Kilting & New Years, how to deal with cold?

[Sir Robert]

Because my kilts are my best clothes I'll be wearing them for the fireworks, how exactly do you stay warm outside in 20 degree farenheit (-10C) weather?

[Big Dave]

Warm socks, a heavy jacket and keep moving. As long as your upper body is warm, you won't feel the cold down below, well, you will, but it's a good cold.

[Southern Breeze]

Since I work outdoors most of the time,I'm better acclimated to the cold than those working indoors. When it gets down to thirty degrees or less I wear a hooded coat and a 22oz. kilt. Insulated boots and wool socks round it out. When I'm off work the boots and socks are replaced with regular shoes and wool hose. A nicer coat or jacket finishes it up.It depends on where I'm going that determines how much to wear. Almost forgot the gloves and watch cap.
Since your going to be mostly standing,a good cap- ski,tobaggon,watch etc. is a must and gloves.

[Shay]

Trench overcoat would probably help a lot, too.
I second the hat- I wear hats all the time and people are constantly telling me to put on a sweater! It keeps me way warmer than a jacket or a scarf.

Of course, the best way to keep warm is to have someone very special give you kisses as the ball drops!

[GMan]

Gloves and warm socks. Keep my extremities warm and I am fine, all toasty. Of course a nice sweater helps.

[GlassMan]

A true 8 yard wool kilt, wool (or wool blend kilt socks) a wool jacket and a wool Inverness cape on top of that. And be sure to wear a hat and gloves. You'll probably be the warmest person there!

[Sherry]

All the men say wool kilts are plenty warm. It's the "mitten effect."

But Shay's kiss idea is a darn good one. ;)

[Kiltman]

Never thought of it that way, Sherry.

[Sir Robert]

I was wondering if someone would suggest a long coat or not, I own them but I don't wear them with a kilt. It kinda defeats the point of wearing the kilt.

I have here in Germany a Russian living next door and he says that the way to celebrate New Years is in new clothes, cash in pocket and with good friends. He says that how you leave this year determines how you will live in the next year.

So I will wear my new Stillwater Nightstalker with lotsa blacks and greys, wool kilt hose, grey flashes, insulateted black combat boots, insulated black leather jacket, grey fur hat, and underwear (I know). I will bring more clothes in the van just in case. I hope for the best, plan for the worst.

[arrogcow]

I was wondering if someone would suggest a long coat or not, I own them but I don't wear them with a kilt. It kinda defeats the point of wearing the kilt.

The point of wearing a kilt is to not wear a long coat?

When I'm outside (in below freezing conditions) I wear a long coat, kilt hose and a hat. As often as not I have a scarf also, but I almost always forget my golves somewhere.

Adam