kilt in the rain?

[KiltedMariner]

Greetings,

I have to march a parade in Westminster, MA tomorrow. The weather prediction is for rain. How bad is it to wear the kilt in rainy weather? If it gets wet, what treatment should it get?

Thanks,
Richard

[beloitpiper]

Kilts are made for wet weather! If it gets too wet, just hang it to air dry when you get home.

[McMurdo]

Kilts are fine for rain, just hang it up when you get home.

[JSFMACLJR]

Greetings,

I have to march a parade in Westminster, MA tomorrow. The weather prediction is for rain. How bad is it to wear the kilt in rainy weather? If it gets wet, what treatment should it get?

Thanks,
Richard

Remember from whence the kilt cometh

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

You ever notice how the best overcoats are made from heavy wool?

[HarborSpringsPiper]

As above. Depending on how wet you get, the kilt can become pretty heavy with the water, however, it is not a problem for the material. Gotta love wool!

[dfmacliam]

you will be fine... just hand up and air dry.....

[SteveB]

Wool kilt in the rain is not a problem at all. In case you haven't observed Massachusetts weather this past June, it rained almost every day. I wear a kilt every day. Kilt has rain run off it, with a little bit absorbed. Hang up on long line and it is ready to wear by morning.

Slainte

[NewGuise]

Not a kilt story, but relevant here. When I lived in southern Africa my rainwear, like that of everyone else in rural Lesotho, was a woolen blanket, worn pinned at the shoulder. That was also my only winter coat, up in the mountains where - yes - we got regular snow. And it often served as additional bedding.

I've also done outdoor theatre - medieval and early modern stuff - in 'period' costume, in cool damp weather, and can attest that synthetic tights are no substitute for woolen hose. Wool is great.

[Nighthawk]

Wool repels water well, in my experience. It takes a lot to get a kilt wet- I mean, really wet, so that you can feel water on your legs. Most of the water tends to run off (as does hot coffee- thank the gods... )