I also own several utilily kilts in various colors/styles by various makers. For the amount of junk I need to carry around they work very well. I wear them out as "regular" attire like I would jeans. I am wearing a UK Survivor today to go on a class trip with my son's school. I have lunch for both of us, snacks, wallet, keys, phone, etc in the pockets and don't need a backpack. That being said, they still don't look as nice as a well-made tartan kilt for special occassions.