Kilts and Humidity / Heat

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

In that kind of weather (kind of like we're having now! ), I wear a polo and no hose.

I agree a polo helps a lot. I'll roll down my hose like I did today. I work in AC, but I walk to work in the sun. I wear a wide brim straw hat on days like today.

Places to visit that have air conditioning:
Library
Walmart
Alaska

[GreenDragon]

I agree a polo helps a lot. I'll roll down my hose like I did today. I work in AC, but I walk to work in the sun. I wear a wide brim straw hat on days like today.

Places to visit that have air conditioning:
Library
Walmart
Alaska

But Alaska has Bears!

[NewPiperinNY]

But Alaska has Bears!

.. and we have all heard the story about a boy with a bear behind...

[Nighthawk]

This whole bear thing is cracking me up. Just to chime in here- I fully support our right to arm bears, as well.


So-

I find a nice lightweight wool kilt- 13 or 11 oz- is very comfortable in the heat. Humidity, I can't say- I live in Colorado and anything about 20% makes me miserable. So on the topic of heat, I wear nothing long sleeved or heavier than a polo shirt. I actually really Van Heusen shirts they're light and they look great. Also I avoid kilt hose. Wool socks are not great in heat, especially my 2 pair of Lewis Rich hose- those suckers are thick! For the occasions when proper kilt hose are required, I like the hose from WB Socks. They look nice and they're not at all heavy (and they stretch over my massive calves! Always a problem...) So right now, I am wearing a nice pair of work shoes, black Starter socks, black Amerikilt, and a light grey short sleeve button down shirt that I got at JC Penny yesterday (i don't remember the brand). This is how I normally dress all summer, and it's very comfortable.

[Bugbear]

This whole bear thing is cracking me up. Just to chime in here- I fully support our right to arm bears, as well.

Well! I fully support the right to kilt Bears.

From my experience out here in the desert during the rainy part of the summer season, it is the part of the kilt above the hips that causes any heat discomfort. With a traditional, non-pillow-butt kilt this is partly from wearing the kilt over the shirt. There's not much you can do about that, but then putting a thick leather belt over that same area compounds the problem.

Other than wearing a jeans cut, contemporary with the shirt out, there's not too much you can do. I am guilty of wearing sandals with my canvas kilt and an open hawaiian shirt over a T-shirt, though.

[Nighthawk]

Well! I fully support the right to kilt Bears.

I never kilt me a bear- I don't hunt.

[GMan]

Casual Kilt (PV)
Short sleeve shirt
Hiking boots
Socks rolled down

But then I don't live in a humid area.

[Bugbear]

I never kilt me a bear- I don't hunt.

[vipermcgee]

I never kilt me a bear- I don't hunt.

Get back here ya overgrown sporran!

Don't know why that line just popped in my head!

Humidity runs high here in South Arkansas, but I dont have much experience wearing a kilt in it, yet. I was comfortable in the light-weight short-sleaved button-up (too many hyphens) last week on vacation, but it was a cooler than usual day with relatively low humidity.