Anyone Own a What Price Glory Regimental Weight Kilt?

[Mathew MacKillop]

Hi All,

I've been in contact with What Price Glory, and while they respond quickly and politely, I'm led to believe that their comprehension skills are a little lacking.

I wanted to know how they measure their waist size: Is the number given at the tightest strap setting, middle setting, or the largest possible? I've received instructions on how to measure myself twice instead of a proper answer, despite reformulating the question and detailing that I wanted to know if the size was with the kilt at its' tightest or largest, or in between...

You all may also be interested to know that they have no intention of ever restocking their kilts as they are apparently not popular, so anyone who wants one might want to think of doing so sooner rather than later.

Thanks in Advance!

Mathew

[Liam]

My experience is that they fit about 2" or more larger, ie their kilt that is a 46" would be considered a 48".

[Mathew MacKillop]

Wonderful, thank you. So if I wanted one that fits a 43 waist, I could get a 42 and just not have it at the tightest setting, if I understand correctly.

[IsaacW]

I have one that is a "36" and it is more like a 32." I it is also supposed to be Black Watch but the sett is wrong.

[Liam]

I have one that is a "36" and it is more like a 32."

Just the opposite of my experience. It would appear that there is a QC issue. WPG do have an excellent return policy, however shipping such a heavy garment is expensive, regardless of who is paying for it.

[OC Richard]

I would hesitate to call the WPG kilts "regimental weight".

Though admittedly my experience was with just one kilt.

The fabric had no resemblance whatsoever to any kilting fabric of any weight. Lightweight 9oz UK-woven tartan has more similarity to regimental weight tartan than the strange flimsy insubstantial stuff my WPG kilt was made from. Oh yes it was sold as "regimental weight".

Also the fabric had a strange waxy feel to it.

If you want a regimental weight kilt I recommend getting the extremely nice 18oz regimental tartan from House Of Edgar. This has a distinctive slightly fuzzy blanketlike surface quite unlike civilian tartan.

[Mathew MacKillop]

I would hesitate to call the WPG kilts "regimental weight".

If you want a regimental weight kilt I recommend getting the extremely nice 18oz regimental tartan from House Of Edgar. This has a distinctive slightly fuzzy blanketlike surface quite unlike civilian tartan.

This is something I was looking into earlier today. With the mixed feelings towards WPG, I started to look at alternatives, and your comments only reinforce this idea. The lower price is what made me look into WPG in the first place, but as with so many other things kilt-related, I guess you get what you pay for.

My wish now is to be able to set the funds aside for a regimental weight Army from Keltoi, at $730, so more than twice the price. From reviews here, though, I've a feeling that I'll end up much happier with the end result. I'm still not convinced that 18oz wool will be warm enough for those days of -30 Celsius weather, though.

[Liam]

This is something I was looking into earlier today. With the mixed feelings towards WPG, I started to look at alternatives, and your comments only reinforce this idea. The lower price is what made me look into WPG in the first place, but as with so many other things kilt-related, I guess you get what you pay for.

My wish now is to be able to set the funds aside for a regimental weight Army from Keltoi, at $730, so more than twice the price. From reviews here, though, I've a feeling that I'll end up much happier with the end result. I'm still not convinced that 18oz wool will be warm enough for those days of -30 Celsius weather, though.

I would go with Keltoi... You will end up with a garment that you are proud to wear. Regarding the difference in warmth, the difference between any of the 16 + oz. fabrics is hardly noticeable as it is the uncovered knees that will first feel the cold of our Canadian winters. Best solution I've found is to wear an overcoat that covers your knees in the really bad weather.
Slainte...

[Mathew MacKillop]

I would go with Keltoi... You will end up with a garment that you are proud to wear. Regarding the difference in warmth, the difference between any of the 16 + oz. fabrics is hardly noticeable as it is the uncovered knees that will first feel the cold of our Canadian winters. Best solution I've found is to wear an overcoat that covers your knees in the really bad weather.
Slainte...

If this is so, I am quite relieved. Staying warm in -35 C with 90% humidity is a challenge even in trousers with Long Johns underneath. I was thinking of actually using Long Johns myself, and getting them slightly larger than I would otherwise in order to be able to double them back up my thighs once indoors. Has anyone tried this or have another solution to offer? My heavy winter coat only covers until about mid-thigh, and for monetary reasons it looks like I have the choice between getting a new coat, but only having a 5 yard kilt under it, or getting the heavier full-yardage kilt with some alternate solution for keeping the legs warm.

Keltoi also offer quite a few tartan choices in 18oz, and I was strongly considering the Cameron of Erracht in order to break up the monotony of what would otherwise be a 2nd Black Watch kilt.

[Liam]

Mathew... Another option for keeping the knees from frostbite is to wear extra long kilt hose unrolled when outside and double rolled when inside. It actually is a better option than the long underwear solution, which I also have used when kilted at a football game a few years ago.