Face Mask in the Homeless Tartan

[cessna152towser]

A topical tartan accessory.
Selling very well at present.
https://slanjkilts.com/masks/homeless-tartan-mask

[grizzbass]

I am tempted by a tartan mask but since I've made my own (non-tartan) I guess I'll do without.

[Beertigger]

Sport Kilt also has some tartan masks. We've got a couple, and they're well-made — there's even a pocket for a filter that they don't mention on their site.

[Riverkilt]

I ordered two of the SportKilt tartan masks. Seemed okay on the website but when they arrived I found them too small for a manly Scottish face.

Not the only mask maker to skimp on size to save cloth...let the buyer beware.

[Tobus]

I ordered two of the SportKilt tartan masks. Seemed okay on the website but when they arrived I found them too small for a manly Scottish face.

Not the only mask maker to skimp on size to save cloth...let the buyer beware.

I think that's a bit unfair. I bought one as well, and the size of the mask is actually quite large compared to others I've purchased or made myself. If your face is so large that a standard size mask won't fit, you may need a custom one. I don't believe they were "skimping" on material. They just build masks for an average size.

If anything, my Sportkilt mask was almost too large for me. I had to take some slack out of the elastic bands because they were loose around the back of my head, and the mask sides nearly went to my ears.

My only real complaint about their mask is the shape of the bottom. When my mask is worn up over my nose properly, the bottom barely covers my chin and isn't shaped for a snug fit or seal. I could definitely see how a person with a taller face (not necessarily wider, just taller) would have problems with the mask not even covering their bottom lip. Is this the problem you're having, Ron? Or is it more of a width issue?

[kemileswallace]

I think that's a bit unfair. I bought one as well, and the size of the mask is actually quite large compared to others I've purchased or made myself. If your face is so large that a standard size mask won't fit, you may need a custom one. I don't believe they were "skimping" on material. They just build masks for an average size.

If anything, my Sportkilt mask was almost too large for me. I had to take some slack out of the elastic bands because they were loose around the back of my head, and the mask sides nearly went to my ears.

My only real complaint about their mask is the shape of the bottom. When my mask is worn up over my nose properly, the bottom barely covers my chin and isn't shaped for a snug fit or seal. I could definitely see how a person with a taller face (not necessarily wider, just taller) would have problems with the mask not even covering their bottom lip. Is this the problem you're having, Ron? Or is it more of a width issue?

I had a similar issue with the mask being too big. The elastic also seems to stretch out a bit quicker than I'd like. I have found that washing it on at least warm tends to bring the elastic back in.

[Riverkilt]

I think that's a bit unfair.

Don't think it's unfair to say what is real. You know my size and face...been on this forum a long time. I have an average size head.

Could phrase it another way, the size of the masks from SportKilt are smaller than the masks from other folks cranking them out. So they were too small for me to feel protected wearing them. Sad since they were in tartans I wanted to fly.

[revdpatience]

I found the SportKilt mask a little too small, too. It's a pity, cause it was in Clergy tartan.

But the masks that I really find comfortable are those from JC-RT.com, NYC makers of "plaid" shirts in eye-popping and wonderful patterns, many of them inspired by the color palettes of movies.

I have the First Responders Variety Pack of five designs. The masks feature a filter pocket and a place to insert a pipe cleaner over the nose, and they come in three different sizes -- I'm wearing size large.

I ordered two of the SportKilt tartan masks. Seemed okay on the website but when they arrived I found them too small for a manly Scottish face.

Not the only mask maker to skimp on size to save cloth...let the buyer beware.