Carhardt Victory

[Clan Ewan]

I finally added a picture of my new USA Victory to my gallery. I absolutely love it! It really wears nicely and I look forward to years of service out of it.

Sean

[Rufus]

Nice looking kilt Sean! The t-shirt made me laugh too.

I'm liking the looks of the Victory kilts more and more all the time. I'm too much like Graham (heavily biased towards tartan, not really into the solids), but I could possibly see myself in a V-kilt.

[GMan]

Go for it Rufus, the more kilts the better, keep them guessing as to what kilt you will be wearing! 8)

I do like the way it looks Sean.

[Clan Ewan]

Nice looking kilt Sean! The t-shirt made me laugh too.

I'm liking the looks of the Victory kilts more and more all the time. I'm too much like Graham (heavily biased towards tartan, not really into the solids), but I could possibly see myself in a V-kilt.

Thanks Rufus.

The t-shirt was a Father's Day gift. A sense of humor is pretty important if you're going to hang around my family! I wanted a kilt I could wear in the woodshop and not have to worry about staining/finishing and sawdust. The cardardt is perfect. Rocky/Kelly should be proud of their Victory model. The other colors they offer would be easier to dress-up for public consumption.

Sean

[Jimmy Carbomb]

Sean... how do you like that fact that when you remove the front pocket sporran, there's no hardware remaining on the kilt?!

For those who don't know the story, there are solid kilt makers out there that offer pockets and such, but the attachment hardware remains on the kilt, even when you DON'T want the pockets. The Victory Kilts leave nothing behind to detract from the lines and the shape. It's a great innovation, and one that's original to USAKilts.

[Clan Ewan]

Jimmy C,

You nailed it in one. The panniers on other working kilts are permanent and not what I personally needed, for a couple of reasons. My shop is small and anything that sticks out unnecessarily is going to snag a piece of equipment. Also, since I usually wear a shop apron, I only needed 2-pockets; one for my lighter and one for my tobacco pouch. The Victory has both between the hidden pleat pocket and the rear pocket. Last and certainly not least, I'm broad enough in the beam without having bulging pockets hanging off me. I'd need a t-shirt that says "Wide Load"! Hope my kids don't see this or I know what I'm getting for Father's Day next year!

I'm just starting to understand how the kilted legion conducts themselves in their daily lives. In my case, this Victory has made it possible for me to enjoy wearing a kilt all the time. I'll probably still go with a tartan when I'm out and about, but when I'm home, it will be Victory time. I haven't worried about where I'm sitting, what I'm eating, or where that stray drop of glue got to since I put it on.

Sean

[RockyR]

Sean,

I'm glad you're so excited about the Victory Kilt! Your pics are awesome! I'm glad you "get" what we're trying to do with everything being detachable. We've heard from a bunch of different of people about wanting a "plain" solid kilt. That's why I decided to design it the way I did.

Have fun! Remember to wash it once in a while!

[Graham]

Washing a USAkilt is a real problem, frankly, while I don't want to post anything negative about ANY kiltmaker here, I have to say that trying to wash the kilt made me feel very sick, I think it was all the turning round and round in the washing machine that did it. Of course, the soapy water didn't help, I actually swallowed some at one point in the washing cycle. Then the spin drier made me very hot, Ive had a skin problem on my legs since then.

Some, who don't know how good your kilts are, may actually say that it's better to take the kilt off before washing. Of course, they don't understand how hard that is to do.

[Rob]

Washing a USAkilt is a real problem, frankly, while I don't want to post anything negative about ANY kiltmaker here, I have to say that trying to wash the kilt made me feel very sick, I think it was all the turning round and round in the washing machine that did it. Of course, the soapy water didn't help, I actually swallowed some at one point in the washing cycle. Then the spin drier made me very hot, Ive had a skin problem on my legs since then.

Some, who don't know how good your kilts are, may actually say that it's better to take the kilt off before washing. Of course, they don't understand how hard that is to do.

Graham,

Of course you should take your kilt off before climbing into the washer to take a bath. Don't be so silly!

Rob (who is so clean he doesn't need to take baths)

[Jimmy Carbomb]

Geez oh man, Graham!

You take a convertible to the carwash for the Saturday bath too?!

(You had me worried there for a minute!)