R Kilts Mach 5 Hemp Kilt

[ccga3359]

What's wrong with this picture? Oh yeah there's no gin & cough syrup close at hand. Knowing Robert and being kilt checked by his dog I know you're getting the finest possible kilt. I have a leather and a uber-custom camo paintball kilt (that might've been the forerunner to the Mach5). I do perfer the look of the new Mach5's and I've always wanted hemp... Might I suggest you start saving for a leather for a real treat, 6½ lbs of soft, supple leather.

[sathor]

I looked at his site today, I thought it said the leather is 2.5 oz. Is that for all of them, and does that mean it blows easily in the wind, or is 2.5 oz leather like 14oz wool?

(I don't know about the hemp, though it does look shiny.

[ccga3359]

I looked at his site today, I thought it said the leather is 2.5 oz. Is that for all of them, and does that mean it blows easily in the wind, or is 2.5 oz leather like 14oz wool?

(I don't know about the hemp, though it does look shiny.

I don't know about the mach5 but my original leather is 6½ yards of leather (a cow and a half) a weighs about 6½ on my bathroom scale. This will not lift in anything short of a cyclone. It is the weight alone that prevents all those pesky kilt checks .

[Arlen]

I'm glad you took the plunge. All but one of my Kilts are a traditional design and that was all i ever thought I would go for. I got a Denim Kilt from Union Kilts for dirty jobs but never use it as an everyday thing.
But when I saw some of the more modern designs on Rkilts I knew I would have to save up and order one.
I plan to have one by the end of this year!

[GDub]

Very nice! And an excellent photo that shows off the color and the style--which I really like! Congrats!

[McFarkus]

Congratulations on a great looking kilt.

[Riverkilt]

Nice pics. That stream in the background got me to craving salmon though...

Own an RKilts leather too and know the quality of his work. You can't go wrong with Robert's craftsmanship.

Ron

[NancyMan]

Here's my Mach 5 in natural hemp:



I will echo that Robert was a real pleasure to work with. Instead of using leather straps (which can bleed onto the natural hemp fabric) he made the straps out of hemp and added snap lock plastic buckles which work very well indeed and are infinitely adjustable.



The look and feel of the fabric itself was a surprise to me. It doesn't have a high or smooth finish but is more like a rustic linen tablecloth in texture. If you look really closely at the weave you can see that the actual diameter of fiber thread varies in size so that the fabric has a nubbly feel. This has grown on me



Concerning the odd use of sporran strap: This kilt has slash pockets so if I use the strap in the usual way I can't get my hands into the pockets.

[Jock Scot]

Well alright, I hear what Chris says and there is no doubting his words. Maybe, if I was a wee tad younger and a wee tad less stuck in my ways, I might be persuaded to give them a try( not too sure about white ones though!!). I think, considering everything, I will stick to my traditional tartan kilt. Nevertheless, "praise from Ceasar(Chris) is praise indeed"!

[ccga3359]

Well alright, I hear what Chris says and there is no doubting his words. Maybe, if I was a wee tad younger and a wee tad less stuck in my ways, I might be persuaded to give them a try( not too sure about white ones though!!). I think, considering everything, I will stick to my traditional tartan kilt. Nevertheless, "praise from Ceasar(Chris) is praise indeed"!

What about when you have to change the oil in your car? Or slide down a splintery bannister? Why ruin a decent (read expensive) tartan kilt when you could try to destroy a hard wearing hemp kilt for half the cost.