Cold Weather Kilting?

[Riverkilt]

Cavscout's right about heat rising and keeping things under the kilt toasty.

You'll really notice the effect if you have to raise the kilt for the usual purpose and find you've dumped the heat out too. Gets cool fast until the air under the kilt can warm up again.

Ron

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

You'll be fine. I would expect that the SWK Standard might not see much use if it gets below 45 or so. I spend all last winter in Chicago and my SWK Standard, my lightweight Pride of Scotland, and my AK were the only ones that did not get worn. And I think that hose pulled up with Doc Marten type boots looks fine. That is all I wore for normal work attire. If I was going somewhere more formal, then I might add flashes and wear wingtips.

[Andrew Breecher]

I've worn Utilikilts (both the Workman's and the thinner ones), poly/viscose kilts, and wool kilts (13 oz) in the winter, down to -20F. Don't let anyone tell you kilts are only for warm weather. I've worn them through blizzards, where ice crystals collect on the bottom edge.

But as I've said for other things: don't worry about it, just try it. If you're cold you're cold, but you won't know until then.

Andrew.

[Robin]

I experienced wool kilts are much warmer as trousers when it's cold

[Caradoc]

I experienced wool kilts are much warmer as trousers when it's cold

I've slept outdoors in the snow in a feileadh bhreacain, but that's a bit more wool than a philibeg.

[pbpersson]

Don't let anyone tell you kilts are only for warm weather. I've worn them through blizzards, where ice crystals collect on the bottom edge.

I have arthritis in my knees. If I did that I don't think my knees would be very happy with me.