Comfort and Temperature Levels

[ncof300d]

I am curious as to members experiences wearing kilts in cold temperatures.

1. What has been the coldest temperature that you have been comfortable wearing a kilt?

2. Was it windy, sunny, damp?

3. Aside from the kilt how were you dressed?

4. What type of kilt? (5 yard, wool, etc.)

5. What were you doing? (were you working hard, walking, etc.)

[arrogcow]

I am curious as to members experiences wearing kilts in cold temperatures.

1. What has been the coldest temperature that you have been comfortable wearing a kilt?

2. Was it windy, sunny, damp?

3. Aside from the kilt how were you dressed?

4. What type of kilt? (5 yard, wool, etc.)

5. What were you doing? (were you working hard, walking, etc.)

1. 4F (while I can't claim to be comfortable, I was better off than the guys I was working with)
2. mostly sunny 1 day, snowing and night the next
3. Kilt hose, second pair of socks under, wool military leg wraps from knees to under kilt, sweat shirt, Navy watch coat, scarf, gloves, hat.
4. 1 day PK flannel lined denim, 1 day (night actually) UK survival
5. Working on a music video in Cleveland (remember the blizzard last winter). 10 hours mostly our doors in 2 foot drifts of snow. Periods of working hard and fast, followed by hours of standing and waiting.

Adam

[Andrew Breecher]

1. -20 degrees Fahrenheit. Yes, it was extremely cold. I won't say I was completely warm, but I also wasn't any colder than anyone else who was outside.

2. Crisp and cold. Clear skies. Of course I've also been in rain and whatnot, but at that temperature it's always dry, even when it snows.

3. Wool hose, and about four layers up top, including an undershirt, a button-down Oxford shirt, a sweater, and a light windbreaker. At the time I didn't have a down jacket. I'd wear that now.

4. I've been in that weather in kilts as light as a Utilikilt Original (which has pretty light cotton fabric) and a Sports Kilt. A tank would have been warmer.

5. I was standing still, waiting for a train for about 20 minutes, every day for the week of that cold snap. Sure I was cold. So was everyone else waiting for the train. If I'd been walking or doing any physical activity I would have been far warmer (I've snowshoed in a 4-yard PV kilt in 0 degrees F before, and been just fine).

Andrew.

[McMurdo]

I am curious as to members experiences wearing kilts in cold temperatures.

1. What has been the coldest temperature that you have been comfortable wearing a kilt?

-20C

2. Was it windy, sunny, damp?

It was night, a little windy and a few blocks north of the lake so a wee bit damp.

3. Aside from the kilt how were you dressed?

Jacket, dress shirt, hose up, with flashes to keep them up.

4. What type of kilt? (5 yard, wool, etc.)

8 yard 16 oz. wool, I really don't think I would brave those temperatures in anything less than 16 oz. wool.

5. What were you doing? (were you working hard, walking, etc.)

Standing outside the pub with the smokers.

[davedove]

I am curious as to members experiences wearing kilts in cold temperatures.

1. What has been the coldest temperature that you have been comfortable wearing a kilt?

2. Was it windy, sunny, damp?

3. Aside from the kilt how were you dressed?

4. What type of kilt? (5 yard, wool, etc.)

5. What were you doing? (were you working hard, walking, etc.)

1. The temp was 3 degrees farenheit, with a wind chill well below zero.

2. Overcast and windy.

3. I was wearing a shirt and tie, with a sweater vest, wool kilt hose, jacket and cap.

4. Lightweight, wool 9-yard kilt.

5. Light walking, I was fairly warm doing that. If I stopped moving, the wind made my knees very cold. Truthfully, my hands were getting colder than anything else.

[Big Mikey]

1) 20 degrees F.

2) Light snow and overcast

3) FK Heritage Hose, snow boots, fleece lined denim jacket, "mad trapper" sheepskin hat

4) FK cargo in winter weight cotton (about 8 yards of 10 oz. cotton)

5) Digging my truck out after the @#$% snow plow went through!!

The small strip of flesh between the top of the hose and the bottom of the kilt got a little cool but otherwise, it was toasty!

[Livingston]

1. What has been the coldest temperature that you have been comfortable wearing a kilt? === -3F

2. Was it windy, sunny, damp? === Dark, about 9PM, slight breeze, snow piles all over the road

3. Aside from the kilt how were you dressed? == Standard kilt hose, t-shirt, sweater, open leather jacket, hat

4. What type of kilt? (5 yard, wool, etc.) == Stillwater Heavyweight

5. What were you doing? (were you working hard, walking, etc.) Standing outside the bar after a kilt night and then walking to the car.

A couple young ladies came around the corner and one said to us in general, "You're crazy, it's COLD out here!!" I was actually too warm.

[Zardoz]

1. What has been the coldest temperature that you have been comfortable wearing a kilt? 27 Degrees at about 10,000 feet in Winterpark CO.

2. Was it windy, sunny, damp? Calm, sunny and dry

3. Aside from the kilt how were you dressed? Wool hose, boots, flannel shirt, I had a jacket too but took it off after walking around a bit

4. What type of kilt? (5 yard, wool, etc.) 8 yard Stillwater standard

5. What were you doing? (were you working hard, walking, etc.) Rode the chair lift up to Sunspot, walked part of the hiking trails and had lunch.

[Mr. Kilt]

1. What has been the coldest temperature that you have been comfortable wearing a kilt? -34C

2. Was it windy, sunny, damp? Sunny and calm

3. Aside from the kilt how were you dressed? t-shirt, heavy sweater, leather bomber jacket, wool hose, boots.

4. What type of kilt? (5 yard, wool, etc.) 9-yd wool blend

5. What were you doing? (were you working hard, walking, etc.) running errands at an outdoor mall

[ccga3359]

-20C

It was night, a little windy and a few blocks north of the lake so a wee bit damp.

Jacket, dress shirt, hose up, with flashes to keep them up.

8 yard 16 oz. wool, I really don't think I would brave those temperatures in anything less than 16 oz. wool.

Standing outside the pub with the smokers.

I was the smoker! SWK heavyweight which is about 13oz 6 yards. Wool hose and wool commando sweater. Yes my knees were a bit chilly and had the occasional frigid gust up my kilt . I was without a coat and was not shivering the other smokers (jeans & jackets were as I would have been in jeans). I've never gotten used to Canadian winters if I were out longer than the ten or 15 minutes I would've donned a jacket. This winter I will be even warmer with a 16oz wool kilt and wool braemer w/ waistcoat (and hose pulled up). A (wool) kilt is the way to go in the cold. by the way -20C is -4F.