New SWK Nightstalker

[Kilted KT]

Referring to the wearing of dark colors in hot climates...

one of the main reasons dark colors are worn is that they create thermal updrafts beneath them. The burka, for instance, a full body robe, when worn in the sun, will heat up as the sun shines upon it. the air directly beneath the cloth will also heat up and rise, to exit at the neck opening. This will create circulation beneath the garment, thusly keeping the person wearing the garment cooler.

does this apply to a kilt or belted plaid? I do not think so, as they are "sealed" at the top by a belt, preventing the warm air from escaping. this is one of the reasons wool kilts are so warm in the winter, as they trap the warm air within them.

[Caradoc]

I'm sure the Nightstalker'll do fine at 100, it's the 115 degrees that's a concern. But there isn't much that does well it that sort of weather.

Drink enough water, and you'll be fine.

I spent a day in the summer of 1990 (I think - it's gotten fuzzy) selling Electrolux vacuum cleaners door-to-door in 122 degrees F in Phoenix, Arizona.

My rubber-soled leather shoes were leaving smears of molten rubber on the curbs - I kid you not.

I was in a three-piece wool suit, in very dark blue, and I drank at least a gallon and a half of water in about three hours.

When I got back to the office, my boss told me that I was the last one to come in. Everyone else had gone home around noon.

I made three sales that day, and I still can't figure out if it was because they thought I was crazy, or because they felt sorry for me, or what.

After that, I'm reasonably certain I can wear a kilt darned near anywhere, wool or polyviscose.

Anything over 110 is just "really darned hot," and there's very little you can do about it.

I'm looking forward to a couple of SWKs to complement my one 16oz/8-yard tank...

[Caradoc]

does this apply to a kilt or belted plaid? I do not think so, as they are "sealed" at the top by a belt, preventing the warm air from escaping. this is one of the reasons wool kilts are so warm in the winter, as they trap the warm air within them.

It's not just the air trapped in the "bell," but the air trapped in the layers and folds and pleats.

If you rearrange things a bit in a belted plaid, you can get air circulating rather nicely.

[Beertigger]

I spent a day in the summer of 1990 (I think - it's gotten fuzzy) selling Electrolux vacuum cleaners door-to-door in 122 degrees F in Phoenix, Arizona.

Think that was '90. Only got up to 117 here. That was the day that they had to close down the airports, b/c commercial aircraft weren't rated to fly at temps that high.

[switchblade5984]

the robe thing is kinda cool never knew that

[Caradoc]

Think that was '90. Only got up to 117 here. That was the day that they had to close down the airports, b/c commercial aircraft weren't rated to fly at temps that high.

The aircraft were just fine. The problem was that the fuel/air mix tables only went up to 120 degrees F.

They could have flown - they chose not to, citing safety reasons.

[michael steinrok]

i love mine

wore it for my wedding

Yeah I wore my Nightstalker to his wedding too,then he made me pay for the wedding! Slan

[michael steinrok]

Referring to the wearing of dark colors in hot climates...

one of the main reasons dark colors are worn is that they create thermal updrafts beneath them. The burka, for instance, a full body robe, when worn in the sun, will heat up as the sun shines upon it. the air directly beneath the cloth will also heat up and rise, to exit at the neck opening. This will create circulation beneath the garment, thusly keeping the person wearing the garment cooler.

does this apply to a kilt or belted plaid? I do not think so, as they are "sealed" at the top by a belt, preventing the warm air from escaping. this is one of the reasons wool kilts are so warm in the winter, as they trap the warm air within them.

The things you learn.....

[BLAZN]

The burka also has insulative properties, thanks to the same air pockets that give it cooling properties.

Discovery Channel rules!!!

[auld argonian]

Oh, yeah...the Middle Eastern folks who wear the voluminous robes have got the right ticket...it does help to cool you off better than almost anything else. I worked on a movie shoot once and spent too much time in the hot Wisconsin sun...I went out and found a white sheet and fashioned a rather smashing psuedo-burnoose out of it and was quite comfy there after. Drove everyone else batty..."..aren't you too hot in that?"..."...hell, no...".

...felt like bloody Peter O'Toole in "Lawrence of Arabia" though...kept looking around for a train to dance on top of.

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AA