Are some of the inexpensive kilts discussed in other threads here available in Edinburgh? When my wife and i visited 3 years ago, I don't recall seeing discount kilts per se. Most were still well over $150 at best. I have to admit that I wasn't really looking closely at the time.

Another idea: perhaps kilt manufacturers may want to consider using lightweight wool and other lightweight materials more frequently. I plan on using my 5 yard 13oz kilt this weekend in Aspen, and it'll be about 84 (28 celsius). Now, it's VERY dry up here, but i expect that the wool will work better than canvas pants. Anyway, perhaps lighter weight (and cheaper) kilts would encourage more people to wear them in their country of origin.

All that being said, didn't the clearances in the 1700's and 1800's send most kilt-wearing types to the USA and other places? From what little history i know, I thought that the point of the clearances was to rid the countryside of highlanders and other rabble rousers (which, IMHO, was a benefit to the USA and a loss for GB). Perhaps we "tourists" are the more authentic kilt wearers in that regard :-)