Which is best kilt for daily/driving wear

[chrisupyonder]

Having recently seen a kilt made in the Caithness tartan, I am very impressed so I am going to have a word with our local kilt maker and see if they can make a 5 yard in 16oz knife pleat (they are currently making me a 8yd 16oz strome in MacLaren ancient)
I think a 5 yard-ish would be better for daily use (and cheaper on my pension). I will wait until I get my tank.
Thank you all and will post pics.

Chris.

[azwildcat96]

Thanks for the feedback. I do want to comment that as both of your kilts are made from the same weight fabric, from the same mill, one should "hold the wrinkles" just the same as the other. I wonder if you may simply be noticing it more on the box pleat because, as you say, the pleats are not as deep.

And, it could just be that as the box pleated kilt is new, you are not used it sitting in it, as you are the knife pleated kilt.

At the end of the day, no matter what the pleat style or the amount of material, I think the biggest factor as to whether and how much your kilt wrinkles is how you sit in it. If the pleats are smoothed out flat beneath you, it makes a world of difference!

Matt, don't get me wrong, I love your kilt! I would have another in a heartbeat, if surplus cash wasn't an issue.

I am very self-concious of wrinkling the pleats in both of my kilts, because I want them to always look perfect, the way they did the first time I wore them. I dread sitting in them, mostly because I fear having to attempt to press the pleats myself, and don't trust anyone else to do it. Unfortunately sitting in the car to get to and from events is inevitable, and most restaurants serve their meals while the diners are seated.

Oh well, there are worse things to worry about, I guess.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Matt, don't get me wrong, I love your kilt! I would have another in a heartbeat, if surplus cash wasn't an issue.

I am very self-concious of wrinkling the pleats in both of my kilts, because I want them to always look perfect, the way they did the first time I wore them. I dread sitting in them, mostly because I fear having to attempt to press the pleats myself, and don't trust anyone else to do it. Unfortunately sitting in the car to get to and from events is inevitable, and most restaurants serve their meals while the diners are seated.

Oh well, there are worse things to worry about, I guess.

Don't be afraid to do a bit of touching up with the iron to keep the pleats neat. By smoothing the pleats out beneath you, doing a sweep from your buttocks down your legs, you can keep wrinkling to a minimum.

But inevitably you will want to neaten up the pleats. A few minutes with a hot iron, high steam, will do wonders. Just go by the crease lines already in the pleats and press any wrinkles right out. Don't be afraid to try!

[Riverkilt]

Since I live in a remote location have a LOT of experience making long drives when kilted. 16 ounce hand sewn wool kilts - regular knife pleats for me - wrinkle the least. With a minimum of care when getting seated in the car there's no wrinkling after hours of driving - and I'm a fat guy.

Here's a shot of my hand sewn Macdonald of Kingsburgh (16 ounce Dalgliesh sewn by Kathy Lare) after 3 hours on the road.

[Spartan Tartan]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say if you are driving while kilted...whatever kilt that you are wearing is PERFECT for driving

[Droid]

I love driving in a kilt, because it means I'm kilted... but I cannot figure out how to keep my pleats flat while sitting. I do the whole sweep thing, but they always scrunch when I turn my legs into the car. I guess that means I will have to practice.

[chrisupyonder]

Thanks Riverkilt. I have noted on other posts that 16 ounce Dalgliesh is harder to knock a pleat in but hold their pleats much better. If it's harder to knock a pleat in then it must be harder to knock a crease in

Sounds good to me.

Chris.

[Dale Seago]

I love driving in a kilt, because it means I'm kilted... but I cannot figure out how to keep my pleats flat while sitting. I do the whole sweep thing, but they always scrunch when I turn my legs into the car. I guess that means I will have to practice.

Some thoughts on that here:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...tml#post969837

[Spartan Tartan]

I love driving in a kilt, because it means I'm kilted... but I cannot figure out how to keep my pleats flat while sitting. I do the whole sweep thing, but they always scrunch when I turn my legs into the car. I guess that means I will have to practice.

I'm telling you, Dale Seago's belt trick works great.

[Jaggy thistle]

pleats are kept better in a right hand drive car as when you slide in the pleats are facing the right way