SportKilt - USAKilt Casual Comparison

[auld argonian]

I only have a USA casual, not a sportkilt...but I gotta say a few good words about PV...

....I sort of expected the PV to be good because that's what my daughter's grammar school uniforms is made of. This stuff has proved uncanny. Ever see the movie "The Man In The White Suit" with Alec Guinness? He comes up with a fabric that never wears out and never gets dirty...so the fabric manufacturers HAVE to get rid of him because they would never sell another yard of fabric again...no one would ever need it once they had clothes made out of Guinness' character's fabric. These school uniforms are like that: they get handed down and over so many times that it's hard to keep track and I'm sure that my daughter's first grade uniform is still out ther somewhere after eight years...the only people who ever actually BUY new uniforms are the "newbies" who don't know about the "uniform exchange" bit.

If I was going to become a super-hero I'd forgo spandex in favor of PV...

Poly cotton has it's place in permanent press shirts but that's where it should stay.

Best

AA

[Hellblazer]

What material are the USAKilt casuals made from? PV?

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Ron,

I have a USAK casual and semi-trad, and also a SK. However, my SK is the older style without the pleats sewn down, no belt loops, fringe, etc., so can't really comment on the new style. I have not checked the prices lately, but doesn't the SK with all the options come to about the same price as a USAK casual? If so, based on the quality and fabric, I would go with the USAK. I am wearing my Ireland's National USAK casual again today and I really love this kilt. Easy to care for, hard to wrinkle, just throw it into the wash. What more can I say?

[Moosehead]

Yes, too bad there is no relatively cheap source for a heavier weight PV, say 14-16oz.

Sorry for the slight drift...

[Colin]

Not to bash anyone, but perhaps, based on the evolution of kilting thread, once people discovered the better made kilts like USA kilts, Bear, SWK, etc. they are more hesitant to order from Sportkilt again. The Sportkilts that a lot of people started kilting with sound like rubbish to me, and I would not be willing to order from them again once I had moved up the quality scale. So while the improvements made to Sportkilt may be significant, their previous efforts and reputation may be responsible for the lack of comparison. Just a thought.

[Riverkilt]

Hey Colin,

You're probably right talking about the basic "gathered" SportKilt. Know when the one with sewn down pleats, custom length, and belt loops arrived it made my two gathered SportKilts look like skirts to me.

Now that SportKilt offers a kilt option, was curious to see how their sewn pleat option stacks up against the USAKilt casual model.

Looking more and more like I'll have to buy one myself...hmmmmm which tartan....hmmmm

Ron

[RockyR]

Ron...

If you DO get one, do me a favor and wear it around for a while and tell me what you think. I'll send you a USAK Casual for comparison purposes ONLY (read as "random tartan not in your size"). That way, you can give us a side by side independant comparison.

Sound good?

[cavscout]

Sorry if this is a tangent but without even getting into quality you can easily rule out sport kilt based on the fact that they are not as well made (lines may or may not line up) and once you add on all the bells and whistles and then add shipping and if you are one of the larger sizes you will most likely be over the price of a USA Casual. One of their basic kilts as I recall is around $70 then add $12 for fringe, $18 for sew down and $12 for loops then $6 to $10 for shipping = about $120. I can get a great kilt from Rocky delivered for $110. No debate in my mind. Rocky can probably even get the tartan you want even if it's not on his web site samples.

[RockyR]

What material are the USAKilt casuals made from? PV?

Yes... PV.