13 oz or 16 oz for next kilt?

[Colonel MacNeal]

Thanks guys, I had always suspected that lower yardage was the key to comfort in a hot climate.

[KiltedDawg]

I might also suggest a 16 oz. box pleated kilt from someone like Matt Newsome. The box pleat models use less fabric, but they still give a great look and feel.

Just another thought.....

[rodandy]

I had exchanged a few PM's with Matt about a box pleat kilt, but as everybody here knows, the jones for a Matt Newsome kilt is loooooooong. I may do that one of these days, but right now I want to ramp up the kilt count fairly quickly.

I've got the Edzell semi-trad. coming from Rocky in just a few days, and some of the X Marks tartan on the way to ChattanCat, so I'll have a 5 yd and 8 yd in PV. I've also ordered an Anderson Modern in 13 oz from ChattanCat, so I'll be up to 5 kilts here pretty shortly, and that is where it will have to stay for a while.

I appreciate the comments here from all of you that are more addic... I mean experienced.

[Carolina Kiltman]

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As Sir Daniel says, things like your kilt socks, head coverage and choice of shirt probably have a greater effect on your temperature tolerance.

That is so true. The core of your body (torso mainly) is where much of the heat is generated. The kilt only covers a smallish proportion, so the heat needs to escape elsewhere, arms, legs, and most importantly, the head. I wish I had some of the research photos I took years back with infra-red film. Humans are a batch of "hot-heads". I forget the portion, but I seem to remember that more blood flows to the head than to any other part of the body except the lungs.

That is why round people can withstand cold better than the skinny types, less surface area for the volume. The reverse would also be true for heat.