Wearing a kilt in winter

[alfrenovsky]

Hullo there! We do get a spot of winter here in Canada, although I’m not in the coldest part.

Denim is the worst possible cloth for winter. In my younger days, I took my Boy Scouts winter camping and had to teach them how to dress for the cold. Denim is a wick material - any water goes straight up like a wick and spreads and then it’s spread thinly enough that it freezes and you have ice banging against your skin. Not recommended!

Wool, on the other hand, is warm even if it’s wet. It’s just the property of the material. (Did you ever see a sheep shiver?)

Where I live, water is not a problem, we have dry cold winters.

Now, mind you, I’m a traditionalist so that’s my bias, but I wear my 16 oz wool kilt and wool socks at 15 - 20C below and so long as there’s not a heavy wind blowing, I’m quite comfortable.

What abount the knees? Long kilt or longer socks?