but baby, it's cold outside....

[Archangel]

Hey Dread... you realize of course that your stomping grounds is where our guys go in the middle of our winter to play golf!

Yah, I've looked at those military kilts... the fabric looks a bit prickly for my taste!

bbbbblu

living across town from Blu, I think we're talking more coverage. We'll have to try a winter hike through Springbank just to show these guys.
Yes, most of my coworkers take off for Dread state for flogging, er, golfing.

Dread's advice on head warmer is so important, useless fact up to now, body's heat proprioceptors are in the ear tips. If they get cold, they shut down blood flow to extremities and protect the core. Cover ears.

[Archangel]

Bbbbbut those kilts, as I understand, have some sort of lining, so the itchy parts wouldn't rub you. I think.

In the winter here, where I live, we get ICE STORMS. We get some snow and such... But the ice storms are the real *** kickers. Sub zero temps, 40 to 60 mph winds, and shards of razor sharp ice blowing down from the sky. Below zero, with wind chill, and shards of ice. Not a friendly place for kilt wearing or golf. We get 5 or 6 inches of solid encrusted ice coating everything... NAS-TEE.

Last winter, had to go out and get some food. Power was out because of an ice storm. While I was out, more of the storm blew in. Coming home was hell. Got a nasty gash on my face from an incoming ice shard. I was beat up three ways to Sunday from being pelted with golf ball sized sleet in 50+ mph winds.

And I did it all kilted, wearing my USAKilts Philabeg. Security guard for my building said it was the ballsiest thing she had ever seen.

When I got in the door, all my dreadlocks were frozen solid and sticking out.

And never once did I think about wearing troosers.

let one of the golfers rent your place and come up here for a walk with us mid-January. Picture we'd look like something between the three wise men and Sav's t-shirt.

arggh, can't believe I'm really inviting Dreadbelly to visit.

[Dreadbelly]

Oh one more thing.

Dreadlocks. Keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

In the winter, they trap warm air around your head, and act as an extra layer of insulation under a hat.

In the summer, they hold moisture like a sponge, and slowly allow water to evaporate. As you walk, or move, air moves through your locks. Air movement + evaporating water = feeling several degrees cooler. Nature's own natural air conditioning.

[Dreadbelly]

let one of the golfers rent your place and come up here for a walk with us mid-January. Picture we'd look like something between the three wise men and Sav's t-shirt.

arggh, can't believe I'm really inviting Dreadbelly to visit.

The bad part was, it was kinda sunny when I started. It was about 30 degrees. I thought I could make it to the store before the storms started again. Power was out in the store too, but they had a genny and were selling emergency supplies.

Right as I was about to open the door to the store, a gust of extremely cold wind gusted and the sky started turning black as sackcloth.

It takes me 10 whole minutes to walk to the store, and a little longer to get back because the return trek is uphill. It took me a full HOUR to get home that day. During that time, temps went below zero, windchill set in, and all hell broke loose.

I don't ever want to get caught in something like that again. I couldn't see a foot in front of me face.

[Archangel]

The bad part was, it was kinda sunny when I started. It was about 30 degrees. I thought I could make it to the store before the storms started again. Power was out in the store too, but they had a genny and were selling emergency supplies.

Right as I was about to open the door to the store, a gust of extremely cold wind gusted and the sky started turning black as sackcloth.

It takes me 10 whole minutes to walk to the store, and a little longer to get back because the return trek is uphill. It took me a full HOUR to get home that day. During that time, temps went below zero, windchill set in, and all hell broke loose.

I don't ever want to get caught in something like that again. I couldn't see a foot in front of me face.

so for comparison, Blu, Robert, help me out. That would be every day this past January well into February. The difference would be that the temperature would start at -10C and get down to -20, and we haven't started counting the windchill. I think if you wore a kilt in that, you wouldn't be able to pee for about an hour after, if you get my drift.

[bubba]

I wore kilts all last winter with no problem. My knees got a bit chilled a time or two but otherwise was plenty comfortable enough and I'm just a bit south of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

[Dreadbelly]

so for comparison, Blu, Robert, help me out. That would be every day this past January well into February. The difference would be that the temperature would start at -10C and get down to -20, and we haven't started counting the windchill. I think if you wore a kilt in that, you wouldn't be able to pee for about an hour after, if you get my drift.

Days like that are bad no matter where they happen, but having 80 degree temps on Christmas Day is no picnic either. Heat index, blah!

Edited for stupid typo.

[GMan]

I have shoveled snow while kilted. Gone for walks, and in general the stuff I do naturally while kilted with no major problem, the wind on the other hand is a different story.

[Blu (Ontario)]

so for comparison, Blu, Robert, help me out. That would be every day this past January well into February. The difference would be that the temperature would start at -10C and get down to -20, and we haven't started counting the windchill. I think if you wore a kilt in that, you wouldn't be able to pee for about an hour after, if you get my drift.

That pretty much covers it! Robert (R-Kilts) Pell spends most of the winter wrapped in his windproof leather kilts. However, I'm kinda waiting for the launch of a new Winterized R-Kilt one of these days... perhaps sheepskin with the woolly side on the inside. Knowing Robert, he'd figure out a way to get the thing pleated!

[Archangel]

That pretty much covers it! Robert (R-Kilts) Pell spends most of the winter wrapped in his windproof leather kilts. However, I'm kinda waiting for the launch of a new Winterized R-Kilt one of these days... perhaps sheepskin with the woolly side on the inside. Knowing Robert, he'd figure out a way to get the thing pleated!

I don't know about that: I think life would be insufferable if some of my friends/coworkers found out my kilt was wooly on the inside. Talk about your Victoria's secret. No, I'd do 18th Century leggings thing first. Baaaah

Seriously, I made some mocassin boots with shearling once. Hardest leather project I ever took on. I don't doubt Robert's talents, I don't think it would be economically viable.