"But I Don't Have Enough Money!"

[Nighthawk]

I'm afraid I would have to disagree with you, JelicoCat. I would rather see a person NOT wear a kilt than wear an inferior product. Step up to the plate, man, and wear the proper thing! Do your research first; ask questions; save if necessary; but I just think it is a mistake to go down the road you are advocating. The money you would save by not buying a "starter kilt" is most of the cost of a traditional kilt.

Kind regards,
JSFMjr.

No... The money you save is only a fraction. And if (A) you want to wear the kilt and work in a manufacturing environment, you are not going to be wearing a $700 kilt there have kids who think they should be fed, housed, get Christmas gifts, etc, you probably won't be able to get a $700 kilt. YES- different budgets have different priorities. I wear mostly Stillwaters because I cannot afford anything else. I don't wear the acrylics. I wear the wool heavies. I do have one tank on order, ad do you think that I will ever wear it to my job? I work in a machine shop. I will continue to wear SWK's for that reason. I can deal with my $120 SWK getting torn. I'll patch it and get over it. But my $700 Colorado tartan kilt? I think I'll take a pass on the whole patching a rip on that one. Again, there are all kinds of other perspectives. Yes, I own (or shortly will) a nice handmade kilt. Not everyone needs- or wants- one. Not all budgets can support one. What everyone in this thread is missing is that different families have different priorities. The arguement "I can't afford one" is very valid. I can't afford to wear $700 tradkilts every day, but I can afford the less expensive variety.