Wearing a wool kilt when it's hot.

[starbkjrus]

We have house guests for the weekend so yesterday was the obligatory sight seeing trip in downtown DC. I wore my 5 yard Irish American and was quite comfortable in the 90 degree weather. At least from the waist down. Nary a drop of sweat. My shirt however was soaked by the time we got back in the car.



(Did I just say nary?! )

[auld argonian]

I just got back in after walking in the Memorial Day Parade and the temps had to have been in the 85-90 range...wore the wool blend Gordon and had a WHOLE lot of people asking "aren't you hot in that?"

Heck, no!

Couple of the Army guys in full dress and several of the marching band kids looked a bit woozy but I was fine...as were the Kiltie Band members who led the parade.

Best

AA

[Kilted_John]

In 2003, I wore my MacKenzie to the Enumclaw Highland Games. The kilt is in the military summer weight wool, so, heavier than your normal heavyweight traditional. It still was pretty comfortable even with the temps in the mid-80's. Originally was going to wear my Lennox, which is a 13 oz wool kilt, but stepped in something, so the black KH and docs came off and I decided to do the MacKenzie with off-white KH and running shoes.
-J

[Rob Wright]

I live at 9000 ft above sea level wher e in the summer termps range in the mid 60's to the upper 90's, but, one has to shop down off the mountain in the basin where temps can hit 105+. There is a good 20-25 degree difference between the two and I usually wear my wool 16 oz kilts without any discomfort. The humidity does spike when the monsoons come but it is still very tolerable and I have never been uncomfortable in the heat even when everyone in shorts is standing around me and complaining

Rob

[Retro Red]

I believe I'm safe in saying that I live in the hottest major metropolitan area in the U.S. - Phoenix. (What other metro area has ever had to close their airport because it was too hot? 122° set on June 26, 1990)

I wear my 8-yd, 13-oz tank & Utilikilts in 100°+ weather here (not at the same time, of course ) & yes, I do find the tank to be warmer than the UKs, but that's only noticeable if I spend, like, 10 minutes or more out in the afternoon heat, which isn't recommend regardless of what you wear (especially if you're a redhead like me). But since we Zonies spend our Summer scurrying from air-conditioned car to air-conditioned building, wearing a wool kilt is still doable. If I'm going to be outside for a while, though, I find the Utilikilt the most comfortable thing to cover the lower torso as it's cooler than shorts due to the better ventilation. Of course, when it gets up to 110° or more, like it will this weekend, it's just stinkin' hot no matter what you wear!

Hey, Rob, if you're talkin' about the monsoon, you must be a Zonie, too...

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[Rob Wright]

Retro Red, no zonie but I do live in Southern New Mexico in the Sacramento Mountains. We had no moisture over the winter this year and are waiting with baited breath hoping that the monsoons come soon and hard. The Forest has been completely shut down and the fire danger is extreme. People are jumpy at ervery little hint of smoke.

Rob

[macwilkin]

I believe I'm safe in saying that I live in the hottest major metropolitan area in the U.S. - Phoenix. (What other metro area has ever had to close their airport because it was too hot? 122° set on June 26, 1990)

I wear my 8-yd, 13-oz tank & Utilikilts in 100°+ weather here (not at the same time, of course ) & yes, I do find the tank to be warmer than the UKs, but that's only noticeable if I spend, like, 10 minutes or more out in the afternoon heat, which isn't recommend regardless of what you wear (especially if you're a redhead like me). But since we Zonies spend our Summer scurrying from air-conditioned car to air-conditioned building, wearing a wool kilt is still doable. If I'm going to be outside for a while, though, I find the Utilikilt the most comfortable thing to cover the lower torso as it's cooler than shorts due to the better ventilation. Of course, when it gets up to 110° or more, like it will this weekend, it's just stinkin' hot no matter what you wear!

Hey, Rob, if you're talkin' about the monsoon, you must be a Zonie, too...

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I was there, June 26, 1990, 122 degrees (with 3% humidty) -- but it's a dry heat! :mrgreen:

The late Barry Goldwater used to say about living in AZ before the advent of A/C: "We didn't know any better." Yesterday at the battlefield I was in a wool uniform from the Spanish-American War, and had to constantly explain that in the 19th century, the majority of civilian clothing was made from wool, and that men wore jackets and waistcoats, even in the summer time. People were more acclamated to the heat.

I remember one Monsoon season a huge dust storm that literaly covered the entire North Valley -- a huge wall of dust that towered for miles.

And, as my dad would say, "Better a Zonie than a [Cali]'phony'"! :mrgreen: Just kiddin'.

Cheers,

Todd

[mudd]

I remember one Monsoon season a huge dust storm that literaly covered the entire North Valley -- a huge wall of dust that towered for miles.

Man, that brings back a memory. I was driving East on the superstition freeway as a storm was coming in. As the freeway rose up to go over the railroad tracks in Mesa I got a good view of the storm. A huge dome of dust stretching from the superstition mountains to due South. Looked like one of those space craft from “Independence Day” had just landed.

[macwilkin]

Man, that brings back a memory. I was driving East on the superstition freeway as a storm was coming in. As the freeway rose up to go over the railroad tracks in Mesa I got a good view of the storm. A huge dome of dust stretching from the superstition mountains to due South. Looked like one of those space craft from “Independence Day” had just landed.

That's a pretty good comparison, Mudd. I hadn't thought about that before.

T.

[Retro Red]

Man, that brings back a memory. I was driving East on the superstition freeway as a storm was coming in. As the freeway rose up to go over the railroad tracks in Mesa I got a good view of the storm. A huge dome of dust stretching from the superstition mountains to due South. Looked like one of those space craft from “Independence Day” had just landed.

Well, we are being overrun by "aliens" here!!!

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