Wearing a wool kilt when it's hot.

[mrpharr]

LOL. Good stuff. My girl uses bodyglide for working out and long runs and I use it for crusing in the kilt and knocking down cold ones. Brilliant. Who says life is unfair.

[Jerry]

I'm going to be wearing wool kilts at the Potomac Highland games in mid June. Temperatures were in low to mid 90s last year with high humidity. If my tank arrives by then I'll wear it one day, if not, I'll wear my Stillwater heavyweight in shadow tartan and a Casual Macneil wool kilt the other.

[andyfg]

I find my kilts quite cooling in the hot weather, better than shorts and underpants. Most days there is a little breeze and it is quite refreshing. I do find a problem with hose, so in the summer I go sockless (as I do if wearing shorts). Teva sandals for walking anywhere. Birks for just everyday stuff.

[cloves]

I hate to buck the trend, but I can't be the only person in the world who actually finds wearing clothing cooler than not wearing clothing can I??
What I mean is, that I find clothing will help to "wick" away persperation thus making me feel cooler.

[mudd]

I hate to buck the trend, but I can't be the only person in the world who actually finds wearing clothing cooler than not wearing clothing can I??
What I mean is, that I find clothing will help to "wick" away persperation thus making me feel cooler.

That only applies to a humid climate. Our bodies are designed for a dry summer climate. Evaporating sweat should cool you off. If it’s too humid, the sweat can’t evaporate. Here in Denver, the fewer clothes, the better.

[Kilted KT]

down here in Oklahoma, the wool seems to breath just fine ( referring to the blended etank) . Putting those kilts to the test next week in the wilds of the berkshires...I'll post a very thorough review...

[Tiran]

Around here it is hot and dry, maybe not Arizona hot and dry, but we get close. My issue with wearing kilts in warm weather is the waist. I find that between being held tight to my body to hold the kilt up, and my shirt being tucked in, I get very warm (and moist bleh) around the waist.

That being said, I will probably be wearing a kilt to the Lilac Festival Street fair this weekend, because it will be warm if its ugly like 2 years ago, and fairly comfortable if its hot and clear like last year (can you say sunburn?)
Beer Gardens good.

[longshadows]

Speaking of getting warm and damp around the waist, does anyone use anything like talcum power or even rub a little anti-perspirant on that part of the body to help with the perspiration there?

mp

[JayFilomena]

We've got a fairly hot day today in Mid-Missouri, 89 F and 45% humidity. We've got some 90 F days on the way starting tomorrow. I'll have to try my 16 oz, 5-yard Irish American. The advantages of wearing a kilt continue to amaze me.

Darrell

If all goes well, my 16oz 8 yard will be done by end of June and I will be able to wear it in baghdad before I leave. This August, we can expect temps from 130 to over 140. Since I dont wear my kilt on missions, (yet) I will mostly be wearing it for special events and mostly in the evenings. Let me know how your heavy weight feels, and if you have any ideas on keeping comfortable in hot weather.
Jaybird

[eighties]

Great thread!!! This is something I've been wondering about myself.

It just so happens that I was talking to a gentleman at the Sumter Scottish fair this year about this very thing. I told him how at the Charleston Highland games (held in September) I wore my one of my 13 oz tanks and just about had a heat stroke. On the other hand, the Sumter fair was in March and I was glad to have a 16 oz tank on that day. The man I was speaking to was one of the venders (I can't remember the name of the store) but he told me that the 16 oz kilts are actually cooler thatn the 13 oz. His reasoning was that because the yarn was thicker the weave was not as tight and it breathes better. I'll be testing this theory out this summer now that I have 16 and 13 oz kilts to compare.

Has anyone else ever heard of or experienced this?

-80s