an average day in a kilt?

[McMurdo]

Anyone ride a motorcycle? How do you handle that in a kilt? Just curious, I'm beginning the process of obtaining my first kilt - and do ride extensively.

There have been posts regarding that in the past, as a guy who has had a bike for over 20 yrs I say for me the two just do not mix. I've seen too many idiots on the road who just do not see me, so when I ride I leave the kilt at home.

[Tattoo Bradley]

There have been posts regarding that in the past, as a guy who has had a bike for over 20 yrs I say for me the two just do not mix. I've seen too many idiots on the road who just do not see me, so when I ride I leave the kilt at home.

I sold my bike a few months ago. But, I could not agree more!

[davedove]

Anyone ride a motorcycle? How do you handle that in a kilt? Just curious, I'm beginning the process of obtaining my first kilt - and do ride extensively.

There have been posts regarding that in the past, as a guy who has had a bike for over 20 yrs I say for me the two just do not mix. I've seen too many idiots on the road who just do not see me, so when I ride I leave the kilt at home.

I would have to agree with this. While I am not a rider, I have seen what can happen to those who are not adequately protected in the case of an accident.

Bikers wear their denim and leather for reasons other than looking "bad". If something happens on the road, it's the only thing between you and the pavement.

[Archangel]

I do the usual stuff. Go to work. I eat breakfast. I type whole sentences in a paragraph format. I go home and grill or cook or just eat dinner.

In other words, I live.

Meow, somebody drinks their milk from a saucer,

Just so you know that didn't pass over everybody's head.

Peace.

[caig]

I eat, drink (alcohol, tea coffee etc), go hillwalking, visit the family, travel, camp, look at the people who are looking at me and smile, spend hours each day on XMarks, etc etc. All whilst wearing the kilt.

Just exactly what I would otherwise do in trousers or shorts.

I discovered some years ago that you can do in the kilt whatever you would do in trousers or shorts, and some things much easier ( wont go into those !).

[Kid Cossack]

I discovered some years ago that you can do in the kilt whatever you would do in trousers or shorts, and some things much easier ( wont go into those !).

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!~

[Ayin McFye]

Everyone's already nailed it right on the head. Pretty much you CAN do whatever you normally do in pants. The better question is what "shouldn't" you do in a kilt. And for that answer I suggest your read the Thread "Kilt Do's and Don'ts".

Cheers!

[morrison]

Today is new. It won't be average until I use the cumulative net effect in a study. After analyzing the data I'll store the bits of information in some form for keeping. Later, the stored information may be viewed and possibly lumped into an equation for a finding of an average.
Todays activities will include taking a car to be repaired. A stop at the grocery in a different car, for bread, milk, pop, cheese, fruit and fresh vegetables. Going to a storage business on my Sportster (click my signature links) to prepare my RV for sale. I let other motorcyclists speak for themselves as I speak for myself about what to ride when wearing clothing. There are others things to do on todays list. But, these shown will eventually find their way into an 'averages' list.

[morrison]

Oh, yeh! btw, to you and the other new guy on this thread, A warm welcome to you and I hope you find friendship and enjoyment amongst this all!

[furrycelt]

...but ive noticed(believe it or not) that wearing my kilt is incredebly confortable, good looking and scores chicks at my concerts haha so i wanna start breaking the kilt into everyday use but im curious as to what you guys do in your kilts on a day to day basis...as well as how practicall they are for your situations..thanks for the help dudes

i wear a kilt everyday all the time. ok that isn't 100% accurate. i do NOT wear pants or shorts or any type of bifurcated garment at all, ever!

so i do everything that life normally demands. this echoes what others have said, of course. but i know what you are getting it. you want to know about all the little things, the little differences.

yes, you get stared at, you get comments/questions; and that is to be expected as you are now not blending in with the herd. and yes you will spend your day being more comfortable. these are obvious. but the less obvious stuff...

pants do allow one to just plop themselves into a car without a thought about it. i had to figure out a way to enter the car without getting all the pleats waded up under me. i enter the car butt first, the swing around. the material under my right cheek tends to ride along with me turning and settling in, under the left cheek i do a sweep forward with my hand. if i mess up, i can reach between my thighs and pull the bottom edge and try to flatten down in mountains of fabric. (all this is from an american driver with a steering-wheel on the port side of the vehicle.) while this sounds complicated, it is now second nature to me. this particular topic has been discussed before on this forum, some searching will turn up other opinions i am sure.

also, i don't wear kilts if i am going to do some dirty/dangerous work. i don't have enough kilts yet so that i can sacrifice one to getting ripped and stained. like i didn't wear a kilt to do a brake job on my car recently.

sitting: when you sit, just be conscious that you let some fabric fall between your thighs. for example: if there is no table or furniture to block views, and others are sitting across from you, they might see more than you want them too. again, this is something that you will quickly get used and and do without thinking about it

wind: wind is not as bad as you might think. i have never had a gust of open wind blow my kilt up. what normally happens is that the wind just presses the kilt against the windward side of your person. what can be tricky is parking lots. standing next to a car on a windy day will cause your kilt to fly up. as the wind passes under a car, there is almost always an updraft on the leeward side. sporrans and the snap configuration on Utilikilts will protect your front side modesty more or less, but if you don't have your hands free, updrafts will let you moon the world. but again, this is something that happens infrequently, and you get used to it.

bottom line: the disadvantages of pants far out-weighs the disadvantages of kilts. unless you are doing something extreme; there's no reason you can't wear a kilt.