This subject having come up in various posts, and I've commented on some of them, so I thought it worth a new thread!

That is the idea that a traditional kilt can get spoilt/messed up through rough wear-say walking-backpacking and the like.

In my younger days I did a lot of walking-backpacking and the like wearing the kilt: and despite the rigours of bivouacs-rough camps-and often several days of continuous rain-I never found my traditional kilt coming to any harm. Experience that included waist high river crossing, obstacles be they fallen trees, and dense undergrowth-even the briar patch.

My experience being that the kilt is the ideal garment for such activities.

Of course it would often need a clean and press before appearing in formal guise for functions etc. Too over the years there could be some slight fading, but if anything that appeared to improve the appearance of the kilt.

So I'd be interested to hear of anyone who has actuall had a traditional kilt come to any harm through the use it was designed , or maybe evolved for.

James