Kilt Rolls

**Mikilt** · 24th April 15, 08:42 AM

How good are kilt rolls, really?

I am traveling this summer and I've been back and forth about whether to bring a kilt. Now I have a plan to meet up with another Xmarker and I thought it would be a faux pas to show up to meet an Xmarker wearing trousers.

Naturally I'd like it to looks its best, so I am not wearing it for the flight. There have been a few discussions here about the best way to pack a kilt. I am familiar with some of the tricks, I am looking for specific feedback/experience with a kilt roll- the tube that the rolled up kilt slides into.

Thanks in advance

~ Michael

**Jordan** · 24th April 15, 01:01 PM

I have a kilt roll, bought cheap from eBay a few years ago. It's not the best and my kilt gets a little wrinkled but nothing that hanging it up while in the shower doesn't fix.

I have one kilt packed and I'm intending on flying in the other, I'll let you know which survives best.

**John_Carrick** · 24th April 15, 03:35 PM

Have a great trip Jordan. I've never gone far wrong in folding a kilt in half and putting it the case and hanging it up as soon as you get to the hotel, but would like to try a kilt roll.

**kilted scholar** · 24th April 15, 03:50 PM

I have used a kilt roll on a good number of occasions,including two transatlantic air trips, and the result has always been good. On the flights the roll was inside a large suitcase; I cannot imagine what might have happened if it had been checked in as a separate item. There is a thread somewhere here that has a visual demonstration of how to roll the kilt. Providing you do it with care you should experience no problem. One thing to be aware of is that if you have a kilt pin fastened to the kilt it could become a little bent if it is not placed correctly.

I have also rolled up a kilt inside a case apart from a kilt roll with no adverse effects and on one occasion rolled it up inside a leg of an old pair of my wife's tights, again with no problem.

**The Wizard of BC** · 24th April 15, 04:06 PM

I have a kilt roll but use it only to carry the hand-sewn kilt that I am currently working on between the shop and my house.

With the weight restrictions on airline luggage these days I can't imagine an additional piece of luggage inside my normal bags adding to the total weight.

And as I usually travel with 4 or 5 kilts I really need to pack as light as possible.

But yes, they do work. Panty hose work just as well, but I find careful folding to be the best for me. A personal preference only.