Ordered my first wool kilt.

[Bill aka Mole]

Well, there's good news and then there's bad news.

The good news is that the StillWater arrived today. It is a beauty to behold and quite hefty as far as the difference between a PV kilt and a woolen kilt goes.

The bad news is that I have to send it back. Three tape measures mark me at 48" in this house, yet it seems that every time I order a kilt I have to go down to a smaller size.

So, in the morning, I get to contact them and go through the order process all over again.

[Orthzar]

The good news is that the StillWater arrived today. It is a beauty to behold and quite hefty as far as the difference between a PV kilt and a woolen kilt goes.

It sounds like it took Jerry about nines hours to get the kilt to you. Shows how nice off-the-rack service can be, and the product sounds like a step above Sportkilts.

The bad news is that I have to send it back. Three tape measures mark me at 48" in this house, yet it seems that every time I order a kilt I have to go down to a smaller size.

So, in the morning, I get to contact them and go through the order process all over again.

Jerry should have the process down pretty good so that you will have the correct size before the weekend.

Be sure to show us pics when you do get it, if you don't mind.

[Fit2BKilted]

I have one for sale! Size 39" now...

[Bill aka Mole]

Ortzar: While I do not know about the time it took to ship, I do know that I ordered Sunday afternoon and it arrived with the post on Wednesday. The order confirmation was at about 4:00 PM Sunday and the "shipped" confirmation was at about 2:00 PM on Monday.

Fit2BKilted: Unfortunately, I have more to love than you, good Sir but if I might use your wonderful photo as an example, we are built quite similar with regard to our "kegs."

Darn that Southern, Irish/Scot woman that I married; if not for her cooking I'd be thinner (but just as ugly).

[Catdad]

Well, there's good news and then there's bad news.

The good news is that the StillWater arrived today. It is a beauty to behold and quite hefty as far as the difference between a PV kilt and a woolen kilt goes.

The bad news is that I have to send it back. Three tape measures mark me at 48" in this house, yet it seems that every time I order a kilt I have to go down to a smaller size.

So, in the morning, I get to contact them and go through the order process all over again.

First, thankfully you ordered from Stillwater so you won't have long to wait. Even sending the one you got back and waiting for the replacement will probably take less time than most other places would take to get a kilt to you in the first time. Jerry's that fast.

Second, my opinion, it's always feels better to have a kilt that is too big, than one that's too small. Feels better on the ego.

Third, looking forward to your pictures!

[Bill aka Mole]

Busy, busy day. Called Jerry V. at Stillwater and explained the situation, kudos to him for being to simply answer what could have been a complex question to such a simple mind as mind regarding the Edzell and National Fallen Firefighter Foundation tartans. (Now a new task arises: locate these tartans in wool and appropriate lengths.) Order complete and shipped from SWK, originally shipped kilt bagged, boxed and in the capable hands of the Postal Service.

I still do not understand how I can measure in at 48" but require a smaller size. Honestly, I haven't lost that much weight in two weeks.

[Bill aka Mole]

In a different thread here, someone posted something about Stillwater Kilts shipping being a bit like Wile E. Coyote and Acme Products: Pretty Darn Fast! The heavyweight came in with the post on Saturday. It is a beauty and I tried to not put it on just but just like a child waiting for permission to open their presents, all I did was whine at myself until I did put it on! After ensuring that it did fit properly, I noticed HOW we'd been getting my measurements wrong: I suck in my gut a bit as I walk, dropping me that 2 inches that had been giving me all the problem. And SWMBO has her camera for my photo's. I'll figure out the posting in a bit. Cheers!

[Bill aka Mole]

The new Kilt. No, I don't go to fires wearing a kilt. This last weekend we had some cool weather down here, one night hit a low of 31* F, hence the sweater.

[Catdad]

Thanks for sharing a picture. The kilt looks good on you.

[Squeaky McMurdo]

Looks nice. I can't wait to get my dad one!