putees...tartan???

[Thunderbolt]

Yes....

But most of us here wear kilts! More often than not a subject of mirth unbeknownst to the person wearing the kilt many times, I'm sure.

Am I going to stop wearing one because of that....?! Of course not.

Putees, regardless of original use, I think have usefulness today. For instance, I live in a desert. everything that grows or lives in the desert is pokey, stingy, sharp or just plain miserable to be around. But I enjoy hiking and camping. I can say that a pair of putees would be helpful for me. It would save ruining a good pair of hose and my lower legs if I were kilted, and possibly give added protection against snake bites. All sounds nice to me, although I wouldn't trust them against snakes, but it might help....

I have a good set of gaiters, made by Oregon Research. I know that wearing them in the desert would ruin them quickly as they are (aren't most gaitors?) waterproof. They wouldn't be waterproof after!! Not to mention a good pair of kilt hose!

Now I've convinced myself to get a pair and try them out. I've got several pair of khaki hose and a new 22oz Gordon coming from WPG, so they would go well with that getup!

Will they look silly? Sure. But so does the kilt to the uneducated or ignorant. Hasn't stopped me yet!

Either way, I see the point. But I fear we've come WAY of the orignal topic!


T.

[macwilkin]

Yes....

But most of us here wear kilts! More often than not a subject of mirth unbeknownst to the person wearing the kilt many times, I'm sure.

Am I going to stop wearing one because of that....?! Of course not.

Putees, regardless of original use, I think have usefulness today. For instance, I live in a desert. everything that grows or lives in the desert is pokey, stingy, sharp or just plain miserable to be around. But I enjoy hiking and camping. I can say that a pair of putees would be helpful for me. It would save ruining a good pair of hose and my lower legs if I were kilted, and possibly give added protection against snake bites. All sounds nice to me, although I wouldn't trust them against snakes, but it might help....

I have a good set of gaiters, made by Oregon Research. I know that wearing them in the desert would ruin them quickly as they are (aren't most gaitors?) waterproof. They wouldn't be waterproof after!! Not to mention a good pair of kilt hose!

Now I've convinced myself to get a pair and try them out. I've got several pair of khaki hose and a new 22oz Gordon coming from WPG, so they would go well with that getup!

Will they look silly? Sure. But so does the kilt to the uneducated or ignorant. Hasn't stopped me yet!

Either way, I see the point. But I fear we've come WAY of the orignal topic!


T.

Exactly my point; in the field/countryside, I can see a practical use for them, but as Rathdown mentioned, there are better alternatives today for them. Otherwise, wearing puttees with mufti wouldn't look right.

Regards,

Todd

[pdcorlis]

...Putees, regardless of original use, I think have usefulness today. For instance, I live in a desert. everything that grows or lives in the desert is pokey, stingy, sharp or just plain miserable to be around. But I enjoy hiking and camping. I can say that a pair of putees would be helpful for me. It would save ruining a good pair of hose and my lower legs if I were kilted, and possibly give added protection against snake bites. All sounds nice to me, although I wouldn't trust them against snakes, but it might help....

T.

My point exactly. Regardless of origin, some items find added life due to their elegant simplicity. I'm not much of a fashionista but I do appreciate those items that simply solve a few of life's problems. WPG sells them for ~ $10 and that appeals to my thrifty nature. Would I wear them in the middle of town? Nope. But when out bushwhacking through the Idaho countryside - I say what "fits" with a kilt better?

One more thing - if I worried about what everyone else thought, I doubt I'd be a daily kilt wearer in the first place.

Cheeers!