First Kilted outing!!

[Blinki]

You look great. Congrats on a successful first outing

[Kilted Rogue]

nice Casey
I like the sporran idea works out nice,.

Glad to see a fellow Kilted Carolina Man on X-Marks! i am a bit south of you in Charleston.

[IrishGodfather]

Great picture, and sounds like a good outing!!!

[Highlander31]

Congratulations on your first outing. Sounds like it went well, and your flashes look fine. I wear my flashes predominately on the side just slightly forward.

As you become more comfortable in your kilt, you will develop your own personal style.

[BEEDEE]

Good looking outfit. Loved your choice of eating place and menu selection. I was there last year for the Hendersonville Highland games and made the same choices!

Brian

[Riverkilt]

Sharp look. Great "sporran" idea.

If you wanna have an option and look even more "combat ready" try some black soccer sox from your local big box sporting goods store...inexpensive, great in warm weather pushed down.

Most of all you look pleased and that is good good good.

Ron

[Casey_in_Carolina]

Sharp look. Great "sporran" idea.

If you wanna have an option and look even more "combat ready" try some black soccer sox from your local big box sporting goods store...inexpensive, great in warm weather pushed down.

Most of all you look pleased and that is good good good.

Ron

Thanks, I liked the way the sporran turned out. The good think about that one is the two pockets, one big one, and a smaller one on the front of it. That allowed me to put my wallet, cell phone, handkerchief, car keys, etc., in the large pocket and keep it closed, while I kept a bit of cash, and a cigarette lighter in the small pocket. I didn't have to go digging through a lot of junk to pay for things.

As an aside, putting the things from my pockets all into a single pouch made me realize that I carry an awful lot of crap around with me every day. I'll have to see if there's a way to pare all that down some....

The soccer socks is a great idea, it never occurred to me. I was actually thinking I might have to invest in a pair of taller boots. I didn't realize how low they were until I saw the picture of myself in them with no pants legs covering up the top, and no BDU leg bloused over the top.

As for looking pleased, I have to admit, that not only was I pleased, I was very comfortable. And I mean comfortable all the way around. I didn't even find myself nervous to go out in public in my kilt, or even worried about what might be said. It just felt so natural to be in a kilt that it never crossed my mind that I should be nervous about it. My wife is actually the one who pointed that out to me, as I normally get a little edgy before making big changes, but going kilted was, apparently, so natural that I didn't view it, sub-consciously, as a major change.

Already looking forward to the next outing. May be as early as next weekend, when we go as a family up to Sky-Top orchard for apple and pumpkin picking. Depends on the wife though, she'll get final say, and I don't know how comfortable she is with being seen with me kilted. I'll have to broach that subject this evening

Take care all,

Casey

[McFarkus]

Looking good!

[freddie]

Yeah the outfit looks great and you wear it well. The 'sporran' looks good too, and very functional! As for the flashes wear them where you feel most comfortable with them. The idea of wearing them slightly forward is so that they can be seen 'head on' so to speak. If you watch the Pipe Majors competition at a Highland Games the judge stands directly in front of the competitor and this is the view you have to impress (this rule applies to the military as well). As you can see from your photograph the flashes worn on the side can't really be seen (although I think they can look odd viewed from the side when worn forward) so it's up to the individual where he wears them (as long as he's not in a Pipe Majors competition or 'on parade' )
It sounds as though you had a great day - I envy you!

[Riverkilt]

Your description of your adapted sporran sure sounds a lot like the Stillwater ballistic nylon Nightstalker sporran....you might take a peek at them on the Stillwater Kilts site.

I got hooked on them (okay, now using their leather version) because of the same convenience you describe.

Ron