The expense of kilts!

[Peter Crowe]

But building a 'full kit' isn't something you should just rush out and purchase anyway. For most of us, it takes years of buying one thing at a time, or working our way up in quality. The same is true of the Scots too, unless they happen to inherit it from within the family.

Tobus is absolutely right about this!

Speaking as a native born Scot who was brought up to wear the kilt, I have spent years adding piecemeal through purchase and inheritance to have enough kilt gear to have Traditional Highland Civilian Dress (THCD) day-wear and semi-formal (black-tie) evening wear as a middle aged man of almost 46. When I was a boy it was kilt and argyle jacket with basic accoutrements (sporran. hose, and flashes). I was in my late 30's before I owned a Prince Charlie coatee and vest with an evening dress sporran. You find that these are special clothes you pay good money for and take care of appropriately.

Not that I am unhappy with what I have, but I would still like to have a tweed Argyle day jacket with matching waistcoat. However, I doubt I could justify such an extravagance for at least another five to ten years.

By the way Scots are canny which means careful not stingy. I know many of my ain folk who would give you the shirt of their back provided you earned their friendship and good esteem. They may be slow to warm to strangers but once you have their friendship, you have a real friend for life.