really affordable accessories

[Moosehead]

OK, heres one for you guys: what would you REALLY like to see, accessories wise, at an affordable price?

[Caradoc]

OK, heres one for you guys: what would you REALLY like to see, accessories wise, at an affordable price?

Good kilt hose, even in blends (other than plain wool) for less than $25 a pair. (I've seen them as low as $8-$12, but they're too thin!)

Reasonable daywear sporrans that one can get a hand into that don't look like RenFaire pouches - I like the Freelanders, but they're still a bit too casual, and don't cost more than $100.

With the plethora of good-yet-inexpensive kilts on the market (Stillwater, for example) it's getting harder to find good quality hose and sporrans in the same price ranges.

[Bob C]

Jackets. Why do kilt jackets have to cost so much more than regular sportcoats?

[beerbecue]

Jackets. Why do kilt jackets have to cost so much more than regular sportcoats?

I second that.....

[Prester John]

I'll confess that a nice charcoal wool jacket for under $250 would be a real treat. I'm also dismayed by the prices of kilt jackets, BUT the garment industry being what it is, I wonder.

At least we know that most Kilt jackets are real quality items.

Still, I love that charcoal tweed jacket and vest from Scottishkilts.net...

[macwilkin]

Reasonable daywear sporrans that one can get a hand into that don't look like RenFaire pouches - I like the Freelanders, but they're still a bit too casual, and don't cost more than $100.

The Freelander is worth every penny, believe you me. Best sporran I have ever owned in all my years wearing Highland attire, bar none. I'd rather pay a wee bit for such a quality sporran that will last me a long time anyway.

And as far as "casual" goes, I wear mine frequently with a tweed day jacket and it looks just fine.

Regards,

Todd

[arrogcow]

Jackets, Jackets, Jackets, Jackets.

Adam

[Caradoc]

The Freelander is worth every penny, believe you me. Best sporran I have ever owned in all my years wearing Highland attire, bar none. I'd rather pay a wee bit for such a quality sporran that will last me a long time anyway.

And as far as "casual" goes, I wear mine frequently with a tweed day jacket and it looks just fine.

Regards,

Todd

I don't doubt it - what chaps me is that if some of the regular day sporrans were made with about an extra half inch or so in the gusset, and a softer leather used for the gusset instead of a hard welt, the sporrans would be that much more useful to me in those styles.

I do like the drawstring/"sprue" style sporrans like the Freelanders, I'm just wishing for more choices (and more space!) in the "regular" sporrans.

[JackK]

I'd say day sporrans and jackets.

Jack

[Moosehead]

OK. If anyone wants a modified jacket, tweed or solid, let me know via PM. I'll do a little tour of the used clothing places on the weekend. Just give me your measurements and we'll take it from there.

Hand-knit hose: trying to talk the wife into it. It that doesn't work, there is a woolen mill not far from, who make yarn and blankets. They also have a bunch of older ladies who knit up socks, hats, mitts etc. I'm gonna head over there during my Great Jacket Search and get a few names. Normal socks go for $16 CDN, so I'm hoping to be able to get some good pricing for hose.

Check out their other products page. If only I could talk them into doing some cloth suitable for kilts. Although I already have my source for cloth for the Inverness capes, I'm gonna have to check to see if their stuff could be useable. Considering its weight and the fact its already been shrunk (boiled) it might just be plausible.