Traditional 8 yard kilt or 5 yard kilt

[pdcorlis]

I think every kilt lover should own at least one 8 yard - 16 oz kilt... maybe two.

[Ruanaidh]

Only two???

[NewKilt]

I agree with many of the others - go for the 8 yard kilt. Although PA might be considered warm you probably don't have long stretches of temperatures in the high 90's with high humidy, and very little breeze (at least not very often). You could wear a 16 oz, 8 yard kilt more often. Here is mid-Missouri we get long stretches of that hot humid weather, so I tend to stick with 16 oz, 5 yarders. I only have one 8 yarder, and it is 13 oz.

Darrell

[Freedomlover]

Let's just say that you are going to come into enough material in US Bicentennial to make an 8 yard kilt, and a skirt for your wife. You are mostly German, Dutch, with a little Irish and Scottish, but very far down the road. You don't have a clan that you associate with, and at this point you don't wear clan kilts. Currently you own, three USA Kilt Casual's, two SWK's, with a 5 yard Xmarks kilt on the way. You live in PA where the climate is pretty warm most of the time. You also wear kilts everyday, not to work (yet), but everyday none the less. Would you have a Traditional 8 yard made, or would you go with a 5 yarder and some accessories?...

So what do you all think...

My opinion, having worn kilts as daily attire for more than forty years is to go for the lighter weight of the five yarder. I have a number of 8-9 yard kilts and they will slay you in the summer. Back in '04 the wife and I made a pilgrimage to Gettysburg in August. I brought along a selection of kilts. The only one tolerable was a Lochcarron 4 1/2 yarder in 16 0z weight. Never mind the traditionalist nonsense of 8 or more yards being required. Sure, the more material the better the swing, but I assure you that a vanishingly small portion of the public will take notice. And so what if they do? The idea is to enjoy yourself while being as confortable as a man can get. So the question is this: Do you want to be comfortable or not? My best advice is this: leave the 8+ yard kilts for formal affairs where it doesn't matter if you are uncomfortable because you are there for effect.

[possingk]

Just wanted to thank you all for your input, I paid for the fabric today, it ended up costing me $22 a double width yard with shipping included.

I will most likely be going for the traditional 8 yard kilt, but Freedomlover you and I think a lot alike.

[MacWage]

My brother called me. He got the fabric and is forwarding it on to me!

Should have it by this weekend!!!!