They Finally made it! BlackWatch Kilts are in!

**Kilted KT** · 24th April 06, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by sorcererdale

Are the 4 kilts you received all the same tartan? They all looked the same. All these pictures of wool kilts makes me want one, but oh so many colors and what company to buy from? I don't have the money now anyway, and I think I will wait until winter. Jonesing already, and I can't even order one yet.

DALE.

Yes, they are all blackwatch. While I really like the look about a great many tartans, something inside me feels a bit odd wearing one that I can't associate with. I'll prolly only every have these blackwatches, and a bunch of different MAcTavish / Thompson tartans.

**Robin** · 24th April 06, 06:37 PM

Very nice!

link to the Ebay seller please... :rolleyes:

**Kilted KT** · 24th April 06, 07:00 PM

Here is the link...offer $50 each, they will prolly take it.

E-bay blackwatch kilt

**Robin** · 24th April 06, 07:09 PM

Thanks!

**Kilted KT** · 24th April 06, 08:10 PM

I need to upgrade my thoughts on these kilts. I don't know how many of you live in the midwest, but I just came in out fo a storm producing baseball and softball sized hail, 70 mile-an-hour winds, flash floods and hellish winds.

of course, I was at wal-mart getting some random food items, seeing how the kilt flowed. It wears great.

as for the weather? the kilt help up better than most of the other people in the rain. the driving rain never once lifted the kilt, and even though I'm was drenched, the kilt kept me warm. I give it an A+ for handling weather. I would suggest upgrading the leathers, though. They are rather cheap and I'm sure they would not have held up so well after a few month's wear.

**Beertigger** · 25th April 06, 12:16 AM

Just received, a few days ago, my own eBay Blackwatch from the same seller...

Overall, I guess I'm okay with the kilt -- the fabric's nice stuff, the colors are great. But the construction isn't exactly the finest in all the land: the front apron doesn't have a centered center stripe, the front turnover is nearly non-existent (the back apron doesn't have one at all), there's no a-line to the left of the front apron, the front apron just barely wraps around enough, and the front lining has unsightly stitching right across the upper-middle of the apron.

Others have reported a hem on theirs, mine is without, with a rather rough bottom edge, but at 23.5" it's too short to put one in.

For 50 bucks, it's hard to complain too much, I suppose. This one'll be my night-at-a-crowded bar kilt; won't have to worry about it too much.

Not really worth the hassle of sending back, but others might be better off spending that little bit more for a known top-quality knock around. Too bad, really, with a bit more care in the making this could've been a great kilt (might take a bit more fabric for that, npi).

**Tartan Hiker** · 25th April 06, 08:36 AM

KT....great pics and info. I have been so darned busy lately I haven't had time to post my own pictures, but now I don't have to.

I'm glad you found that the information I posted in my original review was accurate. I'm still going to order a trio of MacDonalds from this outfit and am glad that the quality of your kilts is as acceptable as was mine.

The buckles are held on by leather-looking vinyl, not leather at all, but that in my opinion is a good thing. It certainly won't break like the strap material would. You never see this material when the kilt is on, so who cares anyway?

I've made replacement straps for mine from black leather and would be happy to make some for you or anyone else for cost, postage, and a wee bit for my time. The leather is thin enough to be sewn with a regular sewing machine, but is certainly much more durable than the originals. PM me for details.

TH