When the rubber meets the road

**pbpersson** · 5th July 06, 05:51 PM

You know.....it's one thiing to talk about kilts and about someday getting one. Then it's all just theory....sort of like discussing the idea of perpetual motion on paper.

Today I had to dash home at lunch and get this tan Utillikilt from the apartment office and get it into my apartment. Oh...and by the way, the guys back home are saying I'm totally crazy if I ever do this.

So I'm holding this huge Utilikilt in my hands at lunch - I'm over six feet tall - and I'm thinking if I go walking down the street in this thing I'm going to look like a Klingon.

I don't know.....I'll be washing it tonight.

**Southern Breeze** · 5th July 06, 06:17 PM

Just Do It!!!

**Rex_Tremende** · 5th July 06, 06:17 PM

Hooray!!!
It's here!

You can do it, Phil - and don't listen to those guys - they don't mean that you're crazy IF you do it - you can count on them to already think you're crazy anyway.

Whenever you're ready, we'll be here to cheer you on, console you, whatever you need.

Congrats,
Rex in Cincinnati

**Panache** · 5th July 06, 06:28 PM

I remember getting my first kilt, my gray UK Mocker. I put it on. I felt great.
Then came the weekend and a trip to Petaluma. I put it on, didn't give a fig about the rest of the world, wore it with confidence and felt...GREAT!

Most of the battle to wear a kilt is in your head, once you are OK with it you will find that most other people are too.

Cheers! (and good luck!)

**bubba** · 5th July 06, 06:30 PM

Go for it. The most negative aspects are in your mind. Chances are good most people won't even notice and of the ones that do the response will be very positive.

**Raphael** · 5th July 06, 06:48 PM

Lead, don't follow!

**NewKilt** · 5th July 06, 07:10 PM

Congratulations on getting your first kilt. You will find that it's much easier to wear one in public than you might think. Don't worry about the guys back home think. Just wear it and go about your daily activities as you normally would. Remember, every one hear has taken the first step of wearing a kilt in public. We're hear to offer support if you need it. Enjoy the comfort and freedom!

Darrell

**Kizmet** · 5th July 06, 07:46 PM

There's a problem looking like a Klingon? :confused:

I must be missing something.

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 5th July 06, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by pbpersson

...So I'm holding this huge Utilikilt in my hands at lunch - I'm over six feet tall - and I'm thinking if I go walking down the street in this thing I'm going to look like a Klingon.

...

Well, you might look like a Klingon, but if so it is going to be because of other physical features and NOT the kilt! I have not seen any kilted Klingons in the media!

And come on, at 6' plus, you have some natural born presence on your side (even if you don't feel like it!). Strap that puppy on and feel the freedom. Trust me, nobody will give you any hassles, unless you frequent some really low-brow bars toward the end of happy hour. You will feel like every is looking and laughing at you. You really become sensitive to the looks and conversation of others when you first wear the kilt. However, while the looks might be for the kilt, most of the laughs and other things you overhear are not about you in your kilt. If you need validation, go out in a pair of shorts and really listen to those around you. For the most part, it will be the same in a kilt.

**pdcorlis** · 5th July 06, 08:13 PM

Yeah there can be a gap from thinking to doing but allow me to join the chorus... 99.999% of it is in your head. Most folks are so focused on their own stuff the rest of us don't even really show up on their radar - really.

What's waiting for you when you do strap on your kilt and walk out the door? Adventure... there's nothing quite like those first few kilted outings!