I almost always tuck it in. It keeps my skin oils, sweat and dead skin cells off of the kilt at the only place it is in firm contact with the skin. Its a lot easier to clean the shirt. 
Un-tucking when you are too warm is the worst time for the kilt. You are sweat wetting and weakening those load bearing threads and fabric above the fell while they are under stress. Even silk and polyester, what aren't weakened by water, will be permanently weakened by the increased skin oil production when you are hot. When the salty sweat dries, it leaves tiny sharp salt crystals in the threads that will cut at the fibers of thread and fabric under motion and stress if not washed out.
This comes down to damage control more than a fashion choice here.
I always wear a properly tanned belt so that my kilt can be warn looser ( under less stress ) in this critical area.
Last edited by tundramanq; 27th October 14 at 08:13 AM.
slàinte mhath, Chuck
Originally Posted by MeghanWalker,In answer to Goodgirlgoneplaids challenge:
"My sporran is bigger and hairier than your sporran"
Pants is only a present tense verb here. I once panted, but it's all cool now.
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