I've gone regimental snowshoeing in 10 oz. sport-kilt in 20 F temperatures. And for that I have had to dress light up top to keep from overheating and sweating, because the kilt is so warm.

I would tell my friends and coworkers in southwest Texas this, and they wouldn't believe me. So last January I had my one brother take a picture of me kilted outdoors with the temperature at 20 F. I had on my 13 oz 4-yd kilt, lightweight wool socks, insulated boots, gaiters (to keep the snow out of the boots), t-shirt, long-sleeve shirt, jacket, light gloves, and head-wrap. My brother was dressed similarly, but with pants. All I felt was a cool breeze against the back of my knees. He was ... a little colder. After the photos, he went back inside and I took my dog for a half-hour walk.

I have one thing that concerns me more when I'm wearing a kilt versus pants in the winter: postholing. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, that's when you take a step, your foot breaks through the crust, and your leg follows it down like a fencepost into its hole.