Did Mother Nature Lift Your Kilt?

[Nick]

By lightweight do you mean things like Sport Kilts?

I wear my Utilikilts regimental most of the time. Same with my greatkilt when I'm not dancing or performing, and the material in that is much lighter than a tank. And when I get my SWK, it'll probably be the same thing.

I've never had the kilt go all the way up, though I've had a couple close calls.

[Bob C]

I've never had the under apron budge a bit. I've felt the back rising, but caught it, unlike this chap:

[cessna152towser]

Nick wrote

By lightweight do you mean things like Sport Kilts?

Living in Scotland I've never seen a Sport Kilt. I was just speaking from personal experience having been for years a wearer of heavyweight Scottish kilts and having only recently began to wear the polyester Mercy kilt. I certainly don't intend going regimental in the Mercy kilt.

[KiltedKnight]

A Scottish heavyweight kilt shouldn't lift much unless there is a very strong updraft and should normally preserve modesty. A lightweight polyester kilt is a different matter and being a non-traditional kilt there is no justification for wearing such a kilt regimental. Clean underwear is an essential accessory for lightweight kilts.

Clean underwear, got it! :confused:

Chris.

[Pleater]

I was heading East, wind was coming from the South, about a Force 5. I reached an open area by the church just before a cross road, and the swirling wind blew the pleats out to one side and flapped them like a sheet on a washing line.

Luckily I had on a heavy cotton petticoat, with a lace edging which was almost as long as the kilt. However, the sight of all that frou-frou fabric was enough to divert the attention of a driver and he caused a double shunt as the lights changed at the crossroad.

He glared at me ferociously - but his wife was giving him an earful over the damage to the car so I went on my way to the bank.

[Graham]

I wear black undies - all the time so I don't worry, and why should the sight of undies upset anyone? I see young lads all the time walking the streets with their undies showing, it's almost a fashion statement!

[Sherry]

Just as long as they're clean, Graham.

Pleater, you should be more careful about causing car accidents.

[michael steinrok]

All I can say is Beware Breezeways. My son mooned a bus load of tourists whilst wearing a black UK. Me personally have had some close calls in Virginia last Dec. The breeze lifted my Stillwater several times trying to get into my buddies' truck. Front and rear.

[James]

Whilst a traditional reasonably heavy kilt is mostly secure, if the wind really gets to it-up it can go. Problems are most often in towns when there are odd eddies around buildings-violent updraughts in the underground: whilst outdoors when the wind is expcted and more regular it is not usually a problem.

To make a comparison, back in the 50's when the girls tended to wear very full skirts-it was not uncommon to see them having a wind problem.

I'd suggest as mentioned in an earlier post, that the problem lies in the very construction of a kilt-the many deep pleats, once a breeze had got under it, it will behave a bit akin to a sail. As with the full skirts mentioned above.

James

[Casey]

I have one kilt that is easily influenced by the wind. It is a light PV Maple Leaf tartan that is my favourite summer kilt.

I have had sudden exposure twice. The second time witnessed by my wife. She was not impressed that I showed my **** to the entire Byward Market here in Ottawa.

I always wear a sporran with this kilt and I have become sensitized to subtle movements which engage my lightning reflexes.