Oof! Information overload!!!

Tartan: No, I have no clan affiliation. As far as I know, I have no scottish ancestry, tho there is strong Irish in there (and we cant trace it back to where in Ireland really, the records get spotty!) so for me it'd be "What I like" and "What looks good"

I've never owned a 5 or 8 yard real kilt before. Like I said, I have casual/utilitkilts, and one Stillwater kilt. Whats the biggest difference between the two, other than 9 feet of wool? Is there a huge improvement with an 8 yard over a 5?

I was more looking for recommendations on quality, price, and time availability... the SHO 8 yard for $299 sounds pretty unbeatable, tho I'd like to support USA Kilts but a 5 yard is $350... (Didnt Jimmy Carbomb from Barleyjuice start then sell USA Kilts? Or did I hear the story wrong?). I had no clue about the quality of the Tartanweb kilts... and I think there were others mentioned here.

Oof.

Hell, I'd make my own if I had the time! Tho i've never made a wool kilt before. I have a killer grey-cammo kilt I made that gets tons of compliments whenever I wear it out, including from some Utilikilt guys at a festival I was at. Just dont think I'm in the real-wool-traditional-kilt-making-leauge yet! Wonder if I have a pic of that kilt somewhere. I'd love to show it off ;)