I have not been kilting (yes, it is a verb) lately as I have three kilts that no longer fit after loosing 40 lbs. The one remaining kilt I wear is a band kilt that I just wear for band activities.

I have been considers a new kilt for a while, but there are several factors that complicate the purchase, and I wonder how other go about making their decisions.

The first consideration is what I want to do in the kilt. I just want a knock around, hiking, casual use, garment. This means I do not want to spend a ton of money, as it will be used roughly.

Second, and this seems to fly in the face of the first consideration, it must be wool. For whatever reason, I have it firmly in my mind that all kilts must be wool. I have seen hundreds of photos here of great looking PV kilts from Rocky and others and I admit I cannot tell the difference from looking, but I cannot bring my self to buy a non-wool kilt.

Third, I am much more flexible about the tartan than I suspect many of you might be. In fact, I almost do not care as long as it is not too bland. Not being tied to a clan leaves me quite a bit of freedom.

Using this as my guide, I end up deciding an ebay find in my size, in wool, with the scottish national tartan (tolerable, but not too bad) will do. It should be here next week.


So what do you consider when purchasing a kilt?

Joe