Wearing my kilt in Lanzarote

[Jimmy]

Tomorrow, Scotland play England in the six nations tournament. At present I am holidaying in Puerto del Carmen, the temperature today is eighty degrees, that's really warm for a chap born and bred near Glasgow.
So the forecast for tomorrow is eighty three degrees, my kilt is a lightweight five yards but I remember wearing it in Lanzarote two years ago for a Scotland match and the temp was only seventy degrees, even then I found it very warm but not totally uncomfortable but with the increase in temperature tomorrow, it may be overwhelming hot in the kilt.
I want to wear the kilt tomorrow but also want to be comfortable in it. Any tips from our warm country kilted friends?

[John_Carrick]

Forget the garter ties and scrunch. A light weight kilt if you have one? Enjoy the match. Ireland playing tonight.

[Manu]

I wore my 5 yard and Lewis hose and garters last weekend in Miami, Florida. The only times I felt slightly hot was when standing in the Sun, and it was just the hose. Other than that, it was very comfortable. Either What, it's too easy to scrunch down the hose. Enjoy the game!

[Taskr]

Because wool is a natural fibre any discomfort is more apt to be from it being next-to-skin rather than anything else. During my times in brutally hot locales - well over 80 degrees - I always wore wool socks with my boots to allow the fibre to do its job of insulation (it works both ways) and to wick moisture (extend the sock top over the boot top). With my skin a bit sensitive to the wool contacting directly, I wore a very thin 'liner' sock. Months at a time and never a problem. I would think then that if wool itch from the kilt is a concern, a nice loose cotton undergarment would be sufficient.

[Jimmy]

Forget the garter ties and scrunch. A light weight kilt if you have one? Enjoy the match. Ireland playing tonight.

Ireland got to win tonight, you are right no garter or scrunch

[Tobus]

Any tips from our warm country kilted friends?

*shrug* I wear my 16oz 8yd traditional kilt even when it's over 100 degrees F. Sure, I sweat while wearing it. But the simple truth is that there's nothing you can wear in hot weather that you're not going to sweat in. At least in a kilt I can gently sway back and forth and let the pleats fan some air up under there. When wearing trousers or even shorts, it's virtually impossible to get any air flow. I wear regular woolen hose as well. But I do switch over to a sensible shirt and brimmed hat when outdoors in the unforgiving Texas summer sun.

But the big difference here is that people who live in hot climates are more accustomed to the hot weather. They may be perfectly comfortable in a kilt where someone from Scotland would be miserable. You just have to do what makes sense for you.

[figheadair]

Kilt, T-shirt and sandles - ideal for a hot day.

[Jimmy]

Kilt, T-shirt and sandles - ideal for a hot day.

Yeah something like that, suppose I'm a poser and suffer for it

[Tarheel]

When in hot and humid climate (every Mississippi summer) I have cotton brief underpants, cotton socks with my boots (shoved down to the top of the boots) and t-shirt that fits the mood of the activity. A wet kerchief to wipe around the neck and wrists will cool off the rest of the body rather easily.


The cloth can also be used to stifle foul comments if sitting between opposition fans that create an unwanted rise in mood or temperature.

[Stoff]

I live in warm/hot coastal North Carolina, USA. The average summer temps here are 90 plus degrees Fahrenheit and I wear cotton ankle socks for day wear and cotton hose for dressier occasions. About the only time I wear wool hose is in the cooler weather of late fall, winter and early spring. Plus there is always the sandals with no socks answer or even barefooted.

Christoph