PV quality

[bear]

Nope... not gonna make kilts.
Nope... not gonna start a company.
Nope... not changing views on kilts so much as developing a preference.
Nope... not wearing ONLY the Canadian Poly/Vis tartans.
Nope... not treating the PVs any differently than anyone else.

Yes... having serious trouble with the weave wearing thin in the seat and beltline top.
Yes... the pilling is occuring on all PVs.
Yes... except for the new Cape Breton, I'm not wearing them nearly as often any more.
Yes... I have the PVs from 4 different makers.

That's no different than the opinion or OBSERVANCE (in this case) than has been stated on various kilt sites for years from numerous others. Naturally, it gets pummeled by the PV lovers (which is just fine). I've got a problem with what's happening to the MATERIAL (not the kilts) in this case. Don't like that fact? Too bad.

And I'll repeat... it has NOTHING to do with the kiltmaking at all. It has everything to do with the material itself. If it's not tough enough for the wear that I'm putting in to these things, it's not up for debate. Others love it? Great.

Next.

If it's not available, there's no way in h_ll I want that PV. I'm getting to the point where the kilts are wearing HOLES in the weave... and that's just from normal wear, gentle wash, and hang drying. I've now bought my absolute LAST kilt in that stuff. It has NOTHING to do with Bear's kiltmaking (which is outstanding) but has everything to do with that thin "stuff". I wish we could compromise and find a good 12-13 ounce wool. Atleast I know that it will last longer than two years.

Without going through past posts and quoting them, you told us in no uncertain terms you were going to start making wool kilts in December. You were training with masters towards that end!

Changing views/developing a preference? Semantics.

You must be doing something different to wear out PV that fast. 2700 miles and the only worn parts of Andrew's kilt was the back belt loop where his backpack rubbed and under his fannypack/sporran.

12 oz wool is the same weight as 12 oz PV. You want 12 wool but not that lightweight PV "stuff?"

I understand you're commenting on the material, though you mentioned me and never buying another PV kilt in the same paragraph.

To be honest Jimmy, your opinions have been all over the map since you started posting. The only constants have been your belief that you are right and your overuse of capitalisation.

I've had to resist posting responses to your posts many times because I didn't want to get into a big tussle. But enough is enough. You have been steering the XMarks community towards traditional wool kilts for some time. This community sees you as a sort of expert, so they heed your words. (Let's face it; you set it up that way.) You are using your "expert" opinion to sway the opinions of others, to steer their buying habits towards wool.
Why? Time will tell. Maybe you'll start making kilts. Maybe you'll join a kiltmaker.

And I'm not for PV over wool. I sell a lot of wool kilts, too. I just won't stand by while part of my business is incorrectly labelled as easily worn.
You wear yours out in a couple of years? I've never heard of that happening before.
I think that if people wore their wool kilts as they wore their PV kilts, there would be a similar amount of wear.