Who has the best bargain on a tank?

[O'Callaghan]

Nah, not interested in anything but a traditional knife-pleat 8-yarder. No bells and whistles or pockets or fuzzy dice.

Pockets are useful.

Now I'm just trying to picture a sporran with fuzzy dice, for Ford Anglia drivers, LOL! (An old UK model of Ford with tailfins, often seen with fuzzy dice hanging from the rearview mirror, heaven knows why).

On a more serious note, Stillwater have what amounts to a tank for $122, machine sewn of course, which is probably the absolute cheapest available anywhere, but, unsurprisingly, the choice of tartans is extremely limited, and certainly doesn't include what you want.

[David Dubh]

I have a hand sewn tank from tartanweb/scottishkilts.net and I am very pleased with it. Keltoi from all accounts does beautiful work and would be good value for such a rare tartan.It seems a lot of kilt web sites like kinloch anderson and the likes only deal with lochcarron or house of edgar, not that that's an issue if they make the tartan you need.

[Slag101]

I have a machine sewn 4 yard from kilts.com/The Kilt & The Thistle. They are a third party/middle man retailer, but the kilt is top notch, they have great prices, and can easily do an 8 yard. Their delivery is quick, less than 8 weeks. I ordered a kilt from them as a gift for another person 2 weeks after I ordered mine, and both were delivered within days of each other. Their customer service is excellent.

I have a box pleat on order from Keltoi. John has been great to deal with. He helped me shop for the tartan I wanted, which took several e-mails and a phone call. When I thought I had found the tartan I was looking for, I ended up picking the wrong one. I would have never known, had it not been for John contacting me to confirm what I wanted, and pointing out that I may have picked the wrong one. Also, I feel his prices are fantastic for a completely hand sewn kilt. He has a bit of a wait for one of his kilts, but they are completely hand made, and the waiting list is a sign of how much demand there is for one of his kilts. I can't review the kilt yet as I don't have it, but if his customer service is anything to gauge it by, it should be outstanding.