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11th January 11, 11:12 AM
#1
Ice-spikes on Gillies?
Hi!
Next week Thursday I will get out in Kilt again and as it´s very icy here in the city at the moment I´d like to ask people if it´s ok to put ice-spikes on the gillies enroute to and from the event.
Greetings
Ingemar
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11th January 11, 11:16 AM
#2
Just wear proper shoes! A lot of people on here are not keen on gillies but it's your choice
Jordan
The hielan' man he wears the kilt, even when it's snowin';
He kens na where the wind comes frae,
But he kens fine where its goin'.
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11th January 11, 11:16 AM
#3
As long as you find a set of spikes that will properly fit & you're only wearing them to & from the event, I say go for it. Personally I'd rather be safe & sure-footed than to fall down & injure myself or my kilt. 
Zach Caselman
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11th January 11, 11:29 AM
#4
I don't see this as a matter of proper etiquette or good style. It's a matter of personal safety. If it's slick enough to warrant using them then I would do it. There's no point in sliding around and getting hurt.
IMHO you would appear more foolish if you took an avoidable fall than you would by wearing spikes.
The grass is greener on the other side of the fence...and it's usually greenest right above the septic tank.
Allen
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11th January 11, 11:59 AM
#5
And I would NOT want to see some guy in a kilt sprawled out on the pavement! That would be wrong on so many levels....
"If you look long into the abyss, the abyss looks into you." - F.N.
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11th January 11, 12:09 PM
#6
Get yourself a pair of Yaktrax... They easily slip on and off of your shoes and work like a charm.
http://www.bestinsoles.com/Yaktrax-W...FcqC5Qod42PSow
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11th January 11, 12:10 PM
#7
I'm thinking that something like a pair of these or something similar might even be really noticeable.
Shawn is faster than I. Hats off to you you, Sir. 
I have always tempered my killing with respect for the game pursued. I see the animal not only as a target but as a living creature with more freedom than I will ever have. I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature's ways of fang and claw or exposure and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow. - Fred Bear
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11th January 11, 12:38 PM
#8
I third the YakTrax suggestion. I have a pair and love them.
And there are far worse offenses than wearing a pair of snow boots under a kilt. 
Last edited by Tartan Hiker; 11th January 11 at 03:10 PM.
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12th January 11, 05:35 AM
#9
Please be safe,
Don't follow the advice,
Of lifting up yer kilt,
And sliding on the Ice!
Now that that's out of my system, whatever keeps you walking safely is the important thing! Cheers! 
Possibly a Scot on Mum's side.
I volunteer to work where the Devil dances. EMC (SW/CM) USN RET
Silence is Golden, Duck tape is Silver.
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12th January 11, 05:58 AM
#10
 Originally Posted by Tartan Hiker
I third the YakTrax suggestion. I have a pair and love them.
And there are far worse offenses than wearing a pair of snow boots under a kilt.
I was thinking the same thing! don't tell the Fashion Polis my shoes don't match.
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Ken Sallenger - apprentice kiltmaker, journeyman curmudgeon
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