Pleat problem with my new leather Utilikilt

[seanachie]

Chuck:
Have you tried the Ranger belt ? I think it works well and my kilt doesn't get loose on me.

[Riverkilt]

I use the Ranger Belt on both my RKilt leathers and ordered on my new one. I love it...really does feel comfy and hold well while looking good. Yup, us old guys order a belt for each leather kilt because its too tedious to thread one back and forth between kilts...like them ready to go. Is that decadent or what? Great belt that Ranger belt.

[tundramanq]

This one is much better - just the normal Utilikilt pleat buck which is part of a Utilikilt. The pictures are after I unboxed it and adjusted on the laces and put it on. Some of the wonkyness of the pleats should improve with wearing and hanging. The lacing on each side is in two parts - the waist section and the sewdown section. I am finding that the adjustable pleats work best if the waist lace section is snugger than the sewdown section. There is no extra reversed pleat in the underapron as on a cloth Utilikilt - Don't think they are needed here. Both aprons have the more standard hidden double pleat. (Standard for narrow apron kilts. ) You may note the rear pockets are optional and due to evil experience with traditional kilts , I opted not to have them - nice clean back. The front pockets work quite well and don't gape open like the ones on the Facebook pictures did. Be aware that if the lower section laces are too snug you will have a pretty tight entry into the pockets. Like the other Utilikilts, when you sit the pockets fall to the inside of your legs and access to the pockets is easy sitting. They are the same depth as other Uks - my finger tips just reach the bottoms of the pockets without bending over. Overall I am real happy with my purchase and the service I got once I convinced them the standing pleat was more than normal bucking. They still do really care.

The pictures:









I didn't get the rear pockets but this is what they look like:


I see I still need to get the leftside lacing correct.

Cheers.

[seanachie]

Glad you are pleased...after all that is what matters. I am pleased the situation was corrected. Just speaking for my own self, I like the RKilt aprons a whole lot more. That narrow front apron just does not work for me. Good luck with the new kilt and wear it in good health.

[Riverkilt]

Interesting the split corset lacing idea...was difficult to figure out on my leather Utilikilt. They didn't send instructions - had to search the Internet to find out how corset lacing worked. Also difficult to adjust. Finally just left it loose while wearing the kilt then tightened it to where it "self-adjusted." I've found that weighted clips do tame leather pleats.

A different look on the current leather kilts - seems a bit cleaner - leaner...

[tundramanq]

Look out Ron, you are talking yourself into another.... Nice pebble grain leather....

Like the R-Kilt, you no longer notice the weight after about 5 minutes. The R-Kilt didn't need the break in wearing that this one will need. The Uk loosened up a lot in the 3 hours of wearing yesterday.

If my current dinking around with the laces fails, I will try your loose "adjust your own self" game. Am currently clothespin training the adjustable pleats back crease. That will clean up the side profile a lot. I pinned the pleats, unweighted this round, overnight, Looks a lot better this AM on the clip hangers. Will try it on for a while today to see if the adjustable pleat is in the right place, before hard setting the crease ( hammer and two blocks of wood ). As my first Leather Uk, I am working my way up the learning curve.

[Riverkilt]

Getcha some half ounce fishing weights and duct tape one on each side of the clothes pins...you'll see a great improvement as the weights "pull" the leather into shape.