"At the moment I do have the money but certain people keep telling me it's a waste because with having 2 kilts - I'll only wear them both half the time I'd wear one. My defence is that the more kilt I have; the more events I will go to to show them both off!"

This is the kind of thinking that doomed the dinosaurs, the Roman Empire and the Mayans.

It seems simple to me: you have the cash. You need it for the Gathering. You want it. And you have the chance to try it on and see what kind of shape it's in before money ever exchanges hands and can say "no," if need be?

This is a no-brainer, my friend.