Suggestions for a summer casual kilt.

[David Thornton]

Ok members, here's an opportunity to offer opinions. I am looking for a kilt to wear in the summer instead of shorts. Knocking around the house can be anything, cause I don't care what the neighbors think.
But I will need specific recommendations for public wear. Both on the kilt and the shoes, socks/hose, no socks etc. I take the kids to see minor league baseball a couple nights a week. I don't really care what they think, but I wind up doing a fair amount of business there as well. So I don't want to look like I have on a halloween costume.
For a point of reference, I have three kilts now. One 8 yard 16 oz, one 5 yard 16 oz, one 5 yard 13 oz.

Thanks in advance
David

[cavscout]

I recommend a few of USA Kilts casual's. Good tartan selection, well made, very comfortable, easy to maintain and look great. Oh, and good price. You can buy 2, 3 or 4 for what you paid for your wools.

[Graham]

I recommend a few of USA Kilts casual's. Good tartan selection, well made, very comfortable, easy to maintain and look great. Oh, and good price. You can buy 2, 3 or 4 for what you paid for your wools.

I agree, USAK casuals in PV, ye canna beat 'em

[possingk]

The swing on the casual's are also nice. I like the light fabric and the fact that you can wash it often. I do wear mine in the winter in both Harrisburg, PA and Buffalo, NY, so they can be worn in the winter. During the summer they can be worn with anything, also if you have the patch sewn on the casual, you don't need a kilt pin so you take less of a chance of losing it while playing outside and jumping up and down at minor league baseball games. The tartan selection is great, I have both a Scottish National and a Ireland's National, my wife loves the Ramsay Blue as well.

If that isn't enough, Rocky and Kelly are two of the best people I have worked with in my years of buying stuff. The prices are great as well. If you are looking for more of a traditional look they also have a semi-traditional in the same fabric, but with the higher waist.

[646guy]

I do a lot of lounging around the house and to a few rugby tourneys in my Black Spartan Utilikilt. It's definitely non-traditional especially as it's made out of basketball shorts material, but I got more than a few guys asking me where I got mine at a rugby tourney last year.

[Kilted Taper]

I do a lot of lounging around the house and to a few rugby tourneys in my Black Spartan Utilikilt. It's definitely non-traditional especially as it's made out of basketball shorts material, but I got more than a few guys asking me where I got mine at a rugby tourney last year.

I'll second the UK Spartan. It's a tad different to say the least, but the comfort level is unbeaten! Just watch those sidewalk grates in the city or you'll be doing your best marilyn monroe impression. 8)

[Colin]

I recommend a few of USA Kilts casual's. Good tartan selection, well made, very comfortable, easy to maintain and look great. Oh, and good price. You can buy 2, 3 or 4 for what you paid for your wools.

I'll put in my recommendation as well. A nice PV kilt in the summer is a great thing. Depending on how you plan to wear it, you can likley get away with the casual. Although Rocky (and Kelly) make a semi-traditional in PV that looks great.

As an alternative to summertime shorts, give Freedom kilts a look. Steve puts a lot of attention into his kilts and it shows. Being so close to Seattle (go Seahawks!!!!!!!!) I have seen a ton of Utilikilts and I am sorry, but they just don't look good to me. Steve's kilts look less like a skirt and have more of the traits of a traditional kilt in my opinion.

[Graham]

Good to hear what you said Colin about FK, it makes me even more excited about recieving mine (should be here soon).

[Macman]

Lots of good choices have been given, but if I'm looking to wear a kilt instead of shorts I'll wear my Freedom Kilt. Its material is similar to the shorts I wear (and I wear cargo shorts almost all year long), and I wear it with boots, runners, or sandals. It dresses up nicely, and down as well. It is really comfortable and, most of all, it looks like a kilt. Plus, Steve is really great guy!

[David Thornton]

Thanks guys, but thats only half an answer.
I will look again at USAK, UK, Freedom & Rkilt. But how to accessorize?
Can I wear nikes? sandels? socks/no socks?
Any others to look at?
David