Wearing your tank regularly?

[ByDand]

Hosehead,

By all means, wear your "Tank" as much as possible. I wear mine to pubs in the area and to informal and very formal get-togethers. I still like the feel of the traditional to a casual kilt. As far as smoke filled rooms (you are probably more used to them than most) I have just hung mine in the bathroom for a day and the smell is gone. Spilling a beverage is another thing. Dry cleaning and a next day pick-up help.

By the way, congratulations on your wedding and keep safe out there! :grin:

[Riverkilt]

Hosehead,

County Laois is a beautiful tartan, experiment.

My first hand sewn was only brought out for holiday parties and highland games...kept it hanging in a bag with a cedar block.

The second hand sewn, a 16 oz Strome, was just too cool to keep bagged. I reasoned that if my ancestors wore them out and about around Skye then I could wear them out and about around the canyonlands of Arizona.

When I wear the hand sewn kilts to work I get a lot more ooos and aaahhs. Seems to establish some sort of fashion foundation for the contemporary kilts and polys.

Whenever my X Marks hand sewn kilt arrives - just about given up hope of ever seeing it - it'll get more street wear than the other two which are my clan tartans.

Having the hand sewns in my clan tartans causes a sort of mind conflict between wanting to strut in them to show them off and wanting to preserve them with reverence for a special occasion.

I've also entertained the thought of giving up contemporary kilts and going to hand sewn's full time...but for the lack of pockets I probably would....yes, still getting used to sporrans, especially when driving.

Drifting, main thing is if that were my kilt I'd be wearing it out and about for sure.

Ron

[Hosehead]

Thanks to all for the input, the well wishes, and vote of confidence. With the dawn of winter, I will certainly be wearing the traditional Laois much more often (sorry about the tank, Hamish. Didn't mean to use a nasty word :-)).

This is becoming an addiction...I need to get some other tartans ordered...

My wish list includes the Marton Mills Ireland National, the Marton Mills County Laois Crest, a Leinster Province, the Firefighter tartan and the old Celtic FC tartan...

I wish there was a way to get the FDNY Emerald Society or the Notre Dame Irish guard...but since I am to old to join either of them, they are out of reach :mrgreen:

Thanks again to all!

KL

[mudd]

A "Tank" is a term coined by Jimmy Carbomb, I believe, that refers to a traditional 8 yard worsted wool tartan kilt (generally handsewn, but not always), usually in heavyweight - 16 oz, suitable for formal wear, and as it seems from this thread, casual wear too.

Hey guys, did I miss anything?


Dale

Thanks Dale.

I figured that part out. I’m just trying to understand “tank”. Is it an acronym? It is an abbreviation? Is it a “secret code word”?

And I’m with Hamish on the use. In my opinion, if I put on a Tank, it’s because I want to blow something up from a heavily armored mobile platform.

Oh, and to get back to the topic of the thread. If I had a Tank, I probably would drive it every day. ;)

mudd

[Prester John]

I believe it is short for "built like a tank"

[Hamish]

Thanks to all for the input, the well wishes, and vote of confidence. With the dawn of winter, I will certainly be wearing the traditional Laois much more often (sorry about the tank, Hamish. Didn't mean to use a nasty word :-)).

Oh, don't apologise to me, my friend. I seem to be in the minority around here regarding this - but then, I'm British ;)

[clancelt]

Also not crazy about the term "tank" To me that is just a regular kilt. Everything else is a variant. Anyway, I use mine for everything and have even competed in it. They take a lot of abuse and still look great for a dressed up dinner ;)

[starbkjrus]

Seems like a good thread to ask a question in.

Ok, a "tank" is an 8 yrd 16oz kilt. Does that mean 8 yrds X 16 oz. per yard? That would mean a kilt weighing about 8 pounds! That seems a bit heavy to me.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Seems like a good thread to ask a question in.

Ok, a "tank" is an 8 yrd 16oz kilt. Does that mean 8 yrds X 16 oz. per yard? That would mean a kilt weighing about 8 pounds! That seems a bit heavy to me.

Starbkjrus, Yup!