Do you have a favourite ..

**unixken** · 26th March 13, 04:48 AM

Awesome photo, Derek. Candids ALWAYS make the best shots. Kudos to the photographer. And the kilt looks wonderful.

**creagdhubh** · 26th March 13, 05:09 AM

Why yes, I do. My kilt in the Macpherson hunting 'ancient' colour scheme (Lochcarron Strome) makes me feel even more comfortable and "mentally 'at one.'" Especially when it is worn at the annual Clan Macpherson Gathering and Rally in Badenoch. My "home away from home."

I'm holding the Bratach Uaine, or the "Green Banner of the Clan Macpherson."

Slainte,

**tundramanq** · 26th March 13, 05:54 AM

I had to go stare at my 11 different USAK casual tartans - not one really stands out from the rest. I pick, to use my aunt's phrase, "what ever blows your skirt up", for the day. And am happy and comfy the rest of the day.
I am getting another Sterling casual. Unsure whether is is from use or abuse that the first is getting a bit tattered.

**OC Richard** · 26th March 13, 06:07 AM

My "go-to kilt" is my Isle of Skye heavyweight. I love the tartan and the heft of the thing and it feels like a "real kilt" to me. My Drummond of Perth 13oz ends up just sitting at home, mostly. Whenever I get around to finishing my Auld Scotland heavyweight kilt (my first go at kiltmaking) who knows? It might become the favourite. (I don't own any "casual" kilts.)

My go-to Isle of Skye 16oz Lochcarron

But I will break out the Drummond of Perth 13oz House of Edgar occasionally, in part because I have matching hose

**Father Bill** · 26th March 13, 06:23 AM

Good question. I'm still mulling it over. I've been wearing Keltoi's box pleat hunting Sinclair more often lately, but I still love my 9yd knife pleated clergy tartan.

Gottathink about those!

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**tundramanq** · 26th March 13, 07:35 AM

OCR If you wear your kilts for other than formal and performance uses, think about the low cost casuals. I don't wear the few wool kilts I have much due to the extra care needed to keep them from damage. This keeps me "on edge" too much which reduces the comfort level a lot for me. I was just scrubing my bathtub with acid to remove the scale buildup - kilted as always. Would much rather be risking a $100 kilt than a $500+ wool kilt - acid dosen't know the difference in material or care. When I expect to get messy then the tartans come off and the ratty Utilikilts go on.

**Domehead** · 26th March 13, 01:29 PM

I don't have a favorite. But, as Creaghdhubh stated [paraphrasing] the kilt I feel most natural in is my Robertson Red - Lochcarron Strome 4YBP. It is the Clan I was raised to recognize. It is the tartan that survived my family's emigration, be it: clothing, swatches, pillows, runners, ties, plates, mugs, post cards, statuettes, etc. It is the tartan (among a few) my family specifically "re-loaded" upon returning to Scotland. The other tartans I wear are no less significant to me, but are homages to those families whom comprise our larger... a sign of respect. The "Robertson" just feels like "mine", perhaps?

**OC Richard** · 27th March 13, 05:32 AM

Originally Posted by tundramanq

OCR If you wear your kilts for other than formal and performance uses, think about the low cost casuals.

That's the thing, I don't wear kilts except when performing on the pipes, or the rare nonpiping formal occasion. This allows me to be a traditionalist stick-in-the-mud who only owns tartan wool handsewn kilts. My one compromise from the so-called "tank" is that I prefer a bit less yardage, around 7 yards, so that my kilts aren't so heavy in the back.