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15th September 06, 06:50 PM
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Welcome to the rabble from the hills and streams of northern Idaho!
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15th September 06, 07:06 PM
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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.
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15th September 06, 07:36 PM
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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
Last edited by Oatmeal Savage; 16th September 06 at 07:16 PM.
Cheers
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15th September 06, 07:42 PM
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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!
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15th September 06, 09:43 PM
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Welcome aboard from Georgia.
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15th September 06, 11:11 PM
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Welcome Kevin,
I spent a summer at Comox/Nanaimo about 1960. Beautiful country.
Hope you hook up with Steve Ashton who posted above.
I don't do reenacting, but I do like to buy replica battlejackets from War II and the War Between the States to wear with my kilts. There are pics in my gallery.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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16th September 06, 08:26 AM
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In Scotland, there is no such thing as bad weather - only the wrong clothes. - Billy Connolly
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