winter wear

[Sammac]

I've worn my 13oz HOE in the winter, other than my knees getting a little chilled, warm as toast. Usually all I wear is a knit shirt and a fleece vest,but I might be a bit odd as my ski jacket and pants have no insulation either.

[kilted_brewer]

I'm with McMurdo: I have the same WPG kilt, and it is great in winter! Unless you're indoors and the heat is cranked up too high, like it often is in my office building.

[KiltedSurveyor]

may i ask why winter is your favorite ?

I came late to this discussion, but have an easy (personal) answer for the above question: I look better in LOTS of clothes!

[muirkirkca]

Had no difficulty at a couple of Robert Burns in January with my 5 yd. 16 oz. whole. Make adjustment by going to boxer briefs as they have some leg coverage.

For the record when the Frazer Highlanders over wintered in Quebec city in the later half of the 18th century it was bitterly cold. The nuns from the local
Catholic order noticed their distress and knitted each infantryman appropriate woolen leggings. For those knitters in this forum perhaps there is a solution here.

[Ivy_]

I have always worn my kilts in scotland and have been plenty warm. Only when i stopped moving, or when the wind really picked up, did it get slightly cold. I actually prefer wearing my kilt in the winter over anything else.

[Kid Cossack]

wow i love the pictures you folks have been posting up!

now my main concern is that my kilt may be to light, (usakilts casual)

Zenney:

As I read the thread, I was actually thinking, "Now this might be one place where PV kilts suffer some." Being in Houston, we really don't have winter, but when, on my travels, I've had the chance to encounter cold weather, I've gone with 13 or 16 ounce wool kilts. I'm pretty sure even a USAK casual, however, provides good insulation, and I know you don't get much "whistle through" from the wind.

And if you want/need something warmer, why, that's just a reason to get another kilt!

[Geoff Withnell]

Zenney:

As I read the thread, I was actually thinking, "Now this might be one place where PV kilts suffer some." Being in Houston, we really don't have winter, but when, on my travels, I've had the chance to encounter cold weather, I've gone with 13 or 16 ounce wool kilts. I'm pretty sure even a USAK casual, however, provides good insulation, and I know you don't get much "whistle through" from the wind.

And if you want/need something warmer, why, that's just a reason to get another kilt!

I've worn my USAK casual in Western Maryland in February on Kaiser's Ridge (the Eastern continental divide) with temps in the 20F range and 20-30 mph blowing snow and been fine except for my knees and nose.

Geoff Withnell