Serious,

Only been kilting three years in the Arizona heat, but GatorUK has it right.

The secret is to keep the rest of the body cool. When its real hot I'm wearing sandals and tank with my kilts. Sometimes, no shirt when out hiking. Its 'almost' like being back in The Garden of Eden...pity the poor men in cut off's and hiking shorts.

If you look at it, the kilt only goes around you like a belt. The rest is loose and free. Somehow, rather than trapping hot air like they do in the winter, during the summer the kilts seem to circulate air. Maybe from hot air rising off the ground pushing the air under the kilt back down and out.

I've worn leather and 16oz wool kilts in the summer with no problems.

Certainly prefer my UK "Scottish Jeans" and USA Casuals though.



A hot scruffy day out on the Northern Kaibab-Paiute Reservation near Pipe Springs, AZ. Culture blending a Shoshone pouch for a sporran with a UK survival kilt....



Colorado River at the base of Cathedral Wash in Marble Canyon, AZ. Cooling off after a hot difficult hike/clamber down into the canyon.

Ron