Travel with a kilt

[OC Richard]

I travel light with just a roll-on bag that can be placed in the overhead and am curious how to travel with a kilt other than wearing it.

I'm also a light traveller who has always used a single carry-on rolling suitcase even for a two-week trip.

Being a piper I've disassembled the pipes and there's room for the pipes, kilt, sporran, waistcoat, and a few ordinary casual clothes.

For me the big problem is shoes. I wear 13UK/14US and since one pair of shoes takes up nearly half my suitcase the only shoes I travel with are the ones on my feet. I wear plain leather casual shoes that look fine with anything.

But next month I'm again faced with the problem of travelling to Scotland with a Pipe Band for which I need to wear Ghillie Brogues. Since I'm not going to wear the Ghillies throughout my stay in Glasgow it means travelling with two pair of shoes.

I think the only way to create enough space in my suitcase is to wear my kilt on the flight. It's a bulky 8-yard heavyweight kilt, I have no choice in the matter, and it takes up quite a bit of precious space.

About kilt pins and sginean, I wouldn't dream of bothering with those while flying.