So went ahead and got a tradtional garter dealie with the last load of Lewis Kilt hose (Bison - a sort of tan/brown, Bottle Green, and Lovat Green).

Got a red one since I thought it'd be most versitile. Thanks for the photo Fearnest or I think I'd have struggled with how to make it work.

Wore the red traditional garter with the lovat green Lewis hose and my Leatherneck tartan yesterday for doing chores around town and a three hour drive across the backroads (mostly dirt) of the Navajo and Hopi reservations to see my lady this weekend.

Them traditional garter thingies held up fine. They do seem "less tight" than my elastic garters with tartan flashes. But they were still tight enough to keep my skien dubh in place - and I did catch air once going a tad to fast on bad rez road. That amazed me.

Bottom line, I liked it. Only "negative" thing is that I'm compulsive and I kept trying to straighten out the loose threads on the end so they were neat and orderly....don't think they're supposed to be that way though.

Wish there were a way to mix tartan flashes with these puppies. Maybe thread the flashes on and have both....hmmmm...off to play with that...

Gotta say, Matt and Fearnest are certainly correct in saying these are more comfortable than elastic garters.

Ron