I am ready to buy my first kilt and I need some help. I am going to be using the kilt mainly in competition piping, I also plan on wearing it for weddings funerals, that kind of stuff. I just want to make sure I get a quality kilt that will be good for competitions and other uses. I have been looking on the internet for kilt makers and have come across many different ones. I am thinking of going with a place called kilt store, there site is kiltstore.net, they seem to have the best combination of price and quality, from their description I would guess they sell good kilts, but I'm not sure. I am planning on getting the 8 yard balmoral traditional kilt. I was wondering if anyone could tell me whether or not this would be a good investment, I really don't want to end up with a crappy kilt. I am planning to get a 16 oz. which has the supplier of the tartan listed as lochc (I don't know what that means). So those are my chosen options, is there any option or feature I am missing? If there is anyone who could tell me if this will work out for a good kilt I would greatly appreciate it.