Footwear with Utility Kilts

**Mel1721L** · 28th July 19, 12:13 PM

At the moment with the temperature in the high 30's in Spain I'm wearing a 5.11 tactical duty kilt most days and even that's too hot to wear. I'm wearing it with sandals, anything else would be too uncomfortable, I'm not wearing a shirt of any kind even, but I do wear a sporran, and the pockets have been detached.

**wboydsp** · 28th July 19, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by Mel1721L

At the moment with the temperature in the high 30's in Spain I'm wearing a 5.11 tactical duty kilt most days and even that's too hot to wear. I'm wearing it with sandals, anything else would be too uncomfortable, I'm not wearing a shirt of any kind even, but I do wear a sporran, and the pockets have been detached.

I was watching videos on youtube. This guy mentioned that sporrans can help keep the kilt down in a breeze. I have, yet, to recieve my kilts. I ordered 3. I believe it will be 3 to 4 weeks at the soonest that I will recieve them. However, I bought a belt and sporran and decided that I would wear a sporran. I believe that it helps with the identification of it as a kilt and not a ladies skirt, and the idea there is something in front helping to weigh it down is also a bonus. I also prefer UK that have the straps on them. I like the look of the straps.

**Mel1721L** · 28th July 19, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by wboydsp

I was watching videos on youtube. This guy mentioned that sporrans can help keep the kilt down in a breeze. I have, yet, to recieve my kilts. I ordered 3. I believe it will be 3 to 4 weeks at the soonest that I will recieve them. However, I bought a belt and sporran and decided that I would wear a sporran. I believe that it helps with the identification of it as a kilt and not a ladies skirt, and the idea there is something in front helping to weigh it down is also a bonus. I also prefer UK that have the straps on them. I like the look of the straps.

I only have poop bags in my sporren as I'm mostly walking the dogs when I'm wearing it, so the sporren is quite light, but the wind hasn't really been an issue. I also wear it to help identify it as a kilt, rather than a skirt, though to be honest, the Spanish wouldn't know the difference, but there are plenty of Brits here. I do have one with straps on, but I need to loose a couple of inches before I can get back into it. I don't get many comments but when I do, they're usually positive.

**wboydsp** · 28th July 19, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by Mel1721L

I only have poop bags in my sporren as I'm mostly walking the dogs when I'm wearing it, so the sporren is quite light, but the wind hasn't really been an issue. I also wear it to help identify it as a kilt, rather than a skirt, though to be honest, the Spanish wouldn't know the difference, but there are plenty of Brits here. I do have one with straps on, but I need to loose a couple of inches before I can get back into it. I don't get many comments but when I do, they're usually positive.

Yes, I noticed that the sporran does not have much weight to it. I bought a leather one. It is interesting, I have the belt, and sporran, just waiting on the kilts. The leather of the sporran probably has just enough weight to hold it down in a light breeze. Iowa gets its fair share of wind.

**Benning Boy** · 31st July 19, 05:41 PM

I wear 5.11 Tactical kilts with kilt hose and a plaid (tartan) shirts, just reversing what I might do when wearing a traditional kilt. That is when wearing traditional I wear a solid colored shirt and near matching hose. So far I haven't worn scrunched socks and boots with the 5.11s. I ordinarily don't dress like a hip young guy, being a conservative in all ways old guy, so I haven't warmed to the scrunched hose and boots way of dress. It seems to me the boots and scrunched look would only be correct when worn with a tee shirt.

**Mel1721L** · 1st August 19, 12:37 AM

Originally Posted by Benning Boy

I wear 5.11 Tactical kilts with kilt hose and a plaid (tartan) shirts, just reversing what I might do when wearing a traditional kilt. That is when wearing traditional I wear a solid colored shirt and near matching hose. So far I haven't worn scrunched socks and boots with the 5.11s. I ordinarily don't dress like a hip young guy, being a conservative in all ways old guy, so I haven't warmed to the scrunched hose and boots way of dress. It seems to me the boots and scrunched look would only be correct when worn with a tee shirt.

I'm 64 and wear boots with scrunched down socks, but not in the summer, it's too hot for boots. I can't see a conservative man wearing a 5.11 TDK though? Come on, experiment!

**rmcglew3** · 1st August 19, 07:06 PM

With a utility kilt I usually wear whatever I have on if I am just running errands on the weekends.
If I am wearing one to work or some other activity like going out to dinner I will usually wear longer socks, usually brightly colored. I did notice at a conference I went to entirely kilted for the week I got more compliments with brighter colored socks. At a professional society chapter meeting one of the women asked if it was a fashion faux pas not to wear long socks. My answer was that I was pretty much going against conventions wearing a kilt so I could wear whatever I felt without worry, but that I thought I looked better with longer socks. Some of the vendors in the data management space will give out socks with their logos... usually not terribly long but i'll wear them if I like the product... and they appreciate the publicity.
Oh, and I just turned 67. Rode my bicycle my age in miles and added 7 miles when I made a wrong turn.

**MikeC** · 2nd August 19, 02:55 PM

on the topic of sporrans... I think a survival sporran from StillWater Kilts would look good with a utility kilt. I am not a fan of utility kilts, but I think this sporran would really complete the look. I saw that UTKilts has a tactical sporran, but it looks to big, and thats why i didnt go with it.

I dont have a picture of one on this computer, but here is a posting that has a picture of it in it

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...n-chain-95682/

and this where I am wearing it.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...ts4less-95696/

**wboydsp** · 2nd August 19, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by MikeC

on the topic of sporrans... I think a survival sporran from StillWater Kilts would look good with a utility kilt. I am not a fan of utility kilts, but I think this sporran would really complete the look. I saw that UTKilts has a tactical sporran, but it looks to big, and thats why i didnt go with it.

I dont have a picture of one on this computer, but here is a posting that has a picture of it in it

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...n-chain-95682/

and this where I am wearing it.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...ts4less-95696/

I bought what I thought was a day sporran. It is leather with tassels. However, the front is a white leather or off white. I chose it because the UT that I bought are black and I figured that it would make a decent contrast.