4-5 yard kilt good for a first timer?

**setboy** · 14th June 06, 08:02 PM

Hi

i am looking into buying a kilt. would a 4-5 yard kilt make a good start?
could any one run down the pros and cons of a 4-5 yard and a 8 yard kilt?

Thanks for any help

I'm really digging this site

Raphael

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 14th June 06, 08:23 PM

4-5 yard would be a good start, depending on where you want to wear the kilt. But the pros and cons of 4-5 yard vs 8 yard is too much to put into one thread. You should check through search and past threads and form your won opinion as it is a very personal thing and everyone forms their own opinion.

**setboy** · 14th June 06, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by KiltedCodeWarrior

But the pros and cons of 4-5 yard vs 8 yard is too much to put into one thread. You should check through search and past threads and form your won opinion as it is a very personal thing and everyone forms their own opinion.

That is what i have been doing

**Blu (Ontario)** · 14th June 06, 08:48 PM

I personally like the 8 yard wool kilts for the mass, the swing, and the look. They are also quite a bit more money. The 4 yard kilt I tried on felt uncomfortably light by comparison. THis topic was discussed recently here...

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=18167

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**ronstew** · 14th June 06, 09:13 PM

I got my first kilt, a 4-yard PV casual kilt a few weeks ago. It is a good kilt. Well made. Exactly what I ordered. Fits perfectly.

First day I wore it, I passed a fellow going the other way wearing an 8-yard, Edinburgh-made Sunderland tartan tank. It moved sooooo elegantly. I have to tell you, I don't regret this casual kilt, but at that moment I knew that I am not likely to get another. Worsted wool, and lots of pleats from now on.

But an affordable first kilt is a very good idea. You don't want to spend a week's pay on a kilt without knowing how much you like wearing them.

You are going to ask what a tank is. Check the faq.

**Rob Wright** · 14th June 06, 09:33 PM

A 4-5 yarder makes a great knockaboot kilt, I have one in a 13oz wool which is great fo those days when even a tank is just too much for the heat.

Rob