Overdue praise for Rocky and his kilts

**Richrail** · 2nd September 14, 08:52 AM

Yup you can't go wrong with USAkilts I have a 5 yard wool and 4 PV kilts and I'm getting ready to order my second wool.

**tpa** · 2nd September 14, 02:16 PM

It is great to hear of excellent customer service and fantastic that it has all worked out well in the end for both parties, provided of course that it leads to more orders in the future.

The only area of curiosity is that is it not a wee bit unusual to have waist and hip sizes the same? Should alarm bells not have rung? I may be quite wrong, this is not intended as any form of criticism, just curiosity. There is 8" difference in mine and whilst that may be extreme (large bum), I would have thought identical dimensions unusual. I'm sure some of the kilt makers here will be able to clarify the issue.

**RockyR** · 2nd September 14, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by tpa

The only area of curiosity is that is it not a wee bit unusual to have waist and hip sizes the same? Should alarm bells not have rung? I may be quite wrong, this is not intended as any form of criticism, just curiosity. There is 8" difference in mine and whilst that may be extreme (large bum), I would have thought identical dimensions unusual. I'm sure some of the kilt makers here will be able to clarify the issue.

Having a waist and hip the same size is NOT at all uncommon. In fact, we occasionally get belly measurements that are BIGGER than the hip measurement (when a 'larger gent' has a big belly that sticks out in front and is cursed with the "noass atall" disease).

**tpa** · 3rd September 14, 03:57 AM

Originally Posted by RockyR

Having a waist and hip the same size is NOT at all uncommon. In fact, we occasionally get belly measurements that are BIGGER than the hip measurement (when a 'larger gent' has a big belly that sticks out in front and is cursed with the "noass atall" disease).

Yes, I can easily visualise that, then the waist measurement becomes irrelevant. Must be even more tricky when there are protrusions front and back because the waist measurement would not necessarily reflect that and could of course be the same but with the extension in the opposite direction.

**frank_a** · 3rd September 14, 09:15 AM

I've bought three semi-trad PV kilts from USA Kilts, as well as a tweed waistcoat and a Bonnie Prince Charlie jacket & waistcoat. We had a wee bit of a problem with the Bonnie Prince Charlie waistcoat that finally got resolved, much thanks to Rocky. I do believe we'll be ordering another kilt from USA Kilts as soon as the Minister of Finance approves.

Frank

**kiltedtom** · 3rd September 14, 02:46 PM

Unfortunately, Rocky is correct. My "jeans' waist" is currently 38" (down from 42", thank you). But my "natural waist" is still about 42 - 43". And no matter how I measure it, my seat is 41.5". I tend to carry extra weight in my stomach area. So I can understand how measurements need to be carefully entered. But Rocky was good to redo the kilt at cost. I have heard lots of praise for his customer service.

Still waiting on my 5 yard Celtic Nations. This is week number six. I can hardly keep calm.

Thanks and have a good day.

Tom

**Santa Kona** · 4th September 14, 07:57 AM

I have two from Rocky the are the ones I wear the most.

**BadenochWolf** · 2nd September 14, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by Richrail

Yup you can't go wrong with USAkilts I have a 5 yard wool and 4 PV kilts and I'm getting ready to order my second wool.

My apologies for not including pics. I had the misfortune of choosing between the kilt rig and a decent digital camera. The lighting in my place does not make for good images on my phone, and the weather precludes anything outside just now except a wet wear-test. I'll update with pictures the first chance I get. I did manage to snap one picture wearing the kilt Thursday last. It was a gloriously cool morning, so I put the top down on the convertible and turned up the pipe bands. Sadly, the a bit of kilt and sporran are the only pieces of the package visible in it.