Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Carbomb
Three meters of the 16 ounce wool with a MAXIMUM cost of $50. I can get it elsewhere (as a favor).

Only the 16 ounce.

If it's not available, there's no way in h_ll I want that PV. I'm getting to the point where the kilts are wearing HOLES in the weave... and that's just from normal wear, gentle wash, and hang drying. I've now bought my absolute LAST kilt in that stuff. It has NOTHING to do with Bear's kiltmaking (which is outstanding) but has everything to do with that thin "stuff". I wish we could compromise and find a good 12-13 ounce wool. Atleast I know that it will last longer than two years.
JImmy,
There's PV and then, there's PV.
The PV you ordered for both your kilts is the Canadian tartan quality. It's lighter than the Clan weight PV and, while it has advantages in summer, it's not as durable as the Clan weight PV.
Andrew Breecher has worn a Clan weight PV kilt for the entire Appalachian trail. That's about 2700 miles of rough use in wet, muggy conditions. He won't give it back until he's walked 8000 miles, even though I've offered him a new kilt in return!

My own Canadian tartan kilts have lasted me longer than yours and my Maple Leaf and Cape Breton have been worn and washed a lot!
The Clan weight PV is about double the weight of the Canadian weight PV, or about 12 oz.

Publicly stating that PV doesn't hold up is like saying wool doesn't hold up and you've only worn 8oz wool.
Some of the new guys around here might actually believe you when you say that PV doesn't last, when you're only talking about one light weight of PV. (Even that seems to be lasting me just fine and I machine wash and dry my PV kilts.)

Since you left USA Kilts and decided to start your own wool kiltmaking business this coming December, you've publicly changed your views on kilts 180 degrees.
You've gone from a 'wear what you want' guy to a 'traditionalist, wool only' guy.

Now you are claiming PV doesn't last when it has been shown to be very long lasting. That kind of false statement from a guy who is thought of as respected and knowledgable regarding fabrics and kilts can hurt PV kiltmakers.

I think you are attacking PV to build up the desire for wool kilts. I can see no other explanation for your actions since you left USA Kilts.
All those actions point to your trying to bend the market to the businees you are going to open.