opinion on a "knockabout" kilt?

[seanachie]

Ok, so to rephrase, wool is expensive and worth every penny. And just as you wouldn't by a car or motorcycle blindly, a wool kilt shouldn't be bought blindly either. Give the purchase the respect that the garment and the cost are entitled to. Buy it, love it, cherish it and keep it for special occasions.

I'm a rough handed, blue collar guy. I hike. I hunt. I camp. I ride. A good PV kilt will serve me well in my day to day life and still look good.

Is that more accurate?

I'm not looking to be a headache, just want to make sure I've got it straight before I buy my first kilt for general daywear and then plunk down money for a good, proper 8 yard wool kilt (I have daughters, I'll need to dress nice sooner or later).

Well there are as many opinions as people: Check out this thread: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...86/index3.html This is a military box pleat and Brian said: "It may strike some of you as crazy, but I do NOT intend to baby this kilt - hanging it in the closet for special affairs. I believe John has made it tough as nails - like an old Army kilt, as he says! - and I plan on utilizing it as my outdoor hiking, camping, hanging-out-by-the-fire kilt. It'll acquire honorable stains and dings over time, but that's what I wanted a tough, durable 'tank' for - to USE the damn thing, like the soldiers and clansmen of old."

I personally have a tweed kilt on order in loden antique, now I am not going to play flag football in the mud or paint the house wearing it, but I do intend to use it less for a dress kilt than, for lack of a better term, a nicer knock about kilt. For the most part my modern kilts are my knockabouts, but I wanted a traditional kilt that I wasn't worried about getting soiled or damaged.

[Ian.MacAllan]

. . . PV kilt will serve me well in my day to day life and still look good.

Is that more accurate?

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That's right on the mark.

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