 16 oz kilt...it's nice and warm though, but people look at me as if I'm walking around naked on the North Pole :rolleyes:

**Mr. Kilt** · 25th February 06, 08:46 AM

My standard response to the "aren't you cold" question is "No. It's not cold, it's invigorating!"

**646guy** · 25th February 06, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by Al G. Sporrano

My standard response to the "aren't you cold" question is "No. It's not cold, it's invigorating!"

I told one woman I had friction keeping me warm...

**GMan** · 25th February 06, 10:27 AM

When people ask me if I am cold, I tell them "yes my nose is very cold"!

Kilts are designed very well to stay put. Just love seeing people "freezing" in a Kilt.

**Graham** · 25th February 06, 04:12 PM

All the same, where you are at this time of year I would want a 16oz woollen kilt with thick hose.
You're a braveheart indeed!

**646guy** · 25th February 06, 06:04 PM

Well I'm watching how hard the wind is blowing outside....let's just say it's going ot be a warm night at home in my kilt pajamas (aka the flannel Sportkilt my sister got me)

**mbhandy** · 25th February 06, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by 646guy

Well I'm watching how hard the wind is blowing outside....let's just say it's going ot be a warm night at home in my kilt pajamas (aka the flannel Sportkilt my sister got me)

Don't tell us you wear it to bed?

MrBill

**646guy** · 25th February 06, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by mbhandy

Don't tell us you wear it to bed?

MrBill

I have fallen asleep on the couch whiel wearing it....that I will admit to...it just doesnt' feel like a kilt since it's made out of flannel...it feels like pajamas....

**KiltedKnight** · 25th February 06, 09:05 PM

I remember entire week-ends when I never got out of one of those terry cloth wrap-arounds that my wife gave me as a gift for Christmas, I just wrapped it around me after my shower friday night and felt kilted even though it was not in any way near being a kilt and I never left the house but it worked for me.

Chris.