ronstew, I think you've gotten lots of input on the kilts themselves. I can maybe give you some perspective from the other side, since I was a member of a kilted reserve regiment like the Seaforths, only in Victoria, and many years ago. From my experience, your average kilted reservist does not share anywhere near the same interest in or knowledge of kilts that you see in the people on this board. To me, at that time, it was just a cool piece of uniform. I didn't know or see any difference in kilt weight, style or anything else. I remember visiting the mess after leaving the regiment wearing my clan tartan kilt, and most of the guys thought I'd joined a different regiment because my kilt was mostly red instead of green!

Anyway, my guess is that most people wouldn't notice, some might notice a difference, but not be able to place what it was, and nobody would really care one way or another, but just think it's neat that there was another civilian in a kilt.