Stumptown Kilt arrived today

**eviltig** · 22nd March 17, 10:46 AM

Today in the Post came a Sportkilt and a Stumptown kilt, both were great.

I dont see to much about the Stumptown kilts online from people that have them, on what they like and dislike so I thought I would make a post on it for those looking at them.

Pros:

While squatting the front drapes really nice to hide the unmentionables allot like a utilikilt.

Bringing your knee up also drapes nicely over your leg keeping privacy on point.

The snap system is great if your size fluctuates up and down, I can see it being very easy to modify since the pockets can be moved around to keep them centered on the hip or where ever you like them. other adjustable kilts with sewn on pockets I have found to get outta skew with the front apron if you tighten it up to much.

The material is nice and heavy, not like a utilikilt workman but close enough for me. I have the camo Stumptown and the material feels like BDU pants mostly to me and less like carhartt.

Pleats are stitched in a box pattern so they work against one another and seem to stay straighter.

Rivets everywhere reinforcing seems. Built like a tank.

Pocket system is very versatile and I could see someone with a sewing machine being able to quickly make some custom pockets to hang on the straps and or military stuff should work on there too.

Logo embroidered on the inside so you don't have a tramp stamp on your butt like some other ones lol

Easier when buying. If you get close it will fit, if your a size off up or down it will still fit as mentioned before about the snap closure. I wanted to add that because I have found from a reputable kilt company I got two kilts the same size and one fit while the other was tight. so you are always trying to figure if they go by pants size or actual waist size. One company I know of did it by pants size in the beginning then changed to showing pants size and kilt size, now they do something a bit different but if you wanted to buy a used kilt you would need to know at what point they changed the system and it can be very frustrating.

Front apron pocket... That one slipped my mind, thanks KMCMICHAEL

Cons:

No rear pockets (on this one) it may be an option though but I couldn't find any information on that.

No front pocket option. I do like the Utilikilt Mocker and Sportkilt front pockets but its not a deal breaker for me.

No snaps except for on the waist band. This is good and bad. Good because adjusting to weight is easy but having a snap on the apron helps with the whole privacy thing. With that said though the apron in its V shape still feels like it stays in place and drapes nicely.
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Would I buy another one, yep!

For me its a great kilt, I will probably wear it as much as the Utilikilts and Sportkilts as it is just as comfortable and feels like it is built tough.

The main thing I look for is the way it drapes while doing tasks like sitting, squatting or climbing, then I look at the material and weight, construction etc. most of the Pakastan kilts I have while they look pretty good tend to fall apart, snaps disappear, seems start fraying after a few washes. Not all of them though, some of them are built really nice, but none of them drape well in the front.

I will add some pictures of the one I got asap, its in the wash now.
Sorry for any typos, I am doing this on my phone and my eyesight seems to be in need of a bigger phone.

**KMCMICHAEL** · 22nd March 17, 01:27 PM

I carry stuff in the front apron pocket and often do not attach pockets.

**eviltig** · 22nd March 17, 01:34 PM

Out of the wash and to the patented kilt drying rack (aka the garage door)

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**eviltig** · 22nd March 17, 01:41 PM

I mentioned a sport kilt arrived today with the stumptown so here is a shot of that as well

Pros:

Easy on with the Velcro. I personally don't like Velcro but for what it does its OK.

Adjustable a few sizes up or down.

Very light and breezy.

No belt needed with the elastic rear waist band.

Great for jogging, hiking, Games etc.

Cons:

Velcro ( also a pro depending on the individual )

Elastic waist band ( also a pro depending on the individual )

Light material ( also a pro depending on the individual )

Doesn't drape as well as a Utilikilt when squatting. this one drapes OK if you are conscience of it, the one I have made from what feels like ripstop doesn't drape at all unless I push it down manually. What I mean by draping is the fabric hanging between your legs when you squat down or lift a knee. I forget I have a kilt on when wearing a utilikilt with no worries about an accident, other kilts not so much.

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Would I buy another one? Yes, I actually already purchased another one and had one before this one

Personally I like it, I would say get the upgrades though and not just the base model they sell.
This one has sewn down pleats, Pockets and belt loops.

I paid $39.00 plus $10.00 shipping on it second hand, very pleased.

If you are looking for a dress kilt or something to go out to functions in, I would say maybe not this kilt especially if its semi formal to formal.
You can get the side of the apron fringed and add leather straps, so you could rock it in a bar or just wear it out and it would look pretty much like a regular tartan.
Its main idea though is geared toward active sports.
The only reason I bring this up is I have heard of people getting these and were not happy with it when they went to a semi formal event.... to me its kinda like wearing sneakers with a suit, people do it but most don't ( I would though, lol)

If you are searching places like eBay for a sport kilt try typing it in with Quotation marks "sport kilt" it helps narrow it down to a page or 2 instead of a ton of pages where they describe a kilt and tag it with the word sport. adding the Quotation marks will search for only the two words in that order, so for example if someone put ( Black Tactical Kilt good for sport size 38) in the title, you wouldn't have to see that since it doesn't say sport kilt.