I agree with Pleater about the reverse Kinguisse style. With my 32-33 waist and 40-41 breech, all my camo kilts with 2-inch pleats and full hip-to-hip aprons use about 5 1/2 linear yards. If you need to sew a final piece on for one of the aprons, the seam is easily done and hidden on the "return" of the deep pleat under the apron.

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- Anyone got any easy instructions for adding on slash pockets?
Pockets?! An unnecessary complexity. I despise carrying anything in my p***s pockets and instead carry one of my sporrans as a "man purse"; kilted I wear it normally. Or, you could try sewing on a D-ring for snapping on a key. Kilts are about freedom... including the tyranny of stuffed pockets!

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- Anything else for a outdoors/hiking kilt?
Belt loops, nylon webbing for a low-bulk belt, and low-profile 1-inch plastic side-snap buckles. If no belt at all, then just a little webbing for tabs and the plastic buckles. Webbing and plastic are washable (and also neatly go through airport and courthouse security.)

A couple 2-inch strips of hook-and-loop on the ends of the apron waistbands provide just enough "help" to get the other closures fastened without fighting them.

My knockaround kilts will never measure up to the quality standards of the professional kiltmakers, but they sure are fun to make and wear... and get dirty and wash... and wear again.

Don't sweat the small stuff. Keep it simple; keep it fun.

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