More trouble than there worth

[JackK]

I have to admit that last week I wore J...ns a couple days while it was near zero and snowing. I am lucky in that I am self employed working from home and can wear anything I want. Typically I wear pants only when meeting clients, very redneck tool and die folks. I do find sitting for long periods in my denim UK or heavy USA Victory kilt does leave marks in the butt, any of my other kilts are not bad at all. As for wrinkles I guess that is why I have a portable streamer, just a quick touch up and good as new (well almost). I do ususlly wear a Sportkilt for working at my computer and around the house, very comfortable and who cares if it wrinkles.
I do also agree completely with Rigged

Jack

[Jimmy Carbomb]

The Gospel according to "Rigged".

There's NOTHING worse that getting into a car (on the driver's side in North America) with a "tank" on. The guys that drive on the "wrong" side of the road don't have that problem as much. Think about it! They slide-in on the right, which allows the pleats to lay naturally! DANG!

The discomfort of sitting in a UtiliKilt for an extended period of time on a firm surface is HUGE. Those pleats and that material will leave your backside looking like a Ruffles potato chip!

Nobody's moon was meant to have that many cracks!

[Rigged]

I guess I wear mine so much that I've figured out how to sit for long periods kilted. I get up occassionally and adjust the pleats before sitting down again.

Wearing trousers, I'm constantly pulling and tugging to keep the inseam from creaping up and bunching my underwear up into my tender bits. To me that's far more uncomfortable and inconvenient than sitting on the pleats of my kilts.

[The Wizard of BC]

I teach first time kilt wearers to "Sweep the pleats" or "Scoot the boot" Both which have been discussed here.
And yes, UK's pleats are hard and unforgiving. At least until 5 or 6 washings w/ Downey.
And yes,I sometimes wear trousers.
And yes, kilts are only one part of my wardrobe.
But you learned to sit in trousers. Now you don't even think about it. I don't even think about sweeping my pleats now.
Going kilted or not is a choice, your choice.
For me, wrinkles are a fact of life. I prefer and choose to not show wrinkles in the back of trousers. I think that a good pair of dress trousers with a wrinkled butt after sitting, to be FAR worse than a simple sweep or scoot.

[Andrew]

A very simple solution to this problem is to get a 8 yard Bear Kilt. With both my 8 yards(12 yard) from Bear, I have no problems what so ever with pleats and sitting on them. Even if I don't swish before seating myself, all I have to do is stand up and give myself a little shake, and then walk away knowing that the pleats are right where they should be.
Ok that is my .02 cents
Cheers

[Mike n NC]

Hat's off to Rigged for putting the wisdom of the ages in a "nutshell".
I notice the same problem as Rufus, sitting for long periods, especially on a hard surface, does get uncomfortable. Especially with my skinny, boney butt. Whenever possible, I try to avoid going places that require extended sitting and I always make sure that when I do I have an escape route so I can move about.

Swooping the pleats does take practice and some getting used to but I bet most of the guys here, like me, find themselves doing in while wearing trousers now.

Just my 1.5 cents worth

Mike

[Canuck]

Well I finally built another leather kilt for myself...just finished around dinner time. What heaven...This beast just slides on a chair, has some weight to it...with the suede on the inside it's super comfortable sitting sewing for long periods of time.
Easy to get in and out of cars, not bad on a motorbike. I have three tanks and a few denim, but by far the most comfortable and ease of maintenance. The leather kilt has them all beat. You can wrap this puppy in a ball give it a good shake and it’s as good as new.
As stated before I’m so use to the sweep I don’t notice it anymore. However I hear ya...hang in there. There are many rewards to come.....did anyone mention a majority of ladies ...heck women like guys in a kilt...pleasant dreams
cheers
Robert

[Andrew Breecher]

I don't find sitting in a kilt to be any less comfortable than sitting in trousers. I've gotten so used to the "butt sweep" that I don't even think about it anymore. If my hands are full, I just lean forward a little, give the kilt a little swing to the front, and then sit down before it has a chance to swing back again - works like a charm. As for wrinkles, I always get a little bit of a crease down the pleats on the left side of my kilts for some reason - but they fall back into place on their own in a few minutes. If I'm wearing my UK I don't even care about wrinkles - I don't think those pleats will even iron into place anymore; they're a lost cause.

Andrew.

[phil h]

Well I finally built another leather kilt for myself...just finished around dinner time. What heaven...This beast just slides on a chair, has some weight to it...with the suede on the inside it's super comfortable sitting sewing for long periods of time.
Easy to get in and out of cars, not bad on a motorbike. I have three tanks and a few denim, but by far the most comfortable and ease of maintenance. The leather kilt has them all beat. You can wrap this puppy in a ball give it a good shake and it’s as good as new.
As stated before I’m so use to the sweep I don’t notice it anymore. However I hear ya...hang in there. There are many rewards to come.....did anyone mention a majority of ladies ...heck women like guys in a kilt...pleasant dreams
cheers
Robert

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[Will]

There's NOTHING worse that getting into a car (on the driver's side in North America) with a "tank" on. The guys that drive on the "wrong" side of the road don't have that problem as much. Think about it! They slide-in on the right, which allows the pleats to lay naturally! DANG!....

Thanks Jimmy!

I hadn't considered that when getting into a car you are going against the pleats. That explains why I have a difficult time getting the pleats in place when I get into my car. This is the most difficult time I have wearing a kilt. I usually have to work to get the pleats in place after I am in the car.