Underkilt

[Lallans]

or .. you could just "brave it out", (if it IS REALLY FREEZING) , and wear regualr heavy wool long-johns - without cutting them off! you could always cover your knees, with kilt hose rolled up, to cover the longjohns

Wow, never even heard of an underkilt before; it sounds awfully Victorian but I'd love to see a picture (hint).

And now to go somewhat off topic with a question to my fellow Canadians and other northern peeps: does anyone know where to buy the heavier weight Stanfields woolies that don't seem to be sold in stores anymore? Not the very nice superwash-wool ones that Sears is smart enough to keep in stock, but the thick gray ones that are more painful to wear? Not for my kilt, I'm talking survival wear. Stanfields has them on their web site but tell you to buy them in a store.

[wildrover]

The "trews" in that excellent article sound like nothing more than an embarrassing and unwanted pair of scratchy nut-huggers, perpetrated by the female family members of young boys, undoubtedly to prevent accidental brain-hangings during all the horsing around we do.

What I thought was really interesting about that article is the description of sock height (most pictures I've seen away from kilt hire photos show a lower turnover), and the last line about carrying a satchel made me think of "Hangover"...ie "it's not a purse, it's a satchel!"

Anne's post about an outer layer lower than the kilt reminded me of something I read on the "kilting in the cold" thread...that a heavyweight kilt has enough movement while walking that it negates the benefit of the additional fabric. So...get an overcoat, leave the slips and underoos out of it...and it'll look better too! It sounds like most anything would work, as long as it keeps the back of the kilt from swinging (and pumping out the warm air that's built up).

Alternatively, you could wear boxer briefs or something, and when you arrive at your destination, remove them, fold them, and hand them rather obviously to your date while wearing little more than a smug look on your face .

-Sean