Stillwater Heavyweight Oz?

[AllenJ]

does anyone know the weight of the Stillwater Heavyweight wool kilts? Is it a true heavyweight 16 oz? Or less 'heavyweight'?

[Dreadbelly]

The blackwatch is nice and heavy, the others are about 13oz.

[Warlock]

I should think 13 0z fairly hefty.

[Dreadbelly]

13 ounce is considered light to medium actually. 10 to 13 ounce is what dancers wear.

14 to 18 ounce is also considered medium - heavy.

And then there are your 22 to 26 ouncers. Yeah. Think about those for a moment.

[Colin]

From what I have heard, this is a different type of wool than the worsted wool that traditional Scottish kilt makers use. If that is the case I would assume the weight measurement is slightly different as the weave would be different. Anyone got more insight into this?

[chasem]

the weight per yard might be different, but it would be measured the same.

[AllenJ]

So i guess it would be better to measure it in weight and heft in comparison to worsted wool kilts as opposed to pure numbers?

I've considered picking up a Stillwater but I'm cautious about picking up some featherweight thing. "Heavyweight" is a subjective term. Is the Stillwater 'Heavyweight' closer to 10- 13 oz or closer to 14-16 oz in worsted wool?

[Dreadbelly]

I own one of the original stillwater blackwatch heavyweights in acryllic and it is verra verra nice. It is no featherweight and has gone me through a few bitterly cold winter moments, one ice storm, and even a hurricane or two.

This kilt has endured abuse the likes of which you would not believe. Still looks pretty darn good, and you can't go wrong with stillwater. Nuff said.