Sport Kilt Opinions

[Zardoz]

I have a couple Sportkilts, They were the first kilts I ever got. But while a SK is great for knocking aroung the house, I'm wearing one right now, or sporting activities, I would strongly recommend the USA casual for your purposes.

USA's PV is a much better kilt material for everyday wear than the cotton stuff SK uses. To put in a dollars and cents perspective, a USA casual, made to fit you, is about $110. A SK basic is $70 - $80 plus $12 if you want belt loops, another $12 for sewn down pleats, ( a must) , things that a USA casual has standard. Save your pennies and go with the USA, you won't regret it.

[Rex_Tremende]

I love my SK Boulder camo for doing yard work, and it's good enough for those unplanned trips to the hardware store. I never worry about messing it up. On hot days, it is way better than any shorts. Pressing is required after washing, whereupon I can wear it exactly once to the bar for dancing, and then it is pressed into home maintenance service.

I don't have any experience with any of their other products.

My $0.02,
Rex in Cincinnati

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

James, Zardoz beat me to it. When you actually run the numbers, a USAK is a tremendously better value for the money. And the ability to throw a USAK casual into the washer, then spin dry on low heat for 5 minutes, then jang dry and wear with no additional work will save you immense amounts of time. I have 1 SK that must be ironed EVERY time I wear it if I want it too look respectable, must be washed more often, and when it is washed, looks hideous out of the washer or dryer and must be ironed. If I had nothing but SK's to buy, I would have to seriously consider pants again, although I might wear them slung low like today's kids so that they would be somewhat as comfortable as a kilt. Kilts are only going to become more common place if they are as easy (or easier) to care for as pants.

[Tattoo Bradley]

I'd been wondering about SKs myself.

[CameronTaylor]

If you've got the time, drive on down there and have a look in person (besides it'll be a hel.. heck of a lot cooler down near the ocean !!! ) The Boulder kilts are pretty nice as Rex mentioned.


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[Jimmy the Celt]

Thanks for the feedback. I think I will definitely go with a USAK casual, because of the extra cost of sewn-down pleats, belt loops, etc, not to mention I'd have to pay tax here in California. $110.00 is not much in the long run, and when Autumn arrives I'll be ready for an SWK Standard or two. Unless of course SWK gets a wool heavyweight in the Irish National tartan, or I come up with the money to commision a kilt from Kathy . . . I can always hope

~James