Buyers remorse, and suggestions for next purchase

[tulloch]

Buy carefully. Get the very best you can afford even if it means that you have to wait a year. You now have one that you can make do with and wear without concern of getting it dirty or burn spots at the odd campfire. Get something from a person you feel comfortable with; preferably someone who you can go to who will measure you. Look at fabric samples. Try out some different weights.
Getting great quality for a bit of cash is better than getting several cheaper that you regret and is cheaper in the long run. You will have a good kilt for the rest of your life.

[McRoy]

Two I've dealt with via eBay and highly recommend;
WPG (what price glory) has an excellent plain brown military day sporran as issue to British and Canadian troops, and;
buyconfident who make and sell kilts at a very reasonable price, based in Pakistan, they make a decent entry level kilt the same ones you see offered in both the US and the UK.

Customer service is excellent from both of these sellers.

As some have already mention but worth repeating, if you plan on wearing it regularly, buy a decent quality kilt. Worth saving and budgeting for a good one.

[corbmonster]

Buy carefully. Get the very best you can afford even if it means that you have to wait a year. You now have one that you can make do with and wear without concern of getting it dirty or burn spots at the odd campfire. Get something from a person you feel comfortable with; preferably someone who you can go to who will measure you. Look at fabric samples. Try out some different weights.
Getting great quality for a bit of cash is better than getting several cheaper that you regret and is cheaper in the long run. You will have a good kilt for the rest of your life.

Unfortunately no one here wears kilts. At all. I've never seen it at least. I'm thinking about returning the Blue Ramsey for a Khaki Utility Kilt they have. I think that would be an easier transition for me (I've never worn a kilt before), and for others here that have never seen it.

[Richrail]

The only thing I can say about Utility type kilts is they wrinkle horribly. I do have a UTkilt so I know it's a knock off but I just wear it around the yard and house and I may take it when I go camping this year. The Budget Kilts from the likes of Buy-a-Kilt don't wrinkle nearly as bad. And the PV casuals and Semi-traditional's from USAkilts are even better.
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Budget Douglas from Buyakilt.
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Holyrood semi-traditional from USAKilts
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American Heritage casual from USAkilts.

[piperdown]

Try Burnetts and Struth. They had a special recently on 4 yd 16oz in certain tartans for $199.00 I have three of these and for the few extra $$ you have to pay over the other material it is smokin deal.

[Leoghan]

i will add my vote for the USAkilts semi traditional or casual if you really want PV. you won't regret it .

[Nathan]

If you're buying new, the advice about USAK and Burnett's is great. I think you'll have more buyer's remorse if you get a Pakistani polyester kilt.

That said, if you're ok wearing the Gordon tartan, I'd avoid low priced kilts and PV altogether and search military surplus websites in the UK and ebay. The Gordon Highlanders wore what became the Gordon tartan, so there are plenty of ex military kilts around in Gordon if you're patient. Those are top notch, high quality wool kilts that will be around long after you are gone, provided the moths don't get to it.

Another tip is to study the tartan closely. Very closely. A lot of times, the people selling used kilts don't know what they have and so you have to recognize your tartan. The Gordon tartan has some rather close cousins in terms of colour scheme and design, so make sure you learn what distinguishes it. I'd hazard a guess if you're a common size, you'll find one within six months if you browse the auction sites at least weekly.

[scratchy]

Don't mean to sound like I'm peeing on the previous recommendations, but an alternative might be a Stillwater standard acrylic kilt.