Advice Needed: Casual Kilts

**boondocker53** · 1st April 08, 08:44 PM

...so how about this eBay BLACK canvas kilt. Is it a Buzz kidder, or the same as?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Black-Canvas-Cas...742.m153.l1262

**Nighthawk** · 1st April 08, 09:04 PM

I don't know if it has been mentioned yet- I'm feeling too lazy to read the whole thread- but I love my Amerikilt. It looks spectacular with an evening jacket or an Iron Maiden t shirt.

**Farlander** · 1st April 08, 09:37 PM

I like my Black Utilikilt quite a lot, but my new favorite is the X-Kilt that I just made:
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...934/index.html
It was fun to make, only cost about $25 and is fun to wear!

**The Wizard of BC** · 1st April 08, 11:17 PM

Baysideboy,

The first question I ask a customer is "What do you want to do in your kilt?"

Each of the kilts you mentioned was designed for a different purpose, customer style and use.

Can you tell us "What do you want to do in your kilt?"

**James MacMillan** · 2nd April 08, 06:28 AM

I only have one solid black kilt. I got it with the intention of wearing it with my hawaiian shirts, and it isn't really warm enough yet... Soon, though I should be getting more use out of it.

**elrond** · 2nd April 08, 06:33 AM

Everyone is good for different purpose as said.
I found amerikilt good and affordable for my really casual way of wearing those kilts.
Others can surely be more accurate and better finished.
It depends on our choice. I think no one of them it is a bad one!

Ciao !

**Baysideboy** · 2nd April 08, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC

Baysideboy,

The first question I ask a customer is "What do you want to do in your kilt?"

Each of the kilts you mentioned was designed for a different purpose, customer style and use.

Can you tell us "What do you want to do in your kilt?"

Good question! Aside from the regular kilt nights, there's hiking/camping; walking around town; wearing it with leather to bars, which will hopefully lead to

in it!!!

**Finn** · 2nd April 08, 06:51 AM

BSB~
I love my three UKs and they're well-suited to any but formal events. They're off the rack with good quality. They're not right for everyone and they are not custom-made to your measurements. For a kilt that looks good and requires little maintanence without a large output of cash, I think that UKs are a good deal. I've always had good experience with their customer service and shipping takes about a week.
I consider myself a UK guy, but I do have other brands and am planning on other non-UK kilts.

**Riverkilt** · 2nd April 08, 08:09 AM

Black kilts come in everything from near trash to the finest hand sewn in styles from the traditional to the bizarre.

Have at it, find what you like, and enjoy.

In my worst kilt addiction I only had three black kilts, UK Workman's, UK Survival II, and AmeriKilt.

Should probably say four black kits since the cargo pockets come off he Survival II for a Mocker look.

Do your research, ask for advice, like you're doing. Choose the one you want most.

After that, you'll be buying the others anyway...then you'll be slipping into black tartans...

Ron

**fluter** · 2nd April 08, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by boondocker53

They are also available from Great Scot in Nashville, Indiana. http://www.greatscotshop.com/highoriginals.htm

I wonder if this is the same kilt that's on eBay here? http://cgi.ebay.com/Khaki-Canvas-Cas...742.m153.l1262

The MENSPLACE Ebay store is our own creativeaccents, and yes: those are the Buzz Kidder canvas kilts.

I have a black BK, which I like quite a lot. They are made with a very modest (10 percent?) taper to the hips, and I'm not quite that cylindical. For me, it works out if I loosen it a notch and wear it about mid-rise. Standard length is 22.5 inches.