Cold weather kilting?

[KiltedCanuk]

With no idea on the wind chill, I managed last week's (two weeks ago?? *shrugs*) -39 snap here in North West Alberta, Canada no worse off then last year. I just broke out the wool kilt hose and went to work. Layers on the upper half, and a thermal sock on over the hose in regular Dakota steel toes, and there wern't any issues.

Thankfully the nerves are few and far between in the knees in the wind though, I can say that much. Always a pleasure to bring some colour to the oilfield.

[NewGuise]

It's a balmy -15C (+4F) in Edmonton today, no wind. One young woman who was shovelling a sidewalk wondered whether my knees were cold, but I pointed out that - between the (5-yard) kilt, scarf, sweater, and hose, and leather jacket, boots, and gloves (and sporran) - I was probably wearing the equivalent of two sheep. I was warm.

[Detroitpete]

How could I forget my FAVORITE cold weather kilting under garment? The half union suit! Had an old union suit that I cut off above the knees. Works great and helps layer the top and bottom at the same time

For city dwellers like me who are lucky enough to have top notch metroparks around, a good kilted hike in the brisk winter weather keeps the heart pumping and the batteries charged

[Pleater]

It was so cold today that I put on hose and a long sleeved top with my kilt.

The air was cold enough to make the car very pretty with sparkling ice crystals on the metalwork and the windows were all opaque and had to be deiced, but not what I'd call really chilly - being from the northern county of Yorkshire my blood seems to run thicker and hotter than the locals down here on the south coast - where we are still waiting for snow.

Although the hose are wool I am still wearing cotton kilts and tops.

I know that I should not tempt fate but really - for the end of December the weather here is unseasonally mild.

Although this is a small island, the weather can be very different just because there is a range of hills to separate the cold air from the continent from the warm air from the sea. We are right on the border with Hampshire, and the north of that county is severely disrupted by snow, but we have not seen any.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[turpin]

And don't ever leave home without this when the temps drop below 15 degrees

[M. A. C. Newsome]

What do I do when the temperatures plunge? Wear as much heavy Harris Tweed as possible!

Here I am in my heaviest Harris Tweed kilt (the cloth could stop bullets), Harris Tweed jacket (same weight as the kilt), Harris Tweed bonnet (same cloth as the jacket), and Harris Tweed plaid. I'm also wearing a waistcoat over top of a rather thick cordouroy shirt, and some double-thick hose that my wife knit. All in all, rather toasty.


Remember that the kilt originated in a rather cold country -- the Highlanders know a thing or two about keeping warm!

[tulloch]

Tank, boots, boot socks, wool hose tops, waistcoat, sweater, overcoat, muffler, mittens and a warm hat! We have been below 20F for about two weeks here. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

[Rob Wright]

Today in a good six inches of snow, Douglas Ancient tank, long sleeve flannel shirt, flannel lined denim jacket, wool hose, boot, gloves, hat, and a scarf made from the remnants of my Douglas Weathered material.

Rob

[Maksim]

Happy Christmas, everyone!

Wednesday showed up with just -7 Celsius, so I dared myself to kilt. With my grandfather's old jacket and two layers of wool on the upper half and my wonderful FK Cotton Cargo, some underwear and my brand new woollen hose on the lower half, I went for a walk with my wife. Luckily, we both remembered the law of "no pics..." so (although a bad one taken with an old cell phone). A beret, scarf, fleece earmuffs, mittens, and a pair of sturdy winter shoes finish the outfit. I got a lot of "aren't you cold?"s from passers-by - I was happy to be able to answer all queries with a beaming "no, thank you".

(Edited the pic link to work properly)

[gfdpiper1]

ok , but what if you CAN'T keep moving? I'm bagpiping at funerals in KY, under 25 degrees, in a 13 oz kilt. And standing at attention between sets of music. Any suggestions on keeping from freezing me jewels?