Decisions decisions

**Chad86** · 8th February 15, 08:39 PM

Hello, I'm looking to find some information for my first kilt. I have been looking for a few weeks and have found out a few things;
1) I'm looking for something cheap
2) I want it to look as good as I can ( for a cheap one )
3) I want a 8 yard tartan kilt

So here is what I'm left with, I'm thinking either a UT tartan kilt or a Stillwater standard.
So I was wondering if anyone has any experience with both of these companies, and what the differences are. I found a video on YouTube of the UT kilt and from the video it looks good, and all the reviews I've read about Stillwater are really good. However the prices of these two companies are very different and I'm trying to figure out if there is a significant difference between the kilts themselves.
Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks.

**Liam** · 9th February 15, 01:31 AM

Both are decent vendors to deal with. Both offer kilts made likely in Pakistan. Both offer kilts in acrylic and light weight wool. None of their kilts are made with canvas interfacing to my knowledge. If you choose to go with either go for their best wool kilts. It will serve you better than an acrylic kilt. Another consideration is a PV kilt from some of the vendors here.
just my 2 cents worth....

**Tarheel** · 9th February 15, 07:08 AM

I faced your dilemma exactly one year ago. I chose to buy a PV utility kilt and a wool (more formal). I got lucky to find them both for a price I could afford. I wore the utility kilt to get used to the idea and spring it upon the public. I saved the other until I had the opportunity to "show out in style". I'm taking my time to amass the funds for the kilt that will define me. That choice being my family tartan when that moment arrives.

**Mike_Oettle** · 11th February 15, 01:26 PM

Chad, beware of anything in acrylic. It catches fire.
Polyviscose, on the other hand, is an excellent kilt material, and considerably cheaper than wool.
Personally I would recommend (for starters) a four-yarder in PV, followed by an eight-yarder in wool.
Regards,
Mike

**Mikilt** · 11th February 15, 06:30 PM

My first two kilts were Stillwater Standard. They are relegated to around the house wear these days because it's hard to stay on top of the way acrylic fabric pills. I go over and over them with a fuzz shaver, to no avail. The Stillwater "Heavyweight" wool is only $50 more and worth it in terms of having an 8 yard tartan kilt and looking good.

**Chad86** · 6th March 15, 01:02 AM

Thanks for the feedback everyone! I went with UT kilts "Irish tartan" acrylic and got my kilt in about 2 weeks ago, however it was pleated wrong so I had to send it back. Brice was very good with sending me new one quickly and I got my new one last week. The service was great and the quality is not bad for $57.
I do however have 2 issues;

1) The pictures on the site are "Irish National" tartan and that is not what I received.
2) The bottom is hemed and form what I can tell it is causing some issues with how the pleats lay.

Now granted I may just be expecting too much from a $57 kilt and the hem admittedly isn't a huge issue but the tartan is. Though it doesn't say "Irish National" on the site that is what the pictures are and that's what I was expecting. From what I can find what I received was a Irish heritage tartan, although I haven't been able to find very many pictures of it. So in conclusion it's not horrible and I would have bought other kilts from him but the, in my opinion, misrepresentation of the tartan will send me elsewhere.
I will add pictures as soon as I figure out how lol