You don't HAVE to wear your kilt...

[bricelythgoe]

Hmmm. I am not much of a sailor, but I don't understand much of what you are saying about your sail boat (except that 30 knots is pretty fast). But I will take your word for it, Alan.

Brice

[fluter]

I wore my black watch out on last Saturday in 90 degree weather. MISTAKE!!

... but just imagine how hot you'd have been, if you'd been wearing troosers!

Seriously, a USAK semi-trad is the thing for 4 hours out and about with a high of 95+ and triple-digit heat index, as I was today.

In either case, not wearing a belt makes a huge difference (for the better).

[GDub]

Hey, I still have a few pair of pants on hand for special occasions!

I agree Alan. For me, the idea wearing a kilt to work is not all that attractive. I commute a LONG distance and I'm a programmer--which means I'm sitting for the better part of the day. And there's the rub--sitting. I find sitting in a kilt to be the least enjoyable thing about wearing the kilt. I don't care about wind, rain, ... etc. But if I have to sit for long stretches, pants are definitely my choice for the bottom half.

[Spartan]

...every single freaking MINUTE, for every single activity.

Sure you can wear a kilt to the gym to work out in, but is it really better than gym shorts?

LOL -- I am a gym rat, and I can assure you that, although I am a frequent kilt wearer, the gym is one place I do not wear a kilt. Can you imagine using an angled or vertical leg press in a kilt! TMI! Gym shorts are for the gym.

[ccga3359]

If I may Alan, this thread seems more appropriate for those that only go reggie. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wearing proper undergarments. Bicycle shorts are only appropriate when riding a bicycle, any other time you're showing your short comings and making everyone around uncomfortable. Those same said shorts when worn under a kilt can open a plethera of kilting opportunities where the old Marilyn Monroe over a subway grate problem would be otherwise be discouraged.

There are reasons a kilt is built this way. If those benefits can be utilized, then why not? The above mentioned bicycle shorts may not allow ventilation as being regimental but may be more benificial whilst climbing scaffolding than having a seam down there trying to seperate the boys.

Having said that, I'm a fresh water mariner. I can only imaging the stinging of salt spray at 30 knots in the Lower Hebrides. Alas when on water I can only wear my uniform that doesn't include a kilt. Still polyester trousers, shirt and PFD in our summer humidity on an sun glaring aluminum deck! Drenched in sweat I wouldn't mind the ventilation of a kilt (with cotton unmentionable even).

One last thought and that of canvas kilts. For certain activities, yes an $800 wool tank wouldn't be appropriate whereas a $300 canvas or hemp kilt just might be.

[staticsan]

Hey, I still have a few pair of pants on hand for special occasions!

I agree Alan. For me, the idea wearing a kilt to work is not all that attractive. I commute a LONG distance and I'm a programmer--which means I'm sitting for the better part of the day. And there's the rub--sitting. I find sitting in a kilt to be the least enjoyable thing about wearing the kilt. I don't care about wind, rain, ... etc. But if I have to sit for long stretches, pants are definitely my choice for the bottom half.

I would have to concur. I have yet to master the art of long days sitting down, kilted. Might take me a few years; after all, I have worn pants exclusively for a majority of my life.

And then there's the static from relatives who Do Not Approve of casual kilt-wearing.

Wade.

[Alan H]

Regimental or not, I'm NOT wearing a kilt on a Farallones race, crawling up on the foredeck on my hands and knees as the boat thrashes around underneath me. No way, no how.

[CDNSushi]

I don't wish to contradict Alan, since I essentially agree with what he is saying. On the other hand, I would point out that because we are all reading/writing on a discussion forum that deals with KILTS, it stands to reason that most of the posts will, surprisingly enough, somehow relate to KILTS.

It might be easily misunderstood that people spend every waking moment kilted, whether they are changing the oil on their car or rock climbing up El Capitán. Well, I suspect that is in part due to the fact that unless they are posting in the Off Topic forum, everything else we read/write on the forum will (and probably should) have a kilted theme to it. Of course it's disproportional!

For those who may have gotten to know me a little bit over the past year I've been here on XMTS probably realize that I work in dress pants (teaching at a college in Japan), and wear unbifurcated garments that are not kilts too (like sarongs and kimono/yukata). I also have my share of jeans, shorts, slacks, etc... But you wouldn't necessarily know these things because it would not be appropriate discussion on a KILT forum...

Just something to bear in mind.

[SteveB]

I wear a kilt every day, but not every hour of those days. Safety regulations require the wearing of heavy weight trousers during the workday, along with the steel toed boots, long sleeved heavy weight shirt/jacket, and the heavy duty solid chapeau. I would not wish to harm any of my kilts there or in the chemical handling area, which requires a Tyvek gown over the rest of the gear.

Slainte

[McClef]

My Mum bought me a pair of pants for the cruise so I wore them one night on board for dinner - the other nights were all kilted!

I confess sometimes to liking wearing shorts too.