Have to go with my wool tank despite today's weather.

[unixken]

I've worn my 8yd PVs from HoS, and an 8yd 16oz wool, in summer weather, and as readily as I sweat in the heat and humidity, I don't recall one being any hotter or cooler than the other.

The hottest so far, that I've worn wool, was probably last year's games in Livonia Michigan. I wore my 8yd 16oz Buchanan Balmoral. It was about 90 degrees Fahrenheit as I recall, and humid. (Hence the water bottle, and brow-wiping cloth, on my belt.) Being wool made no difference... it breathed well.

[Mael Coluim]

There is always one in the crowd! It would have been PV for me.

Oh, and Glenmore or cotton kilt hose.

[unixken]

There is always one in the crowd!

And that'd be... ummm.... me! LOL
(Hey, we've all got to leave our mark on the world some how, right?)

[Wil]

I've worn my 8yd PVs from HoS, and an 8yd 16oz wool, in summer weather, and as readily as I sweat in the heat and humidity, I don't recall one being any hotter or cooler than the other.

The hottest so far, that I've worn wool, was probably last year's games in Livonia Michigan. I wore my 8yd 16oz Buchanan Balmoral. It was about 90 degrees Fahrenheit as I recall, and humid. (Hence the water bottle, and brow-wiping cloth, on my belt.) Being wool made no difference... it breathed well.

Here in Georgia you wear what you like and you sweat like the devil while you have it on. No really I will not do the wool kilts until late fall, winter and early spring due to the temps here. But I have to agree that the wool kilts are much nicer.

By the way Ken, where did you find that stick? It is beautiful.

[creagdhubh]

I find that 100% pure new wool kilts (6-8 yard tanks) work well in any kind of weather year round. However, I generally prefer not to wear Highland dress in blistering temps (90 F +), or anything but a swimsuit for that matter!

[Mike in Dayton]

I have the same situation tonight. I was invited to an event at a new restaurant downtown. The restaurant appears to be up-scale but nothing fancy. I am sure most people in this group will be in jeans. I was going to wear one of my PV kilts. I am reconsidering that decision now. I won't know most of the people in the group and I am not sure how the lady that invited me feels about my kilts. She has seen me in kilts but has never made a comment about them to me. I am sure her friends in this group will be surprised to see a guy in a kilt. She is a work acquaintance so this is not a date. So maybe the wool kilt, nice shirt, and kilt hose. Storms are predicted tonight so the weather won't be ideal.

[ShaunMaxwell]

I guess it's all relative... And depends on what you're accustomed to.

80 degrees isn't hot by Texas standards. In fact, that's pretty pleasant. I recall it being 104 degrees at the Texas Scottish Festival a couple of years in a row (which until recently was held in June. They've since changed the date to May the past two seasons and it has been cooler, in fact so much cooler this year that I wore a tweed jacket and waistcoat the first night of the event... But that was very atypical weather!) All my kilts are 16 oz. wool, and I always wear hose with them to such events. The key down here is to drink plenty of iced tea, Irn Bru, Belhaven, or what have you!

Of course, I don't reckon I'd survive a winter up in your part of the world! I worked in the -20 degrees vault at Blue Bell Creameries one school year and summer when I was in high school and that was enough to convince me to stay in a warmer climate.

Hope you had a great time at the games!

[cable scot]

There's a happy medium, a shorter yardage kilt in wool. I have kilts in PV and kilts in 5,6 and 8 yards And the lower yardage kilts feel cooler to me at least.

[MacGumerait]

So I'm getting ready for the first of our local games, my much loved PV kilt pressed and ready to go. I decided to go PV because the temperatures forecasted for today +80*f as well as the +50% chance of heavy rain, with plenty of humidity to boot.

As soon as I got the PV on I found myself thinking "you know, the tank really has much nicer swish" and five short minutes later I've got my 16oz Holyrood tank (made by our own xman) on instead.

Weather be damned, for me at least, it's hard to go back down in weight once you've got the feel of heavy wool.

Does anyone else find this to be an issue, or is it just me fixating on what's good and familiar?


Also, I'll check back in tonite with whether or not I'll need to have all the mud dry cleaned out of it.

ith:

Artificer , I very much agree and it's certainly not you being fixated on what's good and familiar .

I can totally understand where you are coming from .

Have been kilted since I was 16 and now 56 . Over the past 40 yrs I have owned several kilts - PV , wool , etc . I always find myself going to the 8 yd tank , even in hot , humid weather .... for the exact reasons you have stated .

As others have said , I have never found the 8 yd kilt to be an issue , it's always been the kilt hose that can get me overheated . Thus , I wear a lightweight Merino blend .

All things considered , it's hard to beat an 8 yd tank , there's nothing like it . Once a person wears one , it's sometimes challenging to wear the others .

Of course , we all do wear the others and each has it's place , it's just hard to beat an 8 yd tank .

Cheers , Mike

[CMcG]

During the hot and humid days of summer, I wear my Sportkilt around the house a lot because it is super lightweight, comfortable (elastic waistband!), and low yardage. It's also great for hiking and I know lots of Highland heavy athletics folks wear them too.

If I'm out and about, however, I'd rather wear one of my nicer kilts because they look better. None of my wool kilts were bespoke, so the fit on them is OK, but not great. Sometimes I end up wearing my heavyweight acrylic, New World Irish tartan, 8 yarder, not because it is nicer than my ex-pipeband, Maple Leaf tartan tank, but because it was actually made to measure and fits me the best.