First experience kilted with freezing rain

[Retro Red]

It actually got cold enough here in the desert to have a fair test of the warmth retention capabilities of a full 16-oz "tank" - the low yesterday morning at my house was 25ºF (-3.89C) - that's the first time in over 16 years that it has officially "frozen" here in Phoenix. And even this "thin-blooded" Desert Rat was warm & toasty! (Geez, sounds like I'm a Quiznos sandwich!)

Those Scots came up with a great garment!!!
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[McMurdo]

Well as an update, my car broke down on the 401 on my way home from work tonight, for those who dont know the 401 is one of North Americas busiest highways, if not the busiestso there I am in my kilt, waiting for a tow truck to pick up my car, and my brother to get me home, the funny thing is the only part of me that got cold was my feet, yet another extreme test for the kilt, well I am glad to home know, but I am even happier that I was wearing my kilt.

[MacHummel]

I been there before brother.Hope all worked out for you

[ccga3359]

Hope it's nothing serious with your car. Still I'm sure it could be worse, must've been dozen of cars in the ditch with all this freezing rain. Me, I went to work, got a call that school buses wer cancel so decided to take a snow day. Luckily it's a holiday in the States, nothing shipping, so I could leave. Still it took me twice as long to get home.

[McMurdo]

Hope it's nothing serious with your car. Still I'm sure it could be worse, must've been dozen of cars in the ditch with all this freezing rain. Me, I went to work, got a call that school buses wer cancel so decided to take a snow day. Luckily it's a holiday in the States, nothing shipping, so I could leave. Still it took me twice as long to get home.

Well I got the car back, water pump, thermostat, and a few other things, anyway $800.00 later I at least have my car back on the road, but the new kilts and accessories I wanted are going to have to wait now.

[pdcorlis]

PD,C, you come up with some of the classiest rejoinders! I commit them to memory.

Aw shucks... thanks Turpin!

Well I got the car back, water pump, thermostat, and a few other things, anyway $800.00 later I at least have my car back on the road, but the new kilts and accessories I wanted are going to have to wait now.

Boy I hate when that happens - I just suffered through about $900 worth of water pump, radiator, hoses, and belts. Needless to say I'm on a new schedule for the next kilt!

[wesd]

GOOD DAY, Last year I BW pipe band with the WG band, (they were on a natinal tour) and boy it was cold one that night. Here in eastern Kansas we often get a few days in Jan. that cold air rushes in from the north, it will get down to about the low teens and around zero at night. Well I drove downtown to the hall, I had to park about two blocks from the hall in a underground garage. I knew that it was very cold outside (about 5 above)
so I dressed warm ie wool kilt hose, a wool under shirt another dress shirt, wool sweater, top with a barn coat and with my SWK Black Stewart. When I got inside I found that I was over dressed, I felt too hot and had to check the coat I almost felt like pulling my sweater off at intermission but went outside to cool off. It was the kilt and all the other wool, there was other gents there that had kilts and they seem to be all warm when guys in suits and topcoats were complaining about the weather. I do remember that my ears felt the cold air, guess that I should of had a hat, but you cann't beat a good kilt when it's chilling outside.

THANKS Wes

[Monkey@Arms]

Maybe I'm more sensitive to cold then you guys. (Lord knows my 10 year old runs around in a t-shirt on days when I'm in a sweater.) I wore my Workman to an evening theatrical performance held in an industrial warehouse-like venue where everyone kept their overcoats and gloves on. Standing around beforehand things were OK, but sitting down on those little folding chairs my thighs were plenty cold! Really great show though, Romeo & Juliet, a fire ballet Got a couple of nice comments about the kilt, but I kind of felt like I was suffering for my art.

Best regards,

Jake

[AWBOS]

Gentlemen,

and any other names you wish to use to identify yourselves. Hello!!

First off, all I can say is that I am amazed that no one has arrived at the reason why your not as cold as expected/thought.

There is more cloth wrapped around your waist, hips , groin and anything else above yer knee's than you would have when wearing a pair of trousers. The only thing exposed is yer knee caps and they are pure bone, so the cold has no effect to the same extent as thick meaty flesh on yer thighs.

I never could figure out why the birds wore tights.

cheer's

AWBOS

[McMurdo]

Firstly AWBOS
You are of course quite right, bout being warmer with 8yrds of 16oz wool wrapped round you, it was just the first time I had experienced it, and thought I would share it wth the group.