Here I am with Mrs.Zardoz in my early days of kilt wearing at Sunspot in Winter Park CO. I don't recall the altitude there but it is the highest point in Winter Park, over 10,000 feet. The temp was about 26- 27 degrees, sunny with a light breeze. In the picture I'm wearing a "old model" acrylic Stillwater standard, good wool hose, and a chamois shirt with a thermal undershirt, and a wool felt hat. Shelley as you can see, is wearing everything she owns!
Since I am from the tropics, (Houston, where it last snowed in 1972) and was unsure how warm the kilt would really be in this situation, I started off the day with a big coat and some thigh length thermal undershorts. As soon as we walked from the chairlift to the lodge I stowed the coat and the shorts in a locker because I was too hot. Looking back, I think that acrylic kilt was warmer than my 13 oz wool kilts are. In any event, I think if the fellow in question is going to be wearing a heavy mil-spec kilt as was mentioned, and good kacket and hat, I don't think any extra undergarments would be called for. Just be sure and do a good sweep before sitting on any outdoor benches!
Order of the Dandelion, The Houston Area Kilt Society, Bald Rabble in Kilts, Kilted Texas Rabble Rousers, The Flatcap Confederation, Kilted Playtron Group.
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