Wool kilts and hot weather

[Catdad]

I've been thinking about buying a heavyweight Stillwater at some point in the future, but since I live in the Valley of the Sun (metro Phoenix to the uneducated) I am not sure how much use it would get. So I am asking this question to who care to answer: What is the maximum temperature that the heavyweights can be worn comfortably?

[bunchdescendant]

I've worn my SWK HW Leatherneck (mil. box pleat) at the Pleasanton games in 100 degree weather and another pretty hot day at Livermore, too. The rest of me was melting on those days but the kilt wasn't hot, if you ask me.

Slainte!

Ray :ootd:

[NorCalPiper]

Matt Newsome Box pleat!!!! Wore mine yesterday in humid 85 degree weather-Cool as anything-no problem

[Caddy One]

I wear my tank year round...........Live In The Southern Part of NC, USA

[Jaggy thistle]

95 deg in Death Valley and still ok

[Colonel MacNeal]

I've been told that it's the yardage that matters most. 5 yards or less for hot climates, and more yardage for cold climates.

In my experience humidity plays the largest part. So in the low humidity of Phoenix, you should be quite comfortable in a 5 yard heavyweight or middleweight kilt. That 7 yard heavyweight from SWK may be somewhat uncomfortable though. Whenever I wear my 7 yard heavyweight in North Texas in the summer (hi temp & hi humidity) it's been very uncomfortable.

So I guess I'm saying that temperatures are relative.

[Spartan]

It is my understanding that the SWK heavyweight is 13 oz wool.

I've been wearing my 16oz, 8 yd wool tank out and about the last several days in 100F temps without any problem. If I go hiking, I wear a lightweight PV or my X-Kilt.

[WBurns]

I had my Hvywgt SWK BW on today in high humidity and 80 degree weather and was completely comfortable. I was wearing flip-flops however.

[Cavebear58]

WARNING - YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO READ THIS!

I had a WPG military style kilt and wore it to Edinburgh one day in late October, when the weather was cool. I'm not sure that it is simply the weight of the kilt and the fabric that makes the difference.... I am too heavy (nay, too FAT), and I found that after a couple of hours of walking around, my inside thighs were SORE. I stopped at the pharmacist and bought some talc and was VERY glad to get back to the hotel, to shower and apply liberal quantities.

I have since invested in longer legged athletic briefs, sold the WPG and bought a 16oz regular 8yd kilt from Kinloch Anderson.

I've worn this combination in the late summer in Northern France and WALKED and WALKED and WALKED in it, and suffered no ill effects.

If I lost a few stone, I am sure that the chaffing wouldn't be a problem but I suspect that I would suffer whatever the climate if I didn't wear the right under-kilts!

Cheers
Graham.

[slohairt]

It depends on the individual. Wool is a breathable fabric, so it should be alright in almost any climate. I wear a heavyweight kilt even when the summers sometimes reach 40 or more degrees (Celsius). It doesn't bother me at all but others will claim they sweat profusely. You won't know until you try.