Advice for Flying Needed

[bangkok kilt]

Have any of you guys flown kilted before? I would love to wear my kilt, but I'm not sure if it would be a good idea to have to sit that long in a kilt. I'll have close to 20 hours of airtime and closer to 30 hours of total travel time. Of course the kilt would be comfortable so that's why I would want it, but I'm not sure of the seating conditions.

Any help/advice/unforseen problems would be appreaciated.

Soon to truly be. . .
Bangkok Kilt

[Pour1Malt]

ai've flown fraim Los Angeles tae Glasga and back, kilted...

an ma best advice is ... dinnae dae it...

they didnae luek twice a ma in Glasga... but in the states ai was almaist strip searched... oan baith trips!

they made ma remove ma shoes, flashes, belt, kilt pin, (nay sgain dhu tae remove), shirt... (it had metal eyelets) and on the way oot o' LA they made ma remove the kilt because o the buckles....

then they STILL wanded o'er me... wearin nothin but ma hose....

the pleats got quite scrunched and it wuz uncomfortable tae squeeze the bulk o ma kilt intae the wee airplane seat... it wuz HOT tae....

ai'll probably n'er dae thot again!!!

[bangkok kilt]

Thanks P1M, that answers the question perfectly. Didn't think about security in the states! They're a pain. I always get hassled after living abroad for so long. They look at me like I'm crazy for being gone so long.

[Pour1Malt]

noodays it will nae bae "crazy" they arr thinkin...

it' ll bae "terrorist"

[arrogcow]

While I haven't flown in a Tank, I have many times in a UK. Sometimes get wanded, sometimes don't. Never been strip searched. Have had to take off my shoes.

Now I can't imagine sitting on a tank pleats in a tiny airplane seat for anything over about 2 hours. On the other hand, a UK (AK, FK...) or even a SWK are fantastic for flying.

Adam

[TechBear]

I've flown in a Utilikilt mocker, from Seattle to San Diego and back. Had no trouble in either airport, although I did have to remove my shoes and belt. Sitting was fine and quite comfortable. I did wear black boxer-briefs under the kilt, in case there should be trouble. I was not stopped by security, not singled out, not wanded. Your mileage may vary. :rolleyes:

[Verlyn]

I flew cross country in my USA Kilts casuals and had no problems at all. Of course, I wore my boots and no kilt pin and my shirts were polo style. No problems with the pleats and, as on seat-mate observed, I was "probably the most comfortable man one the plane". I will probably fly in my casuals from now on. I did have to remove my boots, but everyone had to take their shoes off. My son-in-law wore his kilt with kilt pin when the kids left for their honeymoon and had no problems either.

[Kilted KT]

as far as the time seated, it is actually better kilted. I drove from Oklahoma to Cape Cod ( 1600 miles, about 32 hours ) and it was far more comfortable than any pants or shorts I can think of..

just make sure you sweep the pleats when you go to sit for a long time, or it will be really uncomfortable.

[Aggie]

A lot of what P1M mentioned is standard proceedure now kilted or not in the States. I had to take off shoes, belt, sporran and the wands still caught the kilt buckles. They had me do the hookie pookie while they did the wand thing and sent me on my way. They didn't seem to single me out because I had a kilt on. Airline seats are small. No doubt about that. I did not find them that much of a problem, but I have no rear end to speak of. If you wear a 45 inch kilt or larger you might not be comfortable with an 8 yrd. kilt. I liked the comfort. The only problem I noticed was that I was in an aisle seat and I kept having to pull the pleats to me each time they would go past with a serving cart.

[CapnJ0]

I'll second everyone, having driven across the country kilted (and then flying back). The long time seated isn't a problem, but airport security can be. It was mostly just getting pinged on the buckles, I think. My pin was a grouse leg, so I don't think that was a problem, but you might want to remove the kilt pin before you hit security. Like it would be in any attire, it helps to be prepared to go through the checkpoint. Once through, however, be ready for a comfy flight! Just sweep the pleats properly and there won't be a problem.