The "right" length for a kilt...

[Carolina Kiltman]

While I have no problem with choosing an unusual length for a kilt, I say the best strategy is to not fight the cold, but simply accept it and adapt.

Me, I don't wear hose, and I usually wear sandals. I also find my SK entirely acceptable in sub-zero (Fahrenheit) temperatures, and never wear more than a t-shirt. I also enjoy walking barefoot in the snow.

OK, so maybe I'm a freak, but I still stand by my theory.

Obviously the opposite of "Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noon day sun. . . ." .

[Prester John]

Obviously the opposite of "Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noon day sun. . . ." .

haha I like it.

[staticsan]

While I have no problem with choosing an unusual length for a kilt, I say the best strategy is to not fight the cold, but simply accept it and adapt.

I guess going kiltie requires that. I have begun to adapt, though: it was truly wierd deliberately buying long socks after hating them in school. But they work. Going for a (slightly) longer kilt would be another adaptation! The trick there would be to make it not look like a women's skirt...

Wade.

[staticsan]

I have to agree. The wool has magical properties, especially if it is crafted into a kilt.

Maybe that's my problem: none of my kilts are wool. The one I had on yesterday is poly-viscous. I would like a wool one, but it will have to wait until there's cash in the kitty to afford one.

Wade.

[beloitpiper]

Last year, when the temperature dropped below -20 F (around -30 C), I still wore a kilt. Sure my knees got a little red when I came inside, but otherwise I was doing alright. My blood is thick enough for a real Wisconsin winter.

[English Bloke]

... It was 12 deg C...

???

Is that ALL!! Get a grip man, we Pommes get that at the height of Summer! Mind you, that said,
I believe your Aussie Summer's are quite warm...