highland inspirations

[KiltedKnight]

Sorry about that...
I learned a long time ago a hard learned lesson about tires. I had to buy two tires for the front axle of my car. I had a choice between some very expensive tires that had a good reputation for wear and a cheap set that "looked great" and I decided to buy the cheap set. Well needless to say the cheap set wore out before the old tires that I already had on the rear axle and I still had to buy the more expensive tires for the front to replace the cheap ones.
When I buy a kilt I pay the premium price from a kilt company that has a good track record and I still have the first kilt that I ever purchased and it still looks like new.
Spend less and get less. Buy a Yugo but don't expect folks to think that it's a Porche.
These are of course my own opinions but you wanted some serious thoughts.

Chris.

[bubba]

On the other hand, are you going to wear your $500+ kilt mowing the lawn, working on the car, etc. I don't think so. The low price kilts have their place and only buying the expensive kilts limits you.

[auld argonian]

There's Yugos and there are Porsches but there are also Chevys and Hondas and Toyotas and Buicks...

...there is perfect and then there's good enough...sometimes good enough is good enough. I was fortunate enough to find this forum before I acted in haste and ignorance and bought a - let us say - "less than desirable" piece of goods from some ebay seller. I bought a Stillwater Nightstalker instead based on the advice that I got from just reading the posts and not even coming out and asking the "newbie" question. A good indication of how pleased people are with these kiltmakers is how much repeat business they give them...I know that I've already bought a Hunting McLeod from SWK and look forward to ordering another kilt from USAK...and I guess that I'm probably typical of most of the folks here. Sometime in the future I'll probably invest in a tank but for now good enough is good enough.

Best

AA

[macwilkin]

On the other hand, are you going to wear your $500+ kilt mowing the lawn, working on the car, etc. I don't think so. The low price kilts have their place and only buying the expensive kilts limits you.

It depends on what you're doing with the kilt. I don't mow the lawn in a kilt (don't have a lawn to mow!), or work on the car (mechanically-challenged), and I don't wear my kilt full-time, so a $500 kilt works for me because I wear it primarily for Scottish functions, in class and at school, although I have worn my kilt at outdoor events, such as Games, hiking, etc. I don't think a traditional kilt "limits" you, since the kilt has always been a very verstile garment.

You get what you pay for, and what suits you best. I'd much rather spend $500 on a quality kilt (and no, I am not wealthy -- far from it) and get something that will a heirloom for my children. Do I own many kilts? No -- but that makes my kilt even more special to me, because it symbolises my pride in my family's heritage.

Regards,

Todd

[Bob C]

Aussie, here's my advice: BUY THE DAMNED KILT!

I love this place, but I DO tire of the snobbery of some of its members.

Bubba and cajunscott are both right. There are some things you do not want to do in an expensive woolen kilt, and there are some places that you don't want to wear anything less.

That's why I have one of each.

So, spend the minimal amount of money we're talking about and buy the budget kilt. If you like it and enjoy it, great! If it's not all you expected, you're not out much. Maybe you'll add an expensive, made-to-order kilt someday, and maybe you will decide you don't need to.

Don't let the snobs stop you from joining the kilted bretheren.





Ok. I'm done with the soapbox. Next?

[KiltedKnight]

I think someone read into my post something that was not there. My post was not to denigrate other kilts or what have you. If there was a problem that someone saw with my post and was offended then that's their problem. If they have such thin skin I wonder how they wear their kilt. Wearing a kilt should be done without a chip on the shoulder and not always in anticipation of someone making the wrong comment and hurting your feel bads. Mowing the lawn or working on the car are some very bad examples, I would not wear my kilt to do either. As far as I can see that's just showing off. I have a hat collection that I started over 30 years ago, should I wear some of my more unique hats just to show off or should I put on a baseball cap and get the lawn mowed or the car repaired?
Wear what you want to wear, I for one will have a small number of traditional kilts and keep them in servicable condition and you can have as many as you want and do whatever you want in them.

Chris.