Sweeping your pleats for that long car ride!!

[TheOfficialBren]

You're ready to go.
You look great.
Your shoes are shined.
Your hose is just right.
Your sporran hangs well and your pleats are swinging.
Your shirt, jacket, and waistcoat are smashing and dashing.
You're ready to dash off when...Kak!!!

You realise that you're goimg to be driving. That lovely tartan strapped 'round your middle is in danger of losing a little lustre on the long car ride.

Whatever is a lad to do when his pleats get crushed by the weight of his own backside?!

Can we please have some advice about pleat sweeping for some of us newbs from some of our more experienced chaps? Which techniques do you employ for different pleating styles?

Thank you.

[cable scot]

Kilt rental USA has a vid about just that it is in the how to sub forum

[TheOfficialBren]

Sweet! Thank you.

Here's where you can watch that video, folks.

http://www.kiltrentalusa.com/see-our-videos

[Dale Seago]

Sweet! Thank you.

Here's where you can watch that video, folks.

http://www.kiltrentalusa.com/see-our-videos

I get a warning from MacAfee when I click on that; but it's also on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEkgK7gQ6mM

For driving, though, I have a leather belt I never wear (because my parrot chewed on part of it) that now stays in my vehicle. Instead of sweeping the pleats with my hands I place the belt across my backside just below the fell to hold everything together properly, plop my bum on the seat and scootch into position, then raise up slightly and push the belt forward with gentle upward pressure until it clears the pleats, and then settle my weight back down. Never fails.

[TheOfficialBren]

Whoa! Thanks for the headsup, Dale.

=-O

BTW, that's a great tip, Dale.

[Chas]

Some members use a tea towel or a hand towel for the same purpose. I have seen a man use a plastic carrier bag. In the UK, of course, our driver's seats are on the other side. I pleatsweep and swivel round. The pleats stay in place with no problem. The secret is that the seats are leather. I think a leather seatcover would make a good accessory.

Regards

Chas

[McElmurry]

The pleats sweep better if you sit on the right side. So you can either have someone else drive or move to the UK.

Otherwise, I sweep the best I can as I get seated and then arch my back to raise off the seat and rearange as needed.

My HOE 13oz wool kilt seems to be pretty resistant to wrinkles and they fall out quickly. I drove for three hours in my tank and upon arriving home it looked better than my PV kilt which had been lying across the top of the luggage. I don't know if the pleat depth is a factor but my PV casual wrinkles much more than my tank. After hanging for the night both kilts were wrinkle free the next morning.

[Spartan Tartan]

I get a warning from MacAfee when I click on that; but it's also on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEkgK7gQ6mM

For driving, though, I have a leather belt I never wear (because my parrot chewed on part of it) that now stays in my vehicle. Instead of sweeping the pleats with my hands I place the belt across my backside just below the fell to hold everything together properly, plop my bum on the seat and scootch into position, then raise up slightly and push the belt forward with gentle upward pressure until it clears the pleats, and then settle my weight back down. Never fails.

I learned this trick from Dale a couple years ago... I have used it ever since. Works like a charm.

[Jock Scot]

I just wonder why you chaps "over there" who insist on driving cars, etc. with the stearing wheels on the wrong side and drive on the wrong side of the road, just don't get your kilts made with the pleats going the wrong way too?

In all seriousness why not?