Kilts in Winter

[Archangel]

Seeing as nobody's mentioned ears, I will. It's important to keep them warm because that's where the body's thermostat is located. Once the ears get cold they shut down the blood flow to extremities to preserve the core temperature. After that, you're toast, or, actually, the opposite.

BTW: the chorus is actually Scotland Depraved.

[cavscout]

I seem to recall an article somewhere that proposed that the old highlanders would wear their kilts at varying lengths based on the weather (winter - long kilt, summer - short kilt) I have no way of knowing if it is accurate or true, but the logic makes sense. Because we aren't wearing the belted plaid as much, this is less possible today, but even lowering the kilt an inch or two would greatly reduce the exposure at the knee and retain more body heat.

[Edward Teach]

...or you could always put on a pair of pantyhose!

[Archangel]

...or you could always put on a pair of pantyhose!

Happy talk like a pirate day to you, too.

[emolas]

...or you could always put on a pair of pantyhose!

Pantyhose/nylons actually help a lot and I wear them occasionally in winter.
This being my first winter kilted as well, I have been doing a little experimenting... Granted it's only getting down into the 40's right now but no sense waiting until the last minute to figure out what works and here is what I've come up with: As strange as it seems, the extra 2-3 inches in moving your kilt from the top of the knee to the bottom of the knee provides a really noticeable difference in warmth. Couple that with extra-thick wool socks and everything should be toasty. The only problems I have seen are the occasional updrafts that remove your little bell of warm air and make your privates public. All things considered, I don't think there will be much of an issue with wearing a kilt in the winter but I still plan on wearing pants to slog through the waist-deep snow, go sledding, etc.