Budget Kilt Recommendation

[Tobus]

Or get something like a Utilikilts workman or some other utility kilt that is made of duck or some other canvas heavy duty material. I know angry bastard kilts makes stuff like that too.

I do have a Utilikilt Workman that I use for hiking. It would be fine around campfires or grills. But it's not exactly a soft flexible kilt for comfort at home, which is what I wear the acrylic kilt for. The Utilikilt is stiff with hard-stitched pleat creases, and it's hot with all those pockets (it's been around 95-100F here since mid-May and will be until October). For me, the Utilikilt is just not a comfort garment. It's for rough outdoor activity.

Plus, I assume that since this was posted in the traditional forum, the OP is looking for a traditional style kilt.

[macmanjim]

I do have a Utilikilt Workman that I use for hiking. It would be fine around campfires or grills. But it's not exactly a soft flexible kilt for comfort at home, which is what I wear the acrylic kilt for. The Utilikilt is stiff with hard-stitched pleat creases, and it's hot with all those pockets (it's been around 95-100F here since mid-May and will be until October). For me, the Utilikilt is just not a comfort garment. It's for rough outdoor activity.

Plus, I assume that since this was posted in the traditional forum, the OP is looking for a traditional style kilt.

I don't have a workman, but it would be even worse here in AZ. I find an 8yd acrylic or wool too much in the summer. PV has a higher flame rating than acrylic, but probably not enough to make a difference. Wool would be the way to go for safety. I just picked up a ripstop. We'll see how that goes. From what I've seen of the sportkilt material, that's light, but I've never been impressed on how it keeps pleats. If I was going on the cheap and wanted good, I'd probably go with a USA kilts casual or semi trad, which is teflon coated PV. UT Kilts does have wool in the same neighborhood too.