New and need advice about kilt weight/yardage

[fluter]

PV is cheap and quite reasonable and similar but not as good as 13 oz wool whereas acrylic is cheapest and best for comfort summer or winter but will never stay looking good that long and is light so very iffy when windy! Hope this helps.

Bill Sides Melbourne

Bill, may I just quibble about acrylic's being comfortable for summer?

In my conditions (high humidity), acrylic does not breathe nearly so well as wool or good PV. It's high summer here in the Auld South, so I'm very conscious of that consideration. It might be different if the humidity were 20 percent, but here it's 40 percent as I write, and was over 80 when I got up this morning.

Marton Mills PV, on the other hand, is the bomb for our summer weather. I have a 16 ounce 4-yard under construction. I'll report back on that, one of these days.

[billsides]

Bill, may I just quibble about acrylic's being comfortable for summer?

In my conditions (high humidity), acrylic does not breathe nearly so well as wool or good PV. It's high summer here in the Auld South, so I'm very conscious of that consideration. It might be different if the humidity were 20 percent, but here it's 40 percent as I write, and was over 80 when I got up this morning.

Marton Mills PV, on the other hand, is the bomb for our summer weather. I have a 16 ounce 4-yard under construction. I'll report back on that, one of these days.

Hi Ken,

Acrylic is the usual material found in cheap kilts and is typically a loose weave so is light and airy for summer use but since air is great insulator, they are also warm in winter. Humidity is often high in Melbourne in summer or winter and makes temperature extremes feel worse, we are not dry like Australia's outback. Worsted wool kilts have dense weaves so cannot breathe as well but can wick moisture but it their other virtues that make them beat acrylic and PV soundly, they don't pill, hold their shape better and are not flammable. For loafing around, acrylic in my opinion is the best as it washes easily, is cheap and more comfortable regardless of the temperature or humidity. Footy followers love them for that reason but they will not stay looking good for long but, being so cheap, that is not a big issue, use up old ones as I do in the garage, just keep them away from the grinder and welder! They will last for ages in that role.

Bill

[Mark Stephenson]

I am very, very satisfied with my 16 oz kilts. I have 3 tanks, and another 5-yard kilt in the same 16 oz tartan as one of my 8-yarders. The 5-yard kilt is more comfortable in hot weather. My recommendation for hot weather is a 5 or 6 yard kilt in 16 oz wool.