Non-Kilted activities?

[Chef]

Kilts to me are for dressing nicer.

What it really boils down to is that you can wear a kilt in just about any activity. Just as soon as someone says he would never wear a kilt for something, someone else will chime in and say they do it all the time. So, instead of asking what can you wear a kilt for, the proper question should be when would it be wiser not to wear a kilt.

I absolutely agree with Collin and Dave. I don't really wear casual kilts (tartan, utilitkilt or otherwise) and I don't really care for them, so to me a kilt is a dressier item of clothing and a fairly pricey one at that. The most casual I ever consider myself in a kilt would be the equivalent of a pair of khaki trousers and shirt. So what I wouldn't wear a kilt for is about the same as what I wouldn't wear dressier non-kilt clothes for. I could ride a motorcycle in a Dinner jacket, but I wouldn't nor would I wear a kilt. I play golf or go for a walk in a pair of slacks so a kilt is grand as well. I wouldn't change the oil in my car in a pair of slacks and neither would I wear a kilt.

The second part is that I consider a kilt an item of clothing, one that I like very much, but not a lifestyle. As an item of clothing a kilt is a really bad thing to wear for a lot of activities, either because of a danger to yourself, danger to the kilt or simply because there is something better for the job (bike shorts quickly come to mind). Wearing a kilt for an activity that clearly has better options just to say you do it in a kilt to me is silly. As I mentioned, it's an item of clothing not a lifestyle.

[Perldog007]

Other than the activities listed like motorcycling, ladder and rock climbing the only exceptions I make are for high winds and walking in bramble infested woods.

The woodland proscription is as much to avoid damaging my fine SWK synthetics as to avoid damaging me.


I think I would avoid wearing one to court in my area - but maybe not.

[Alan H]

I don't wear a kilt to the gym...and I don't sail in my kilts.

Sailing in a kilt just makes no sense, most of the time I'm in foul weather gear. You could sail a small boat in a kilt, but I'm not sure what the point is.

[fluter]

Winter stargazing: the clearest night of the year is usually the coldest. Standing around the telescope for hours & hardly moving, I want a base layer, a fleece layer, warm woolen troosers, and perhaps a ski bib.