Greetings from Vancouver Island

**Oatmeal Savage** · 15th September 06, 05:36 PM

Hello,

I just bought my first kilt and am new to the kilted community. I purchased an $80 Stillwater kilt, just to get used to the idea of wearing a kilt. I am involved with a local reenacting society and thought that a Highland soldier would be an interesting and appropriate persona. Any other reenactors out there?

Thanks
Kevin Grant aka the Oatmeal Savage

**Tattoo Bradley** · 15th September 06, 05:41 PM

Welcome to the asylum.

**Southern Breeze** · 15th September 06, 05:55 PM

Welcome to X-Marks and the addiction.

**The Wizard of BC** · 15th September 06, 05:59 PM

Welcome from Victoria.

Join one of our kilt nights.

**O'Neille** · 15th September 06, 06:22 PM

You'll like the Stillwater. What tartan did you get? Welcome, O'Neille

**Oatmeal Savage** · 15th September 06, 06:35 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome, My first kilt is a Black Watch.

Kevin

**pdcorlis** · 15th September 06, 06:50 PM

Welcome to the rabble from the hills and streams of northern Idaho!

**Andrew Green** · 15th September 06, 07:06 PM

Welcome to the "club"! You'll find that your addiction will grow quickly, and you will soon start wanting to acquire more kilts... heh. A Stillwater standard for your first kilt isn't a bad choice. The heavies from Stillwater are particularly nice for the cost. If you stick around here enough, or run around kilted enough... your tastes will likely grow, and you'll want to incorporate more kilts/styles into your current collection... the boards here are a great place for info!

You're doing re-enactment? What time period? While I am not from the area, I like to chat as much with re-enactors as possible to learn more in regards to historical attire.

**Oatmeal Savage** · 15th September 06, 07:36 PM

Andrew,

I have a French and Indian War (dare I say) British Infantry uniform and I dable in the War of 1812. I try to be as authentic as is practicle, I don't hand sew, so no thread counter am I. I make my own leather items. I do have two old Can Scot sporrans which I would like to refurbish and use. I have been slowly collecting items of use to the Highland soldier. I had a baskit-hilted sword but it was a pain to wear when lugging a brown Bess, bayonet, cartridge box, haversack, canteen and powder horn.

Kevin

**Andrew Green** · 15th September 06, 07:42 PM

Cool.
I think at that time (French and Indian war), regimetals would have still worn the feilidh mohr though. It's a bit trickier to wear, but I still think that not much beats it. Black Watch would be an appropriate tartan to wear for such a thing. I'm more into jacobite/'45 era historical attire myself... still working on assembling enough stuff!