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28th February 08, 06:49 AM
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two options...
 Originally Posted by James MacMillan
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? ;)
cheers
Hachiman
Pro Libertate (For Freedom!) The motto of the Wallace Clan
When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
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4th March 08, 09:01 AM
#2
 Originally Posted by Hachiman
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? ;)
cheers
Hachiman
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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28th February 08, 09:38 AM
#3
Order of the Gael's Kilt Kit holds three hangars loaded with kilts and jackets.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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5th March 08, 12:29 PM
#4
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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5th March 08, 02:15 PM
#5
 Originally Posted by Jack Daw
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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5th March 08, 04:55 PM
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 Originally Posted by Jack Daw
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. :-)
M
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5th March 08, 07:53 PM
#7
 Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome
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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5th March 08, 08:22 PM
#8
 Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome
I don't think travelling with two kilts in your suitcase should be that much of a problem. :-)
M
It is. I fly all the time.
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5th March 08, 08:48 PM
#9
 Originally Posted by Jack Daw
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!
M
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5th March 08, 09:02 PM
#10
 Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome
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...
I tried to ask my inner curmudgeon before posting, but he sprayed me with the garden hose…
Yes, I have squirrels in my brain…
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