{"id":3403,"date":"2021-03-25T10:04:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T14:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soul-repairs.com\/blog\/?p=3403"},"modified":"2021-03-24T22:49:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T02:49:12","slug":"stuff-we-love-kilts-2-winter-and-spring-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soul-repairs.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/25\/stuff-we-love-kilts-2-winter-and-spring-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff We Love: Kilts #2 &#8211; Winter and Spring Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are a lot of updates to our <a href=\"http:\/\/soul-repairs.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/28\/stuff-we-love-kilts\/\">first kilt post<\/a>. That post was written mostly on our experience before winter, and with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.damnnearkiltem.com\/products\/sport-utility-kilt-olive?variant=31256287051887&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAyc2BBhAaEiwA44-wWzcJNFVgr10VEoI0Kju5F7E1RIGuAXWDv5sg_xBrDdcW5wZPC9BKABoC-wgQAvD_BwE\">soft cotton kilt<\/a>. Since then, I&#8217;ve gotten some new kilts, gotten some accessories, and dealt with the cold &#8211; but I still love kilts!<\/p>\n<h2>Are Kilts a Good Idea?<\/h2>\n<p>We get variants of this question a lot:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Isn&#8217;t it breezy?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Aren&#8217;t you cold?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Why don&#8217;t you wear pants?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Heyyy, are you Scottish?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>A lot of, &#8220;nice kilt bro,&#8221; which seems like it pre-answers the question&#8230;\u00a0<em>spoiler alert.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yes, yes it is &#8211; breezy, that is. But I <em>really love<\/em> not wearing pants. I love the fit, and the roominess.<\/p>\n<p>My answer to if kilts are a good idea, after wearing them longer and going through a winter with them, is still yes &#8211; I am really happy with them, pants are stupid, and I don&#8217;t want to go back. I did wear some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheathunderwear.com\/\">very comfy underpants<\/a> when it was really cold (or riding my motorcycle), but normal pants and normal underpants, no good.<\/p>\n<p>Also, no &#8211; I&#8217;m not Scottish, I am more of a blend. A blend who\u00a0<em>loves being comfy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Denim Durability<\/h2>\n<p>Following the adventures with the softer, lighter weight, cotton kilt, I picked up a couple of these style: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.damnnearkiltem.com\/collections\/smithy\">Smithy by DNKE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They are a heavier, more durable fabric, and that means they block wind a bit better than the cotton kilt, which I&#8217;ve noticed the most when the wind is really blowing. Fun fact, that&#8217;s actually when wearing a kilt is the coldest, when the wind blows, so the heavier fabric is nice.<\/p>\n<p>We talked in the last post about how it&#8217;s worth it to spend some additional money and buy a kilt that&#8217;s good quality. The cotton kilt has held up nicely, and I think these heavier denim kilts will also last a nice long time due to being heavyweight, very durable material. They&#8217;re even slightly heavier than normal jeans.<\/p>\n<p>I especially like all of the attachments and hardware on the kilt &#8211; in particular, the key hook attachment is great. I&#8217;ve switched to keeping my keys on that key hook with an elastic pullstring. I really like that setup.<\/p>\n<p>Where the denim of jeans can thin or wear through over time, I haven&#8217;t noticed any of that kind of abrasion wearing on these kilts. They&#8217;re <em>also<\/em> quite comfortable, as I wear one now to type this.<\/p>\n<h2>Now with MORE Pockets!<\/h2>\n<p>I really, really like the comfort and the number of pockets. I also got a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.damnnearkiltem.com\/products\/sporran-leather-utility-kilt-accessory-brown\">sporran from DNKE<\/a> that I&#8217;m really pleased with. Now I have tons of pockets for all of the 15 pounds of stuff I carry around.<\/p>\n<p>No. Seriously.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fifteen pounds. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>We weighed everything one time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3447\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3447 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/soul-repairs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/josh-kilt-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soul-repairs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/josh-kilt-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/soul-repairs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/josh-kilt-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/soul-repairs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/josh-kilt-2-203x270.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denim kilt! AND sporran! TADA!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Cold and Wind<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s cold in Michigan. This cold, in Michigan, is really not a lot of fun. Michigan Cold plus wind is <em>extra<\/em> no fun. Breezy wind on your parts is maybe the least amount of fun.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I never thought I&#8217;d be talking about my parts in public, but&#8230;here we are.<br \/>\n&#8211; Josh just now<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Like I said above, the more heavyweight kilts help with this, quite a bit. High quality underpants help too, if it&#8217;s really cold.<\/p>\n<p>But actually&#8230;it&#8217;s not that bad. I&#8217;ve shoveled, walked, and worked outside in a kilt, and was quite comfortable, even at this winter&#8217;s coldest. Kilts were made for Scotland. It&#8217;s cold there. So&#8230;it makes sense that these do a good job of keeping everything pretty warm.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I will say, is that a sporran helps with the wind. I nearly had a few Marilyn Monroe Wind Moments that the sporran helped with.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 299px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biography.com\/.image\/c_fit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MTI0NTg3ODAyMjQyMzc5MzA2\/marilyn-monroe-sam-shaw-05_rbiojpg.jpg\" alt=\"Behind-the-Scenes of Marilyn Monroe's Iconic Flying Skirt (PHOTOS) - Biography\" width=\"299\" height=\"376\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh, in the wind, without a sporran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Tall Socks<\/h2>\n<p>Another winter-time concession with kilts are tall socks &#8211; usually wool, unless you happen to be unlucky enough to be allergic, <em>Laine mutters in Itchy. <\/em>In addition to helping keep your legs warm, they also help when you need to wear boots. I gotta&#8217; say, the tall socks + motorcycle boots look is one that both feels <em>and<\/em> looks great.<\/p>\n<h2>In Conclusion&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>Kilts are amazing. They can be cold in the winter, but actually&#8230;it mostly works. They do tend to draw more attention to you, and sometimes need to deal with some perplexing or oddly personal questions, but they&#8217;re <em>so comfortable,<\/em>\u00a0and they spark great conversation and help you meet awesome people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a lot of updates to our first kilt post. That post was written mostly on our experience before winter, and with a soft cotton kilt. Since then, I&#8217;ve gotten some new kilts, gotten some accessories, and dealt with the cold &#8211; but I still love kilts! Are Kilts a Good Idea? 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