kilt in the rain?

[NewGuise]

Not a kilt story, but relevant here. When I lived in southern Africa my rainwear, like that of everyone else in rural Lesotho, was a woolen blanket, worn pinned at the shoulder. That was also my only winter coat, up in the mountains where - yes - we got regular snow. And it often served as additional bedding.

I've also done outdoor theatre - medieval and early modern stuff - in 'period' costume, in cool damp weather, and can attest that synthetic tights are no substitute for woolen hose. Wool is great.

[Nighthawk]

Wool repels water well, in my experience. It takes a lot to get a kilt wet- I mean, really wet, so that you can feel water on your legs. Most of the water tends to run off (as does hot coffee- thank the gods... )