Too Cold for a kilt...not likely

**Riverkilt** · 28th November 05, 06:30 PM

Great pics!!

Just watch where you blow that snow!...don't get none up yer kilt laddie...

Was out walking about town today, was 28 degrees and windy. Wearing my UK blue denim kilt. Walked past a couple firefighters. One said, "I'll bet you're cold." Told him no, was probably warmer than he was in pants, as he well knows, heat rises. He just smiled and nodded in agreement.

Ron

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 28th November 05, 06:55 PM

Good pics, but that second one may have people wondering if the heat you are feeling is not the devil inside, as evidenced by your glowing eyes!

**MacMullen** · 28th November 05, 07:34 PM

I hope the wind was blowing the right direction. When it's wrong, it's like you're standing inside your own homemade blizzard. With all of the snow on the front of your kilt, I'm guessing that you experienced some of that action. That'd be a little *too* refreshing.

I have plenty of opportunities to blow snow, but I don't think I'll be trying it kilted.

**GMan** · 28th November 05, 09:50 PM

I love "playing" in the snow while kilted by moving that white stuff around.

People do seem to have a major misconception about the warmth of the kilt, if only they could find out.

Thanks for those great pictures.

**Ranald** · 29th November 05, 02:54 AM

Originally Posted by GMan

I love "playing" in the snow while kilted by moving that white stuff around.

People do seem to have a major misconception about the warmth of the kilt, if only they could find out.

Thanks for those great pictures.

I have to totally agree here, I was worried too about cold legs but to my amazment I'm just fine and with more knee showing than I thought I could handle.
Windy days though, I'm yet to work out a system to keep the kilt down, might try some lead fishing weights on the bottom, and yes I'm serious !

**Graham** · 29th November 05, 05:44 AM

Amazing piccies, I love to see all the various ways and conditions in which kilts can be worn in comfort!

**davedove** · 29th November 05, 06:11 AM

I haven't been out in the snow yet (we haven't had any to speak of). Last Wednesday a lady in the office got married at the courthouse and some of us in the office waited outside to give her a send off. The temperature was hovering just above freezing with a bit of a breeze. I found that my legs weren't cold at all and I was comfortable with my jacket open. The only part of me that was cold was my fingers, which was fized by putting my hands in the jacket pockets. I did feel the breeze on my knees, but it wasn't cold.

Of course the ladies were cold, but then they always are!

**MacMullen** · 29th November 05, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by GMan

I love "playing" in the snow while kilted by moving that white stuff around.

People do seem to have a major misconception about the warmth of the kilt, if only they could find out.

I've been outside in the snow with my kilt on plenty of times. I was talking about snow blowing up the kilt as a result of the snowblower. Snow outside the kilt is different from snow inside the kilt.

That said, I think the warmth of kilts in the winter has been compared to wearing mittens as opposed to gloves (trousers). I agree, I wouldn't hesitate to go out in the snow in my kilt, just not for snowblowing.