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Hi all!
Hey everyone,
I am just checking in as the newest newbie in the forums. I have owned a kilt for a couple years, but, have only worn them to Scottish festivals (once a year or so). I just purchased another kilt (utility type) and am working up the guts to wearing it in my daily life! My good friend took the leap years ago and is willing to help me out. My son (13) is in love with kilts too. So much so he wants to wear his to school!
I am in the Denver area and have Scottish, Scots-Irish, and Irish heritage. I recently joined an 18th century Scottish history group and am looking at getting a great kilt in one of my family tartans. But, I am saving to get a nice one.
On a side note, I see the term "tank" used in forums a lot. I looked it up, but, can't find a definition on any forums. Can someone help me out?
Im very excited to be part of these forums!
Rob
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Welcome to the “Great Rabble”!  
If you click on the FAQ at the top of your page, you’ll find “Tank” and a whole bunch of terms and acronyms that we sometimes toss around too casually.
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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Welcome from a Scotsman living in the English midlands.
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Well met and welcome Rob. As Father Bill mentioned, the word "tank" is a loosely used term by XMark members for a heavier weight wool kilt made with more yardage of material (compared to being built like a tank). If (when) you get two kilts of different weight and construction (box pleats compared to knife pleats for instance) they hang on the body and I find they wear differently on my hips and waist.
There are no stupid question here, only the desire to learn more about the kilt, it's history, impact on us as members and the public. Glad to have you with us.
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Hell-o Rob from southeast Denver.,
Glen McGuire
A Life Lived in Fear, Is a Life Half Lived.
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Welcome from Ireland.
I define a tank as a properly, traditionally constructed kilt of 8 yards of 16oz cloth or heavier, with a decent lining, cut out pleats and a stabilizing material to hold it in shape. I have been corrected previously that traditional kilts were often less than 8 yards but I think this is what we mean.
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Welcome from Western Canada!
"Good judgement comes from experience, and experience
well, that comes from poor judgement."
A. A. Milne
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Hello and welcome from Southern California.
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Thanks for the replies and for defining tank for me! Good to see a fellow Denver resident, too! It is fun to see all of the countries involved in this website, as well.
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Reason: Forgot something
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24th May 18, 10:06 AM
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Greetings and salutations from the Inland Northwest, formerly the Inland Empire.
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