Kilted hill walking - the good, bad and ugly of the $50 Ebay Tank

[Kilted KT]

well, after far too long, here is the update on the $50 Ebay tank after wearing one for a week in the Berkshires of northwestern Massachusetts..

Good:

• the fabric on this thing is indestructible. Rain, Mud, thorns, sticks..nothing phased it.
• This kilt kept me warm, no matter how cold or wet it was outside
• The pleats stayed true the whole week, without a press
• When it was actually hot out, the kilt breathed very well and kept me cool
• there were no issues with wind grabbing the kilt. It is of sufficient weight to stay down on it's own

Bad:

• The leathers on this kilt suck. Get some new ones from Tartan Hiker, his are awesome.
• The sewing on the kilt is done by hand with very cheap thread. if you don't run a line down each pleat at the top with a sewing machine or re-do it with strong thread, you will rip the thread in a few days and need to repair it.
• The buckles are not attached as well as they should be. You should go over them once or twice with strong thread to ensure they stay on.
• The 'underkilt' if you can call it that is attached very poorly, and the stitching came undone after two days of hard hiking ( with full pack). Be sure to tack it in place with strong thread to prevent this.
  

Ugly:
no belt loops. for some reason this kilt tends to fall quickly ( maybe I am loosing weight and need a smaller belt!) but adding two belt loops would keep the belt in place.


overall, it is an excellent kilt for the money..PROVIDED you take the modification steps outlined above. If you don't, you will wind up with an 8-yard piece of tartan fabric in a month or so, with all the stitches fallen out.

there are pics of the kilt in action at http://www.kiltsrock.com/pics/survival-2006/

[Iolaus]

So, are these the kilts from that music store in New York?

[Kilted KT]

So, are these the kilts from that music store in New York?

My appologies for not noting that...

the above review is for the kilts available from starrynightrecords on ebay.

[Southern Breeze]

Great review. Those kilts sound like the type to wear when you need a kilt that will be "abused".

[Kilted KT]

Great review. Those kilts sound like the type to wear when you need a kilt that will be "abused".

after an hour or two of upgrades, they are easily the new "blue jeans" of kilt tanks!!!

[Barclay]

Thanks for the review. I'll have to look into getting this tank for games wear for $50.

[Valencian Kilted]

... well... now I know what job I need to do before going for my backpacking journey to Scotland as soon as I receive it!


thanks for the advice!, u were really useful guy!, U've got some beers payed over here whenever u come!

¡Salud!

T O N O

[mbhandy]

Hope he gets the cameron kilts in soon. Just sent him an Email through ebay.

MrBill

[Valencian Kilted]

.... well,.. finally I received my own, and I have to certify that the leathers on it have to be replaced, but the thing I couldn't overpass was the setting of the pleats. It was supposed to be pleated to the line, and considering thet it was a black watch, it seems to be quite easy!, but nope, mine had 6 pleats in green showing just over my right cheek, while all the rest were centered on the blue!... if at least they were the central pleats I'd accept it, but it's hard to accept it like this!

All the rest is like u said before. The fabric is really heavy and colours are ok, with no defect on that, and the pleats are really deep. It was higher than my other kilt, as I had to wear it 4 centimetres over my navel to have it on the proper height on the knees.

I sent him three e-mails asking for a fast change, as I wanted it to go to Scotland in 27 days and it's difficult to have it here on time, so well... I hope to have some new from Scott soon!

By the way, I offered him to accept a 38 size or even to have it in a Cameron if he has any difficulty in sending me a 40 in Black Watch... just hope he moves as fast as he did first!

¡Salud!

T O N O

P.S.: Yes Robin, I know what u're thinking!

[Pour1Malt]

ta fur the reports lads!