No, I can't change the length. Stillwaters are so cheap (I assume) because they are mass produced and all the same length. I was going to order a Bear but I don't want to wait that long (I have waited 3 years, thats long enough) but now I may go get one of the HighlandActive kilts here in town for what a Bear costs. Even though that limits me to a Blackwatch or Royal Stewart.