Camouflage Kilts...

[Southern Breeze]

The original purpose of camo kilts was for hunting wild haggis.

[way2fractious]

My collection of camo kilts - and camo fabrics for camo kilts - is large and keeps growing.

I like the military ones because they seem to draw positive responses. The hunting ones and the novelty ones are just for the novelty of things. The Goretex camo is earmarked for a lightly pleated "rain kilt" to go over any other kilt. Living in the Mediterranean climate of California, these lighter weight, cotton-based kilts are perfect for everyday wear.

This is by no means the extent of my fabric collection, which includes tropical prints, southwest patterns, plaids of all sorts, and several worsted wool tartans (for the "traditional" look.)

[Shay]

Maybe I'm an old fuddy duddy, but I can think of only two reasons to wear camo print and one involves killing animals, and one involves killing people.

I think they just look silly in other venues, like someone's trying to be noticed by wearing stuff designed not to be noticed somewhere completely different.

I'm not saying they're horribly ugly, I guess I just think of camo the same as I do blaze orange- I see someone in it and think, "Dude, there's no deer in a downtown club!"

[Southern Breeze]

Now thats an impressive camo collection.

[Kilted Stuart]

Although I usally side toward traditional style 8 yard tartan, the camo kilt has been on my wish list for awhile. I will find my favorite camo and have MacHummel make me up an 8 yard. He has made some impressive camo's for other people including himself, Phatpiper and others.
Among other kilts on my wish list, camo is one of them.
That is the neat thing about kilts. they come in all styles and patterns to suit any man that wants one.

Kilted Stuart

[Pleater]

I am just pleating a DPM kilt - 24 of 8 inch pleats in a reverse kinguisse style, plus pleats under the aprons in a 100 percent cotton cloth.

I will have to put up a few photos as I am rather pleased with the last batch of kilts - I had been trying to fathom out the digital camera, but my son assures me it is a lot easier to use his phone.

Right.

Just call me old fashioned. I seem to have coped with the pc, the internet etc. - but photos by phone?

Oh well always something new to learn.

[BLAZN]

way2fractious,
I would love to know where you picked up the red camo and the aspen camo. Those would make some awesome kilts for my collection.

[way2fractious]

way2fractious,
I would love to know where you picked up the red camo and the aspen camo. Those would make some awesome kilts for my collection.

When I went overboard (Freudian?) on kilts a couple years ago, I haunted eBay auctions for suitable fabrics. The aspen was first and had to be cut into 24-inch strips widthwise and pieced back together. The red camo was a much more recent acquisition.

Here are my eBay search parameters: (camo, camouflage, camoflage) (yards, yds, yard) -binoculars -fleece -flannel -crossbow -rangefinder -bushnell -scope -CD. Then click "fabric" for lighter weights or "hunting" for the heavier stuff. All you can do is keep looking.

Once in a while fabric stores will carry suitable weight knockoffs, too. It is amazing that I now focus on suitable patterns and fabrics wherever I go.

Happy hunting.

[Pittsburgh Kilts]

The idea of a camo kilt is what first got me interested in kilts. I've got a little Scottish blood, but no clan affiliation.

If you're Scottish enough to know what your clan is, then maybe you know your tartan, and maybe it means something to you. Maybe.

Meanwhile there are millions of outdoorsmen in America who DO know what camo pattern they prefer. And they buy everthing from coffee mugs to toaster cozzies in their camo-of-choice. Are they planning to wear those Realtree bedroom slippers into the woods? No, but their camo makes a statement about them--just like that tartan pattern makes a statement about the Scotsman.

It's not uncommon for someone to approach me in my camo kilt and say something like, "Well, I've never seen that tartan before." My standard answer is, "This, my friend, is the official tartan of the American Outdoorsman Clan!"

[overexposed]

Greetings!

I have long been a fan of camo kilts. While any kilt draws attention, a camouflage kilt really makes people asks questions.

Someone mentioned that guys seem more willing to talk about kilts to someone in a camo model - an observation that I have found to be true.

My camo collection is up to 5 [UK Woodland, DPM, SK WWII pattern, US Desert 6color, Custom SK Army digital]. Sadly I had to sell a very nice AK Tiger Stripe due to my slightly increased girth.

I respect those who take kilt wearing to finite degrees of formality and properness but I have always thought that stuffy attitudes suck the fun out of a lot of kilt wearing. I would never have "gotten into" the joy of being kilted if it weren't for sport-kilt makers.

When you wear a camo kilt you HAVE to have fun - it just happens. No rules about material length or quality, clan affiliation, no crying if it gets a small stain or if someone spills beer on it,etc [OK, I do admit to one act of snobbery - even though I like the MARPAT - as a die-hard Army guy I just can't bring myself to wear a Marine pattern! :-) ]

Does anyone know of a maker of a sporty-styled CADPAT kilt?

Sincerely,
OE