Long Johns Under a Kilt

[Sylvain]

Is there such a thing as thick/heavy/woolen/whatever boxer briefs? I find my regular boxer briefs a bit warmer than regimental, regular boxers, or regular briefs. If they came in a heavier fabric than cotton, those might do the trick.

See:

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1130538790852

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1130538729419

[Blu (Ontario)]

... Would this look totally inappropriate? Or have others been there too? Just curious. Brian Mackay "Manu Forti"

Firstly, longjohns are underwear. I wouldn't wear them exposed under a kilt just the same as I would not wear jockey shorts on the outside of my trousers or an undershirt over a sweater (jumper).

Secondly, regardless of whether it's lonjohns or other legwear, it just looks Nancy on a fella wearing a kilt... at least in this timeline.

Thirdly, If it's so cold that you need longjohns, forget the kilt and wear them with trousers.

blu

(Last time this came up, it believe it turned into a long discussion about aboriginal leggings.)

[flyv65]

Thirdly, If it's so cold that you need longjohns, forget the kilt and wear them with trousers.

I've got to agree: if it's too cold to kilt, you ought to be in flannel lined Carhartts.

Bryan...who was going to ski in a kilt at Aspen this year? that's not too far away...

[Southern Breeze]

Longjohns and kilts -thats worse than kilts and tights!
Who was planning on skiing while kilted? Last year I did it several times wearing shorts.This year wearing a kilt while doing so will be a priority.If something won't kill me or give me something the docs can't cure' I'll try it at least twice. :grin:

[Hamish]

Well said, Blu. I would not show my underwear to anyone, anymore than I would jump - kilted of course - across the Grand Canyon! LongJohns and kilts? Uggggh! No way!

[JayFilomena]

Anyhow, have been wearing my UK Workman’s for my days volunteering that has thus far worked out great. Now that the days are getting colder here in the North-East I am wondering if it was time to switch to jeans for the winter ... then I thought "Why not long Johns under the UK?"
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Physically, the body shunts blood away from the extremities to provide warmth for the more vital organs, heart, lungs, kidneys, etc....If you were to wear a thermal underwear shirt, along with proper layering, the torso would remain warm, and less shunting would occur, and theorhetically legs would be warmer. I wore my utilikilt hiking throughout the Highlands last January, with a t-shirt, long sleeved shirt, flight gloves and a warm gortex jacket, and remained warm despite remaining Braveheart below. Not to mention, I would rather have frost bite on the jewles before I wore anything resembling stockings under my kilt.