Into Battle In A Kilt

[Woodsman]

At the weekend I was on a rescue boat training course as part of my work in a search and rescue team. We all tend to wear 5.11 Tactical trousers when we're not in our drysuits so come the evening when we went for a few drinks and a meal together I wore my 5.11 Tactical Duty Kilt.

There was only a few of us left in the bar when we heard a commotion in the lobby and a shout of "call the police". Being the kind of chaps who get stuck in when others are in difficulty we rushed out to see if we could help. The receptionist told us someone was trying to steal a car in the car park.

We rushed to the car park to either catch them or scare them off, it turned out it was my colleague's Land Rover they were trying to steal. Our approach scared them away from the car park and we had no more trouble from them overnight.

It was only as we returned inside one of the guests commented on my kilt. We were on the south coast of England, an area where you rarely see a kilt. Hats off to 5.11 for making a kilt capable of being run in, vaulting stairs, and giving chase, without feeling unwieldy. My helpful colleague suggested the wouldbe thieves might have been scared off by the sight of my legs

Here I thought this was going to be a thread on a WWI kilted regiment. Somehow from this I thought of how intimidated kilted warriors may look running at you with mounted bayonets. Perhaps your would-be car thief was intimidated by the sight of your 5.11 kilt?!? Anyway, good story!

[Farmhand]

Since it seems that one of the primary reasons that the kilt was discarded in favor of trousers after WW1 was the ice building up on the pleats and causing trauma to the back of the legs, and trench warfare is really no longer an issue, I think the kilt would make fine combat clothing in a rural environment. Modern mechanized war would lend itself well to the kilt, and the hygiene superiority it provides. Not to mention the bravery it helped muster, the moral boosting effect cannot be underestimated.
Even here in the Ozarks, where every sort of thorny bramble and sticker abounds, it works well in the cooler months as outdoor wear.
I have yet to not take my wild game while not in a kilt.
Also, I have played reveille to the Militia troops many times at our yearly BTX. ( I am also the training NCO for the local Company)
I wonder if any think the kilt suitable for apocalypse scenarios as well? Could you imagine the survivors in "Walking dead" battling in kilts? Maybe a modern canvas?

[macmanjim]

Since it seems that one of the primary reasons that the kilt was discarded in favor of trousers after WW1 was the ice building up on the pleats and causing trauma to the back of the legs, and trench warfare is really no longer an issue, I think the kilt would make fine combat clothing in a rural environment. Modern mechanized war would lend itself well to the kilt, and the hygiene superiority it provides. Not to mention the bravery it helped muster, the moral boosting effect cannot be underestimated.
Even here in the Ozarks, where every sort of thorny bramble and sticker abounds, it works well in the cooler months as outdoor wear.
I have yet to not take my wild game while not in a kilt.
Also, I have played reveille to the Militia troops many times at our yearly BTX. ( I am also the training NCO for the local Company)
I wonder if any think the kilt suitable for apocalypse scenarios as well? Could you imagine the survivors in "Walking dead" battling in kilts? Maybe a modern canvas?

RE TWD: I was thinking something similar. I'd offer my services. Maybe something in a Utilikilt, like the Workman or Survival kilt or I'd wear something more traditional, like black watch or even buchanan. Put on some combat boots with a M1911A1 on my hip and M-14 over my shoulder. That would do the trick. I'd kick negan's **** too.