You don't HAVE to wear your kilt...

**KFCarter** · 24th June 09, 04:33 PM

And there are even times when life's better with no kilt at all....

**bricelythgoe** · 24th June 09, 04:44 PM

Hmmm. I am not much of a sailor, but I don't understand much of what you are saying about your sail boat (except that 30 knots is pretty fast). But I will take your word for it, Alan.

Brice

**Colonel MacNeal** · 25th June 09, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by KFCarter

And there are even times when life's better with no kilt at all....

I call that Pictish attire.

**Dan R Porter** · 25th June 09, 05:20 PM

We are just good at pushing your buttons Alan!

**GDub** · 24th June 09, 06:22 PM

Hey, I still have a few pair of pants on hand for special occasions!

I agree Alan. For me, the idea wearing a kilt to work is not all that attractive. I commute a LONG distance and I'm a programmer--which means I'm sitting for the better part of the day. And there's the rub--sitting. I find sitting in a kilt to be the least enjoyable thing about wearing the kilt. I don't care about wind, rain, ... etc. But if I have to sit for long stretches, pants are definitely my choice for the bottom half.

**staticsan** · 24th June 09, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by GDub

Hey, I still have a few pair of pants on hand for special occasions!

I agree Alan. For me, the idea wearing a kilt to work is not all that attractive. I commute a LONG distance and I'm a programmer--which means I'm sitting for the better part of the day. And there's the rub--sitting. I find sitting in a kilt to be the least enjoyable thing about wearing the kilt. I don't care about wind, rain, ... etc. But if I have to sit for long stretches, pants are definitely my choice for the bottom half.

I would have to concur. I have yet to master the art of long days sitting down, kilted. Might take me a few years; after all, I have worn pants exclusively for a majority of my life.

And then there's the static from relatives who Do Not Approve of casual kilt-wearing.

Wade.

**Spartan** · 24th June 09, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by Alan H

...every single freaking MINUTE, for every single activity.

Sure you can wear a kilt to the gym to work out in, but is it really better than gym shorts?

LOL -- I am a gym rat, and I can assure you that, although I am a frequent kilt wearer, the gym is one place I do not wear a kilt. Can you imagine using an angled or vertical leg press in a kilt! TMI!

Gym shorts are for the gym.

**ccga3359** · 24th June 09, 08:07 PM

If I may Alan, this thread seems more appropriate for those that only go reggie. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wearing proper undergarments. Bicycle shorts are only appropriate when riding a bicycle, any other time you're showing your short comings and making everyone around uncomfortable. Those same said shorts when worn under a kilt can open a plethera of kilting opportunities where the old Marilyn Monroe over a subway grate problem would be otherwise be discouraged.

There are reasons a kilt is built this way. If those benefits can be utilized, then why not? The above mentioned bicycle shorts may not allow ventilation as being regimental but may be more benificial whilst climbing scaffolding than having a seam down there trying to seperate the boys.

Having said that, I'm a fresh water mariner. I can only imaging the stinging of salt spray at 30 knots in the Lower Hebrides. Alas when on water I can only wear my uniform that doesn't include a kilt. Still polyester trousers, shirt and PFD in our summer humidity on an sun glaring aluminum deck! Drenched in sweat I wouldn't mind the ventilation of a kilt (with cotton unmentionable even).

One last thought and that of canvas kilts. For certain activities, yes an $800 wool tank wouldn't be appropriate whereas a $300 canvas or hemp kilt just might be.

**Alan H** · 24th June 09, 10:46 PM

Regimental or not, I'm NOT wearing a kilt on a Farallones race, crawling up on the foredeck on my hands and knees as the boat thrashes around underneath me. No way, no how.

**ccga3359** · 25th June 09, 07:41 AM

Originally Posted by Alan H

Regimental or not, I'm NOT wearing a kilt on a Farallones race, crawling up on the foredeck on my hands and knees as the boat thrashes around underneath me. No way, no how.

I don't disagree with you Alan, just pointing out that there are other options. Now scrambling around on a wet fibreglass deck in a heavily soaked kilt plastered on your legs could be a recipe for disaster. I just wanted to point out that the wearing of undergarment is not taboo as some might feel.