I am new to the forum so I apologize in advance if I bring up something long ago discussed. However, I wonder what ever happened to army surplus kilts.

In the mid 70's I was a student at the University of Toronto and a group of buddies (all of Scottish background) and I took to wearing kilts to social functions, especially all the formal and semi-formal dances and parties but also for Pub crawls and crazy student activities.

None of us had any money so we all bought army surplus kilts. I remember a store on Yonge Street about Dundas, I think it was called Hercules, which would have piles of them stacked on the floor. You had to root through to try and find your size in a tartan you liked. They were moth eaten and musty but cost all of $10-20 CDN (maybe two cases of beer at the time). I recall at one time I had three that all fit me, a Black Watch, 48th Highlanders of Canada, and a Toronto Scottish (very nice solid Kacki). They were so cheap I guess we considered them disposable. I have no idea what happened to mine. If I root through old pictures I know I have some of us all decked out.

What has happend to military surplus kilts? I have not seen one for sale in decades.