Heritage of Scotland Heavyweight PV Kilts

[Iolaus]

I foolishly bought a low budget item from them recently, and got what I paid for - a low budget kilt. Is this the same thing you're thinking about? On mine the pleats are only about 1¼" deep, and the fabric is stiff. Someone said to try washing it, maybe with fabric softener, which I haven't done yet, but my first impression out of the box was "I'm not likely to wear this."

[Bob C]

I just bought a kilt from them. I'm not wearing it to a tartan ball, but it's fine for what it is. Hardly "rubbish," as an earlier poster said.

There are pics here: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=14547

Beware those who say the sky is falling because your kilt cost less than a mortgage payment.

[Colin]

Heritage of Scotland has not had a lot of favourable reviews on this board.

I would think you would be better off going to Bear or USA Kilts. While their PV is only 11 oz (Am I wrong here guys?) if you get an 8 yard or semi-traditional kilt it will still be extremely warm. My 8 yard Bear kilt is nice and heavy and I have worn it in Vancouver's winters before (yes, we get at least a week of snow and cold each year!). A few pictures here http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=13996

Besides there should be no duty on a Bear or USA kilt, and there tartan is from a UK weaving comapny (www.maltonmills.com )

www.bearkilts.com

www.usakilts.com

[RockyR]

The only mill that I KNOW of that puts a teflon coating on their PV is Marton Mills. It's 11 oz material and is the best quality PV I've seen. I have seen OTHER companies 11 oz PV material and it is very light and flimsy compared to the Teflon coated stuff... the coating gives the material a "stiffer hand".

Also, PLEASE do NOT think that just b/c it's not wool it's automatically PV. There are MANY other Poly blend materials out there that companies use that are not as nice (IMHO) as PV. Many companies use a Poly Acrylic or a Cotton Poly blend.