Winter kilt

[Tiny]

For me a big issue would be the smell...if you hang around smokers your kilt will smell like, well, an old ashtray. I'm very fortunate to live in a town that bans smoking in all public places, including restaurants and pubs, but when we go elsewhere I quickly remember what it was like back in the day.
A synthetic kilt is washable. I think that would be a much bigger plus than the possible "flame on!" that could occur. I'm really conflicted here as I am essentially done with acrylic kilts, but if you are really going to be in a smoky environment and don't want to smell that way in perpetuity, a washable kilt may be the way to go.

Smelling like smoke isn't really an issue. Everything is always washable some just easier then others. Cleaning the kilt wouldn't be my main concern but a kilt that could potentially be a danger around smokers would always out weigh the risk of it smelling like a smokers kilt. Even when I was a heavy smoker people couldn't usually smell it on me unless I just took the last drag. Theres a lot to be said for simply washing your hands after a smoke.

Someone standing outside the pub chatting with a few smoker friends wont have a real risk of their kilt smelling like an old ash tray. The real concern, I would think, would be if they have a kilt that lights off like a oil soaked rag.

[McNulty]

First I'd go with the WPG 22ozer. I got a MacKenzie two years ago and it works great with the proper layering underneath (I wear either polypro or Smartwool boxers) and you'll stay very toasty. Second I would opt for a SWK Heavyweight. The SWK gives you more seasons/times to wear your new kilt whereas the WPG has temperature limitations. But go for the WPG and you'll not be disappointed. I call mine "The Beast" and it works great during the dry cold winters up here on the Western Slope of the Rockies. I can wear "The Beast" from 60'sF to sub zero F. But like I said, proper layering, including proper footwear and sock/hose combos is very important. Either way you'll end up with a fine kilt.

Me and "The Beast" after shovelling the drive.

Nulty