In search of moderately priced, good bang-about-kilts for games, fishing, hiking etc, I FINALLY had the opportunity to check out USA kilts. I've been intriqued by several posts here regarding their fabric, service and I have to admit, Rocky always seems to be very helpful in his posts here.

I ordered an 'off the rack' casual in Ireland's National tartan. I went for the off-the-rack because of the price, availability, size and since I'll be throwing cabers and stones in this, a custom made kilt wasn't all that neccessary.

Here's the picture capture of the tartan from usakilts.com:




Here's the kilt as delivered: (Sorry, family photographer not available--had to take a snap while the kilt was on a hanger)



I was very fortunate that he had something very close to my size in an off-the-rack. I'm a 37-41-21 1/2. The kilt I bought is a 38-42-22. No problem with the extra room, as I stated--this will be worn for very active endeavors.

First: Service. What can I say? Rocky ROCKS! He was very helpful and punctual in response to my questions. A few emails to verify size and availability and one phone call to order the kilt. A few days later, it arrived.

Second: Material. I have a number of Sport Kilts, so I thought I new what to expect from a PV kilt. Ahhhhhhhh this kilt feels a bit more 'dense' and strong than the sort of 'cotton' feel of my SK's. Could be that most of my SK's have been beat to tar. But I think that this material could be something I could REALLY like for casual kilts.

Thirdly: Construction. I would have liked wider belt loops because most of the belts are larger, but they ARE available in any non off-the-rack kilts from Rocky. The underapron does NOT hang out from the over apron! Great--in a casual kilt. I'm not a big fan of maker's patches etc on my kilts, and again, this was off-the-rack and came with a USA Kilt patch on it. No bother at all, for what this will be used for. I also like a strap on my hip and will simply add one to this kilt.

Overall comment: Oh--no! I think I'm hooked! I know I like the construction of this kilt and I love the tartan. I see a few other tartan's Rocky has available and I think I'll be calling to have one made up. For an off-the-rack kilt, in my opinion, this is a great kilt for the price. To fix the things I'd rather have, I have the option to get: larger belt loops, made to size, no patch (if I choose) and perhaps moving up to a semi-trad.

Final word: Great kilt for the price and availability! I plan on beating the bejebus outta this thing!

Thanks Rocky!