Can I get your collective thoughts?

[yoippari]

Celtic Croft at the top of the page (and every page at xmarks) makes great kilts. Personally before wearing it camping or hunting I would wear it at home just to get comfortable in it. If you like it enough you might want to buy a tailored kilt for day wear.

[bubba]

Alexis Malcom sells them

[davedove]

but I agree that it's not so much an everyday kilt as a historical reenactment kilt- and as such, might look a little silly in a t-shirt and combat boots, or other modern accessories.

I actually think a great kilt could be made to look quite good with combat boots and a t-shirt, but I will definitely have to agree it would look out of place.

[Piper]

I wear a greatkilt from time to time, when taking part in '45 reenactments, and sometimes at a Rendezvous. I've also made myself an 18th century style box/barrel pleated philabeag, so what I wear tends to depend on the weather. I have 2 greatkilts. One is a piece of red & black tartan ( now generally called Rob Roy) that I pleat and belt on each time I wear it. The other is a rather nondescript piece of tartan made up of dark reds, browns and some black. I converted that into a "cheater" greatkilt by sewing the pleats in, as well as a fabric belt on the inside. With that one all I have to do is wrap it on, cinch the belt, put on the outer belt and drape the plaid any way I choose. They are a very handy garment, in the proper venue, a combination of clothing, knapsack and bedroll.
If you want to give one a try, my advice would be to head for the nearest discount material shop and buy some 54"-60" wide material in any pattern that appeals to you. I'd recommend wool, simply because its' traditional (and all I have experience with as a greatkilt.). Wrap it on and see how you like it. Here's a site with a decent set of instructions on how to put it on.
www.theweebsite.com/greatkilt/index.html

[starbkjrus]

Wrap it on and see how you like it. Here's a site with a decent set of instructions on how to put it on.
www.theweebsite.com/greatkilt/index.html

Wow. I read those instructions and believe me I will not complain about all the snaps on my UK again. That's a LOT of work.

[Freelander Sporrano]

Hector Russell do them aswell I think they Pre sew the pletes too

[Ranald]

I wear a greatkilt from time to time, when taking part in '45 reenactments, and sometimes at a Rendezvous. I've also made myself an 18th century style box/barrel pleated philabeag, so what I wear tends to depend on the weather. I have 2 greatkilts. One is a piece of red & black tartan ( now generally called Rob Roy) that I pleat and belt on each time I wear it. The other is a rather nondescript piece of tartan made up of dark reds, browns and some black. I converted that into a "cheater" greatkilt by sewing the pleats in, as well as a fabric belt on the inside. With that one all I have to do is wrap it on, cinch the belt, put on the outer belt and drape the plaid any way I choose. They are a very handy garment, in the proper venue, a combination of clothing, knapsack and bedroll.
If you want to give one a try, my advice would be to head for the nearest discount material shop and buy some 54"-60" wide material in any pattern that appeals to you. I'd recommend wool, simply because its' traditional (and all I have experience with as a greatkilt.). Wrap it on and see how you like it. Here's a site with a decent set of instructions on how to put it on.
www.theweebsite.com/greatkilt/index.html

Piper, excellent, thanks for the link to this site, I've been trying to work it oot for meself for years and had no luck.
Also I like the idea of the cheater, and I wish this were worn more often by us lot.

[Brasilikilt]

Hey all

I found a site which has a sample of their video "how to wrap a great kilt"

http://www.theedragonlaire.com/aboutus_howtowrap.htm

Here's some instructions with photos

http://www.lindaclifford.com/GreatKiltWrap.html

Enjoy!