thanks all for the warm welcome. seems like you all are a group of really nice and interesting people.

now on to the cold issues. i wore the kilt out for the first time today. took my dog for about a mile walk wearing the SWK standard, thick all wool kilt hose, and a pair of sorel pac boots (surprisingly, pac boots don't look as good with a kilt as you'd think :razz: ) anyway, it was about 10° F and my knees got a bit cold, but not too bad. but then again i like the cold so it was no big deal for me. sometimes i take her for walk in the winter in shorts so i'm used to it. i'd say a kilt would be comfortable for walking around down to 0° F as long as the wind stays down, at least for me. below that i'd say it would only be good for running to and from the car, but that's what i do in pants at that temp anyway. and i absolutely wouldn't wear it once the temp went below -30° F. below -30° F exposed skin can freeze in a matter of minutes especially when there's a good alberta clipper blowing. then you get wind chills in the -50° F range. just not worth risking frost bite on my knees or more delicate areas.