Kilt hygiene "underkilt"

[McClef]

I wonder if the old highlanders had boxers or some kind of petticoat?

[Jock Scot]

I wonder if the old highlanders had boxers or some kind of petticoat?

I have been led to believe,Trefor, that highlanders of old, (before anyone chips in, well before my time) wore a shirt of some sort that came down to about mid-thigh which should do the same job as boxers etc. Come to think of it, the modern shirt as we know it, seems to be getting ever shorter around the nether regions. I really have to battle with my shirt maker to get them to make them long enough these days.In the not so distant past this was never an issue.

[Mark Keeney]

Here us a link to underkilts. I haven't bought any of them myselves. But to me it makes sense that if you want underwear with a kilt it should'nt have "legs".

http://www.jdez.com/men/underkilt/

Greg

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[Mark Keeney]

Ever since I read this thread about using the restroom in your kilt, some sort of protection for the kilt has seemed like a good idea.

I've seen the underkilts and similar things, and while they're a great idea, it seems to me that they're much tighter around the thighs than the kilt. That sort of restriction defeats the greatest advantage of kilting.

So here's what I've been considering:

1. Cut off an undershirt as the Wizard of BC describes here.

2. Before dealing with the cut edge at the top, cut straight up the tube from bottom to top to create a rectangle.

3. Hem all three cut edges; the sides and the top.

4. Attach the piece of fabric to the inside of the kilt. Here's where my plan gets a bit less definite. I'm not sure the best way to attach the fabric. I'm thinking perhaps velcro attached to the kilt's liner and the t-shirt fabric itself. This would make it removable and easily washable.

I don't know whether anyone else has tried this, but if you have, I'd love to know about how it worked out. When I get around to trying it myself, I'll post results in a new thread.

David

Make the liner and slit both sides to the waist so you essentially have two flaps. One in front and one in the back. You can launder the liner and wear with any kilt without constricting the legs.

[sathor]

Since my kilts are washable...

Realistically, in my head, the matter really seems to revolve upon these things in the long run are just to help stay clean, I can't see even the long shirts really helping in the wind.

In the end, I think it is really up the the person to decide what is right. Or perhaps the weatherman. To each their own. What is under my kilt is between me, my wife, and my Gods, but sometimes the latter are a bit loose lipped...