Budget Kilt Recommendation

[macmanjim]

Plus, don't forget the fire hazard of acrylic. Apparently it catches fire pretty easily and then melts right onto one's skin. There are some videos on the web showing what they do when exposed to flame, not to mention at least one member here who has personally had his acrylic kilt catch fire (see linked thread).

I only mention this because yesterday evening I was wearing my cheapie acrylic kilt (which is strictly for around-the-house casual use; I don't even walk my dog in public in this kilt). My wife made up some hamburger patties and wanted me to grill them. No big deal, usually. What she didn't tell me was that she had added some shredded cheese and mayonnaise to the patties for extra flavour. This led to some issues on the grill when the patties started falling apart, which led to an impressive conflagration as the drippy bits fell down inside the grill and flared up violently in the bottom. It was a very intense inferno for a few minutes, and I was trying to save what I could of the meat whilst keeping the flames under control. Thank goodness for long grilling spatulas and my "pit mitt" glove. The fire only lightly singed some of my arm hair. The meat I did manage to recover had an excellent flavour, though!

It didn't occur to me until afterwards that I could have caught my acrylic kilt on fire, or at least melted part of it as I was battling the flames. So now I'm going to have to pay special attention and remind myself not to wear this house-lounging kilt if I'm going to be grilling. Either that, or just get rid of it entirely and start wearing one of my low-yardage wool kilts for that purpose.

Or get something like a Utilikilts workman or some other utility kilt that is made of duck or some other canvas heavy duty material. I know angry bastard kilts makes stuff like that too.

[Tobus]

Or get something like a Utilikilts workman or some other utility kilt that is made of duck or some other canvas heavy duty material. I know angry bastard kilts makes stuff like that too.

I do have a Utilikilt Workman that I use for hiking. It would be fine around campfires or grills. But it's not exactly a soft flexible kilt for comfort at home, which is what I wear the acrylic kilt for. The Utilikilt is stiff with hard-stitched pleat creases, and it's hot with all those pockets (it's been around 95-100F here since mid-May and will be until October). For me, the Utilikilt is just not a comfort garment. It's for rough outdoor activity.

Plus, I assume that since this was posted in the traditional forum, the OP is looking for a traditional style kilt.

[macmanjim]

I do have a Utilikilt Workman that I use for hiking. It would be fine around campfires or grills. But it's not exactly a soft flexible kilt for comfort at home, which is what I wear the acrylic kilt for. The Utilikilt is stiff with hard-stitched pleat creases, and it's hot with all those pockets (it's been around 95-100F here since mid-May and will be until October). For me, the Utilikilt is just not a comfort garment. It's for rough outdoor activity.

Plus, I assume that since this was posted in the traditional forum, the OP is looking for a traditional style kilt.

I don't have a workman, but it would be even worse here in AZ. I find an 8yd acrylic or wool too much in the summer. PV has a higher flame rating than acrylic, but probably not enough to make a difference. Wool would be the way to go for safety. I just picked up a ripstop. We'll see how that goes. From what I've seen of the sportkilt material, that's light, but I've never been impressed on how it keeps pleats. If I was going on the cheap and wanted good, I'd probably go with a USA kilts casual or semi trad, which is teflon coated PV. UT Kilts does have wool in the same neighborhood too.