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

[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?

[ForresterModern]

Security no problem except one, which I had not thought about before choosing it to take---my brown day sporran has one of those nail closures and only once in the four times I had to go through security (yes four times, two each way as I had to change airlines both ways at Heathrow) one security guy wanted to make sure it was not any kind of weapon.

Otherwise it cleared through the xray machines without needing to be opened at all. Remember no kilt pins or sgians in carry on or YMMV.

jeff

[Santa Wally]

Jeff, Thanks for posting. That's something to add to my wish list.

The SkyRoll is no longer on my wish list. Last Fri while going to Sally's Beauty store (for some of Santa's beard supplies), I saw nearly next door was Men's Wearhouse with a BIG sign in the window "BUY ONE GET ONE FREE". I went in to investigate the larger wheeled version. They had 2 and they were included in the buy one, get one free sale. Two are now in my possession.

I wasn't even thinking about the SkyRoll since I was just headed for Sally's and had not been there since last October and didn't realize Men's Wearhouse was nearby.

I'm sorry I didn't think to ask how long the sale lasts. So if anyone else has a SkyRoll on their wish list, check to see if their buy one, get one free sale is still on.

[Mark Stephenson]

This is exactly the solution for me and my wife. She has matching kilted skirts for my kilts, and we are planning a trip to Scotland next year. I hope the buy one - get one free sale is still on.

[Mark Stephenson]

OK, Rabble - As of tonight, at least, the Men's Warehouse has these still on their "buy one - get one free" sale. We just placed an order and even got free shipping.

Jeff - your pictures were great and convinced my wife - the CFO of the Stephenson household - that these were indeed exactly what we needed. Thank you so much for taking the time to post this thread and the photos.

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Security no problem except one, which I had not thought about before choosing it to take---my brown day sporran has one of those nail closures and only once in the four times I had to go through security (yes four times, two each way as I had to change airlines both ways at Heathrow) one security guy wanted to make sure it was not any kind of weapon.

Otherwise it cleared through the xray machines without needing to be opened at all. Remember no kilt pins or sgians in carry on or YMMV.

jeff

Thanks for the update, that is what I was hoping to hear.

[Santa Wally]

Mark,
Glad to see the buy one, get one free sale was still on for you.

Thanks again for Jeff starting this thread and posting the pictures so we could see how the kilts pack.

This FORUM is a priceless asset for all of us. My thanks to Steve and all the Moderators for all that they do in keeping this place alive and well.

[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.

[Father Bill]

I've got another interesting solution that tickles my fancy right now - I rolled my kilt and slid it into my lady's stocking as described elswhere, and then . . . it fit absolutely perfectly into the case for a camera tripod! Protection and a carrying strap! What else can you ask for!