If you are going to be moving through areas with low level vegetation then the reverse Kingussie is going to be your best option.

I decided this the first time that I wore a forward pleated kilt and found that it was almost impossible to get through the heathland.

With a standard box pleated kilt you would have 3 layers of material around you. There is the double box pleat which is 5 layers in the pleats, but the reverse Kingussie can have as many layers as you feel you need, plus it doesn't snag on things.

Black Watch is usually a dark tartan and can look to be simply black in low light.

My heaviest kilt made from real all wool tartan, 8 yards by 24 inches, weighs almost 4 Lb. A similar one in a wool/man made fibre blend is significantly lighter, as the weave is more open, the yarn is softer and it will not last as long as the pure wool - but it has lasted several years already so when compared with modern clothing it isn't at all bad. The proper tartan cost 50 English pounds, and the blend about 8 pounds for enough for a kilt. I bought a whole bolt of the wool blend and that reduced the price per metre by a third.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: