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    Quote Originally Posted by James MacMillan View Post
    Just as we convert our old style clothes to kilt wear, there must be something that I can do with those jeans. If I can convert a regular jacket to kilt wear then ........ what to do with those old jeans??
    Well, I had two thoughts for those jeans. The first is give them to goodwill: let someone else who isn't blessed with a kilt wear them.

    The second thought is to cut off the legs, run a seam along the length of the leg to reduce the diameter of the resulting tube - just big enough to allow you to insert a kilt into the denim tube. Trim to the appropriate length and close off the ends and viola! Instant denim kilt-carrier!

    Besides: who hasn't wanted to desecrate (sp?) their p*nts now that they wear kilts full-time? ;)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hachiman View Post
    Well, I had two thoughts for those jeans. The first is give them to goodwill: let someone else who isn't blessed with a kilt wear them.

    The second thought is to cut off the legs, run a seam along the length of the leg to reduce the diameter of the resulting tube - just big enough to allow you to insert a kilt into the denim tube. Trim to the appropriate length and close off the ends and viola! Instant denim kilt-carrier!

    Besides: who hasn't wanted to desecrate (sp?) their p*nts now that they wear kilts full-time? ;)

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    I did do that with a couple of pair. I made some nice soft denim bags that I use as shoe bags, golf ball bags, tool bags etc.

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    Order of the Gael's Kilt Kit holds three hangars loaded with kilts and jackets.

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    I have a kilter and the other soft-sided carrier that comes with it. It's great for the car and for carrying on luggage. But, the kilter itself does not fold in half like a suit carrier. The problem I have with rolling up a couple of kilts for the suitcase is that they make the case pretty heavy and there is a weight limit of 50 lbs. It doesn't take much more with two kilts to go over. I've never had my carry-on stuff weighed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Daw View Post
    I have a kilter and the other soft-sided carrier that comes with it. It's great for the car and for carrying on luggage. But, the kilter itself does not fold in half like a suit carrier. The problem I have with rolling up a couple of kilts for the suitcase is that they make the case pretty heavy and there is a weight limit of 50 lbs. It doesn't take much more with two kilts to go over. I've never had my carry-on stuff weighed.
    Thanks, your the first one to answer my question about their use as "carry on" luggage
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Daw View Post
    I have a kilter and the other soft-sided carrier that comes with it. It's great for the car and for carrying on luggage. But, the kilter itself does not fold in half like a suit carrier. The problem I have with rolling up a couple of kilts for the suitcase is that they make the case pretty heavy and there is a weight limit of 50 lbs. It doesn't take much more with two kilts to go over. I've never had my carry-on stuff weighed.
    Assuming your kilts are made with 8 yards of fabric, and the cloth is 16 oz heavy weight, each of those kilts should weight approximately 4 lbs, plus or minus a few ounces. So two kilts should be about 8 lbs, let's say 9 lbs at most. That leaves 41 lbs to spare. I know the weight of the suitcase itself needs to be included, but unless you are filling the remainder of your luggage with the last half of the Encyclopedia Britannica, I don't think travelling with two kilts in your suitcase should be that much of a problem. :-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome View Post
    I don't think travelling with two kilts in your suitcase should be that much of a problem. :-)M
    But Matt, two kilts means at least two sporrans, two belts, two jackets, a waist coat or two, at least two pairs of shoes, four pairs of kilt hose, at least one fly plaid, a dirk, basket kilt sword, two pairs of matching tartan flashes and two pairs of solid flashes, several shirts, a balmoral and a glengarry...you'll be lucky of you get it under 75 lbs. I mean one must have the rest of the kit to match otherwise why take two kilts

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    Quote Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome View Post
    I don't think travelling with two kilts in your suitcase should be that much of a problem. :-)

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    It is. I fly all the time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Daw View Post
    It is. I fly all the time.
    Oh, I'm not doubting your experience. I just don't think it's due to the weight of the kilts themselves. I pack kilts for shipping all the time and I know how much an average kilt weighs. Suggesting that two kilts alone can take up the bulk of a 50 lb weight limit is ignoring other factors. Maybe, as Chef says, it's all the accompanying accoutrements!
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    Quote Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome View Post
    Oh, I'm not doubting your experience. I just don't think it's due to the weight of the kilts themselves. I pack kilts for shipping all the time and I know how much an average kilt weighs. Suggesting that two kilts alone can take up the bulk of a 50 lb weight limit is ignoring other factors. Maybe, as Chef says, it's all the accompanying accoutrements!
    M

    No, you're right Matt, the kilt weight isn't a problem. It's mostly what Chef said, but I think it's easy to mistakenly focus on the kilt as being the problem. That being said, I'm sure Chef's kilt and kit would weigh much more than mine. That was ment as a compliment, Chef...
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