Which is warmer - a "TANK" or TREWS ???

[gilmore]

Puffer,

Thank you for doing the research. I think the warmth of the tank is the warm air chamber between the kilt and the body. Much like why Norwegian fish not underware works. With trews, there is not as much room to hold the warm air. OR, maybe I"m full of hot air.

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No, you are correct.

The warm air next to the body is far warmer than pants.

[Kilted_John]

The kilt *always* wins. Not only are there the two layers of fabric created by the aprons, but you also have the pleats, which help keep things warm. When I begin digging us out tom'w, I'll be in the MacKenzie, working away. It's just so much warmer.

BTW: in a winter storm, even if there's some wind, I'd rather be kilted than trousered.
-J

[CelticRanger66]

I find that my TANK is most certaintly warmer than anything else I own.

[Carolina Kiltman]

Sorta a BTW. My wife adopted long skirts about 40 years ago, and in winter is always warmer than her friends in slacks. I have never worn the kilt in super cold weather (don't get that here in the Cape Fear River Valley), but a couple of the Burns nights have been in the low teens and I was plenty warm in the kilt with hose.

[kiltiejimbob]

I wear my kilt in the winter to shovel snow and walk the dogs. In a direct comparison to jeans the kilt wins by a mile. Not sure about drafts but it seems that when my legs hit the wool of the kilt as opposed to the cotton of jeans wool always "feels" warm where cotton feels cold. Also, the pleated material across my lower back seems to have a big impact on how warm I am in -10C.
KJB

[Abax]

A comparison between trews and kilts is certainly possible. The high waist of trews is irrelevant beneath my shirt, wool sweater, down parka and 6-foot scarf.

I wear kilts at work on mid shifts all year 'round. The other morning I emerged from work here in Anchorage and walked about 100 yards to my car through -12° F (-24° C) weather. Then I sat on the rock-hard seat in my car for 20 minutes - also chilled to -12° F. In each case, I was noticeably more comfortable and warmer than if I had worn pants.

The leggings of pants cool down to the ambient air temperature in a matter of seconds. With each step, they contact my legs and provide a direct path for heat loss. A kilt, on the other hand, provides a big air space around me that reduces heat loss to a much greater degree. Yes, I could feel a draft on my knees, but the overall level of comfort was much higher. No shivering until the interior of the car warms up when I wear a kilt.

When I sit on the cold seat, I really appreciate the insulation that the several layers of wool provide from the very cold seat base. Even my 4-yard box pleat kilt is many times more comfortable than pants in this regard.

Comparison com-pleat.

Abax

[puffer]

A comparison between trews and kilts is certainly possible. The high waist of trews is irrelevant beneath my shirt, wool sweater, down parka and 6-foot scarf.

I wear kilts at work on mid shifts all year 'round. The other morning I emerged from work here in Anchorage and walked about 100 yards to my car through -12° F (-24° C) weather. Then I sat on the rock-hard seat in my car for 20 minutes - also chilled to -12° F. In each case, I was noticeably more comfortable and warmer than if I had worn pants.

The leggings of pants cool down to the ambient air temperature in a matter of seconds. With each step, they contact my legs and provide a direct path for heat loss. A kilt, on the other hand, provides a big air space around me that reduces heat loss to a much greater degree. Yes, I could feel a draft on my knees, but the overall level of comfort was much higher. No shivering until the interior of the car warms up when I wear a kilt.

When I sit on the cold seat, I really appreciate the insulation that the several layers of wool provide from the very cold seat base. Even my 4-yard box pleat kilt is many times more comfortable than pants in this regard.

Comparison com-pleat.

Abax

Abax, My experiences also (note @ "warmer conditions though )

An added EXPERMENT OBSERVATION Yesterday I wore my MoD BW out on a "walk about" (temp = low 30s ) When I came home, I took my kilt off to change shirts etc. When I "draped it up, over a chair I NOTICED that the kilt was WARM !! The warmth was still ther several min. later So I decided to experment. I doned my MoD Trews & went out side for a few min. When I took them off, I observed that the trews had "COOLED down". SO, IMHO the kilt "HELD the HEAT BETTER !!!

Puffer