Storage & Travel

[Riverkilt]

The Navajos here often use cedar boxes for their spiritual things, but never seen one large enough for a rolled kilt. There might be a good market there.

I hang my hand sewn wool kilts, dress model Freedom Kilt, and USA Kilts semi-traditionals on plastic hangers from WalMart that I've added extra clips to - so there are five clips. Then I put them in the WalMart garmet bag that has plastic on one side and a breathable, but moth-proof cloth on the other side. I usually put the matching flashes in a zip lock bag and toss it in the bottom of the garment bag so they're easy to find.

When I travel in my own car, I hang the shirt I plan to wear with the kilt in the garment bag and toss the kilt hose I'll wear with the kilt in the bottom of the garment bag. Depending on the length of the trip might have two or three "packages" of kilt and stuff to wear with it.

My Utilikilts and USA Kilts casuals just hang on WalMart hangers, no garment bags.

When I travel with Utilikilts I fold them in half twice and put them in the bottom of my travel bag. I take along my beloved Black and Decker Gizmo to steam out any travel wrinkles.

It really ain't no big deal...especially if you can take along a hand steamer.

Ron

[sjrapid]

When at home, advice about storing them when not in use, right now I have a simple clasp hanger (for slacks or wife's skirts, now for my kilt) I keep it in a guest bedroom closet (ours is too full) Should I do anything else?

Some vendors (Robin Lous at Kiltgoodies.com, and Steve Ashton at Freedom Kilts) stock longer-than-average clamp hangers, which help keep kilts for the larger-waisted gentleman flat when hung in the closet. I have some from kiltgoodies.com. I also have some small cedar disks from the same source which adorn each hanger to keep the moths away.

Secondly, when I travel with it, what is the best way pack a kilt?

I have a 'proper' tubular kilt carrier from 'The Kilter Co '(various vendors stock them) but I'd also vouch for the efficacy of P1M's 'roll-you-own' thread, when transporing kilts in airline-size suitcases. Worked a treat for me. Others have pointed to P1M's thread. (The colour of the stocking is apparently not critical!)

Best regards