Kilt transport and protection

**BBNC** · 13th April 13, 03:46 PM

Just got my first kilt today, a Dalgliesh through the Tartan Museum, Franklin, NC. Not ready for a photo yet, as I'm not fully kitted out yet. The tartan is the same as my avatar.

What is the best method for storage, transport and kilt protection...a hang bag, or a roll?

**Spartan Tartan** · 13th April 13, 04:37 PM

I hang mine with a couple hangers--the clip type--one for the aprons and another for the pleats. I have cedar blocks on the hangers too (pesky moths) and move them around from time to time. That's for storage...

For transportation, like a trip, I just roll them up and pack them into my luggage. Then, hang them after arriving at my destination. When driving, I just lay them out in the back seat...

I got a skyroll luggage piece on the recommendation of another XMarker here. They are usually used for suits, but basically it takes a garment bag and wraps it around a tube. You can put shoes and other accessories into the tube and the kilts remain nearly perfect. But again, I hang them up to get any wrinkles out.

I am sure others will respond soon with other tricks too. Best of luck!

**mookien** · 13th April 13, 06:19 PM

I use a Kilt Kit which can be seen at

http://www.orderofthegael.org/kiltkit.htm

In it you can store or transport kilt(s) and almost all your other Scottish "stuff", too. My brother and my son each have one and they "work" great.

**Spartan Tartan** · 14th April 13, 05:28 AM

Originally Posted by mookien

I use a Kilt Kit which can be seen at

http://www.orderofthegael.org/kiltkit.htm

In it you can store or transport kilt(s) and almost all your other Scottish "stuff", too. My brother and my son each have one and they "work" great.

That's pretty neat. Do you store you kilts in there all the time? Is that a breathable bag?

**mookien** · 14th April 13, 07:55 AM

Originally Posted by Spartan Tartan

That's pretty neat. Do you store you kilts in there all the time? Is that a breathable bag?

No. None of us do, because we each have several kilts and only one Kilt Kit. Also, we prefer to hang our kilts on Kilt Kit hangers in a closet full of cedar and sachet bags.

I'm guessing here, but I don't think the bag material itself is breathable. It's pretty sturdy. But, it has two-way zippers all the way around for access and venting, and a hole at the top for the hangers, so I doubt the air inside would get stale enough to cause a problem. If you are interested, I suggest talking with Joe Austin about it. His number is on the Order of the Gael home page.

One of the best things about the Kilt Kit is that is has so many pockets, "hooks", and small storage places for all the kilt accoutrements, eg 3 net pockets for sporrans or hose, Velcro "hooks" for belts, and a larger compartment at the bottom for a piper sporran or ghillies, etc.

**unixken** · 14th April 13, 08:11 AM

I own one of those bags (as well as a few others), and yes, it does breath well. What separates the Order of the Gael garment bag from many others, is it's plentiful compartments for sporrans and such. The hangers that come with it aren't quite to my liking, though there are some here who like them just fine. (There are simpler designs that I prefer, that's all.) Overall, the product is excellent.

**BBNC** · 14th April 13, 03:35 PM

Kilt Kit it is, then. I ordered one today. Thanks for the advice.

**mookien** · 14th April 13, 05:50 PM

Bruce: Good choice. Let us know how you like it,... or not. I hope you find it as useful and easy to use as I do mine.

John

**ForresterModern** · 15th April 13, 06:48 AM

I have a kilt kit and several extra hangers but really do not like them. For hanging kilts I prefer the Scotweb type 4 clamp kilt hangers, probably because I am bigger than the average bear and prefer heavywaeight full 8yd tanks so mine need a wee bit extra support. I travel with a rolling SkyRoll piece of luggage which, although not specifically designed for the kilt and kit does a more than ample job of keeping things in fine shape (smaller non-rolling versions functioned for three kilts and all kit for 9 days in scotland all kilted playing golf).

But if you want to travel with the kilt why not just wear it instead of packing it. Lots of prior threads about flying with the kilt and we all know that one can drive a car in a kilt if one remembers to properly sweep the pleats to keep them in shape.

**Professor Mac X** · 15th April 13, 08:14 AM

I use a "kilter" kilt roll now to transport, but before I had it, I used a cheap and effective method I'd read about: roll up your kilt and slip a lady's nylon stocking over it to keep it rolled up. It worked pretty well in a pinch--no wrinkles at all.
That's just for transport, of course, not storage.