Utility kilts, ladders, tools and roofs

[tundramanq]

Today I am wearing my Original black "grease monkey" Utilikilt. I have completed 2 of 5 swamp coolers (evaporative coolers), mine and the neighbors, to take the water out of them before it freezes here friday night. They are all on top of the roofs. The side cargo pockets make this easy. I can load all my needed tools and oil can in to them. All I have to hand carry is my ladder. Thus saving several trips between the houses and trips up and down the ladder. I am not willing to expose my tartans and sporrans to oil and abrasive shingle roofs. Wearing a sporran and climbing ladders does not mix well anyway I do recall the days before kilts, when I would try to use cargo p**ts pockets and the tools would keep falling out while on the ladder and when squatting on the roofs. This does not happen with the Utilikilts as the cargo pockets stay vertical because they are only attached to the top.

[Tobus]

I've found the same benefit with my Utilikilt Workman. The cargo pockets are much better at keeping tools in them than their trouser equivalents, mainly because they can swing and sway as I'm working, climbing, or crouching, instead of being fixed to the angle of my leg. I pretty much default to my Utilikilt for projects around the homestead. It's even handier and more comfortable than my overalls.

I gotta say, though, the one place I won't wear it is on the roof. Even though I live in the boonies with no neighbours to giggle at me climbing up and down ladders in a kilt, it just comes down to safety and practicality. The hot Texas sun blazing on a metal roof is a recipe for burnt knees, for starters. And I've torn enough holes in trouser legs on the sharp metal edges of roof panels to know that I'd rather sacrifice a trouser leg than my actual skin on it. So if I'm going up there, I'll go put on trousers.

[Spartan Tartan]

I have often thought those make for extremely useful work kilts. I do not own one, but think of gettjng one for working around the house. I just do not care for the snaps on the front... personal preference and all, but I also like to work on my car and the snaps would be devestating.

[tundramanq]

I have often thought those make for extremely useful work kilts. I do not own one, but think of gettjng one for working around the house. I just do not care for the snaps on the front... personal preference and all, but I also like to work on my car and the snaps would be devestating.

You reminded me of one of the reasons why I picked this Original for washing and waxing my Tundra truck. There is a minimum of snaps on the side pockets and no rivets. The rivets are smooth but anything lumpy at the side of the kilt will get my "attention" when "rolling around" under the truck to change the oil. The smooth apron snaps don't seem to mar the finish or hang on things when I have to "belly up" to reach the center of the hood (bonnet) or engine bay. I do leave my belt off for this kind of work as the belt buckle could do some damage.