The SkyRoll--convenient way to travel with a kilt or three

[Spartan Tartan]

So this meets with carry-on rules? You don't have to check this bag with your other luggage? That is a must have.

[ForresterModern]

So this meets with carry-on rules? You don't have to check this bag with your other luggage? That is a must have.

Even the bigger roller version meets carry on rules, so despite the extra cost I would suggest getting the bigger roller as there is more space for all your stuff in one bag and it rolls instead of being a shoulder bag. (30 pounds on my shoulder got a little bit old when I had to make three plane changes each way to and from Scotland last summer).

[Dale Seago]

This is really impressive. Bookmarking the manufacturer's site for near-future reference. Thanks!

[Dale Seago]

This is really impressive. Bookmarking the manufacturer's site for near-future reference. Thanks!

Got the wheeled version arriving today from The Men's Wearhouse. Apart from the obvious -- the kilts -- I'm thinking about some of these for "core storage" during transport:

Magellan's StowAways Packing Tubes

[Standard]

Thanks for the photos of the packed luggage. It looks like it works great. The one problem I have is that my small suitcase which is perfect for a 3 or 4 day trip is not long enough to hold a kilt without scrunching the kilt up after rolling it. I have a bag from Duluth Trading Company called the One Night Stand http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/p...cessor=content But your set up seems superior to it due to the rigidity of the central tube.

[davidg]

Hmmm. I rather want one of these myself but they are not available in the UK. Seems the Mens Warehouse won't ship outside the US either

[ForresterModern]

Got the wheeled version arriving today from The Men's Wearhouse. Apart from the obvious -- the kilts -- I'm thinking about some of these for "core storage" during transport:

Magellan's StowAways Packing Tubes

Dale

I use some of those when I am travelling on business (at least similar) just to keep stuff organized over a week or longer at a conference, separating the clean from the dirty (if I take it out of the sub-pouch it must be dirty). But honestly when I took mine to Scotland last year I stuck two sporrans, a half dozen pairs of hose, and at least 5 or 6 bonnets in the core of the smaller version with no need to organize, since it is already split in two halves anyway. Have yet to use the roller version---that is coming this summer.

I particularly like this for carry on of kilts sincethey typically weigh so much. When I went to Scotland 3 years ago I took 4 kilts and two jacket/waistcoat combos and they basically filled a 3 suiter rolling garment bag and put the wieght near to the 50 pound limit, which was easily reached just by adding a couple sporrans and some hose. For a twelve day (11 kilted) trip I needed a second big bag for all my other clothes. This kit unweights your checked luggage a lot letting you carry on your heavy kilts, keeping them with you safe and sound.

[Standard]

How was getting through security with it? Was the tube an issue? Did you have to open it up or unroll it for the xray machine?

[Dale Seago]

Got the wheeled version arriving today from The Men's Wearhouse.

Test-drove it on my trip to Colorado this past weekend to visit my parents and attend the Rocky Mountain Highland Games. I'm quite taken with it now!

I was kilted for my flight, with a Ferguson Britt beaver-fur Glengyle sporran, black & silver kilt belt & sporran strap from Mojo Leather, and (incredibly lightweight!) black lambskin kilt-cut jacket from Stillwater.

The garment bag portion easily held 3 shirts; 2 more kilts; a "3-season" navy wool bomber jacket from Filson; and 5 pair of garter ties in various colors.

The suitcase portion: Dark brown Ferguson Britt Glen Shira Mor sporran (wore it the 2nd day of the Games; LitTrog saw it and complimented me on it, though neither of us recognized the other at the time); dark brown/brass kilt belt and sporran strap from Mojo Leather; 4 pair of Lewis hose in various colors; 2 t-shirts; 1 pr cotton flannel sleeping p@nts for the sake of my parents' modesty; shoeshine kit; custom staghorn daywear sgian from Taygrd; GPS navigator unit for driving, along with assorted cables etc. for my iPhone and Jawbone Bluetooth headset; toiletries kit; sunglasses case; 3 wood clamp kilt/skirt hangers; and a hand steamer. Still had room, if needed, for a couple of paperback books and another smallish item or two.

(The F-B sporrans come with very nice non-buckle straps which can be adjusted to your own body with absolute precision. I do love and use them, but when I want to be able to get a sporran off and on again quickly -- such as going through a security checkpoint -- a buckle is the way to go.)

While the Skyroll is designed for carry-on, I checked mine because of the sgian dubh. Good idea regardless, as on the return flight fully half the passengers got held during boarding to check carry-on bags because theirs were too big to fit under the seats and the overhead bins were already full to bursting.

I see another Skyroll purchase in my future. When I go to Japan right after Thanksgiving I'm only taking one kilt, for my teacher's birthday party. The rest of the time I'll be going to and from martial-arts training for the most part and it would be too much of a hassle to wear a kilt. So the original, smaller carry-on version sounds like just the thing for my kilt and related paraphernalia for that event.

[Dale Seago]

I see another Skyroll purchase in my future. When I go to Japan right after Thanksgiving I'm only taking one kilt, for my teacher's birthday party. The rest of the time I'll be going to and from martial-arts training for the most part and it would be too much of a hassle to wear a kilt. So the original, smaller carry-on version sounds like just the thing for my kilt and related paraphernalia for that event.

Dropped into a nearby Men's Wearhouse and picked up the smaller shoulder-strap version. Definitely just the ticket for my upcoming single-kilt trip to Japan.

Also have a new F-B sporran arriving Tuesday which should go over well in Japan as it's in black Same or stingray skin, the same that's used under the ito or cord wrapping on sword handles. The fish-leather is also an obvious choice to go with my eventual "R'lyeh Sett" kilt, once Dalgliesh finishes weaving the fabric and Matt Newsome gets the kilt made.