The only times I'd be eating out in my "nice" kilts would be something formal dress... those kinds of places are gonna have cloth napkins, not paper. As for a white sporran, it should / could be pulled to the side.

For the crab / spaghetti / sloppy-joe scenario, I'm gonna be in either a trash kilt or a UK which could get washed.

I guess the exceptions would be pipers at a dinner who may be dressed in their finery even at a barn dance. In that case, I guess it's just a matter of picking your battles..... eating good food vs. keeping the kilt in mint condition.

This must be the kind of thing we guys take for granted, but the ladies have been dealing with for time on end (worrying about staining nice clothes while eating out). I guess we should take the hint and get some "how to keep a stain from setting" know-how under our belts, er um, sporrans. I know ice (from a beverage glass) can be salvation in a pinch, but stain fixes are prolly for another thread.

I have to second the advice about not eating while driving. Accidents are those things which just happen unavoidably. Putting folk (not to mention your kilt!) at risk for a burger... that's avoidable.