my currant quandry.......tank?

[Wompet]

If you want a tartan kilt, get a tartan kilt.
But if you're not sure about shelling out a lot of money for a tank:

1. Get a well-made 5 yard kilt,
2. Get a box-pleated kilt,
3. Make your own (personally, I wait for the 2nd or 3rd kilt to do this, so you can reverse engineer as necessary),
4. Order a 8 yard PV from MacHummel at Canadian Casual Kilts (tank-like looks but easy to clean and half the price), or
5. eBay [find something that looks good, post it here - someone can tell if it's a good deal or not, and most of us are gentlemen enough not to compete with you for it (not for your first tartan kilt, anyway)]

[Barclay]

I consider myself a traditionalist (in that I prefer tartan trads to contemps), and I'll add my voice to the chorus and say go for it. Get what you like and wear it with pride. A tank would certainly be nice and warm in the upcoming PEI winter breezes.