Cheap Durable Kilts

[Kilted KT]

Well I'm going to disagree with you on the leather front. Leather does breath and I find that it behaves rather well for a kilt. When I'm doing the highland games out in a field under the blazing sun, the leather kilt is cool, in fact it is cooler than the textile kilts I have. They do take a beating and don't wrinkle. Easy to care for and they rarely need ironing.
The pleats move the air around just like a regular kilt.
As for cheap...no...it's comparable to the cost of a 8yd 16 oz kilt. It will last a long long time

then I stand corrected...last time I wore anything leather I thought I was in a furnace of hell...then again, it was very hot out anyway.

[Canuck]

then I stand corrected...last time I wore anything leather I thought I was in a furnace of hell...then again, it was very hot out anyway.

Was the garment that you wore lined? Most leather kilts are not. The lining does make a difference. So what you experienced, is of course most valid. Especially if it's a leather jacket. Given my motorcycle experience riding in the summer in a leather jacket can be super uncomfortable....so would a long sleeve wool sweater or shirt. The kilt is just a different beast. I would suspect leather pants or leder-hosen also would be too hot for the same reason of no air and they being lined.

[Riverkilt]

A couple thoughts on this thread from this kilt junkie.

I have two leather kilts. One of Robert's (RKilts) saffron leather, and a UK Brown leather (pre front pockets).

Have worn both in the heat of Arizona. Not a problem for me. When things are warm the leather at the waist sort of molds to me and I like that. Besides, leather kilts are such a trip, and the leather smell so intoxicating, I don't notice the heat.

I imagine a leather jacket, leather pants, or even a leather baseball glove would be hot in the summer, but they're not open like a kilt. I know in the winter the kilts trap the heat, but I think its so hot in the summer the heat is always spilling out as other heat rises. I'm no physicist, but know they're not as hot as people fear.

And, in addition to SWK and SportKilts don't over look USAKilts casuals which are less expensive than SportKilt and better made. At least they can pleat to the sett or stripe instead of "pleating to the random." I posted a SportKilt - USAKilt Casual comparison somewhere a few months ago.

Ron