Which is best kilt for daily/driving wear

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Tobus,

It could very well be a difference in the cloth, depending on who wove it. I own several four yard box pleated kilts, mostly in either Dalgleish or Lochcarron 16 oz cloth. I hardly ever have to repress the pleats to keep them looking neat.

I, for one, find the four yard box pleated kilt more comfortable to drive in than my 8 yard kilts, for the simple reason that I am sitting on less fabric!

[slohairt]

I have to agree with Matt. I never press any of my kilts. The few wrinkles they do acquire just fall away after awhile. Now, a high-yardage kilt does has some advantage in that the sheer weight of the pleats will "pull" minor wrinkles out. It doesn't have much to do with the overlapping though.

Likewise, crispness of pleats seldom has much to do with pleating style. It's more likely a characteristic of the particular fabric. Marton Mills and House of Edgar can be a bit difficult to bang a good crease into, while Lochcarron, Dalgliesh, and Strathmore are fairly easy.

In the end, it's all in the 'sweep'!

[Kiltboy]

Tobus,
I, for one, find the four yard box pleated kilt more comfortable to drive in than my 8 yard kilts, for the simple reason that I am sitting on less fabric!

I agree.

I've had a few "driving vacations". The winner is a 4yd kilt with 16oz fabric. By far more comfortable to sit on, and easy to take care of.