Help me understand utilikilts

[Raphael]

I wear my workman when I am working around the house because it is comfortable and it doesn't require me to wear a seperate tool belt. The cargo pockets and belt loops are large enough for me to carry all the tools and stuff around.

[Rigged]

I've more than got my money's worth after 5 years of owning a black workman's UK. It was my first of seven UKs. I just wore it yesterday. It's faded and stained and it's been through stuff that would have shredded jeans. Other than looking well-used, it still doesn't show any sign of wearing out.

[Riverkilt]

What a great thread, thanks Graham.

It was men in UKs at a Ren Faire that hooked me and fired my kilt addiction. Was "too polite" to approach them but got the name off the logo and googled up the utilikilts website. I now own eleven Utilikilts and love them.

For me, they are what they are...I think of them as jeans too. I like them because I can dress them up with a dress shirt, sweater, brogues and kilt hose or dress them down with tank tops and Teva sandals.

I like UK's because I can personalize them with patches and have done so with five of them.

Once addicted to kilts from my first UK sighting I've added four AmeriKilts, Three Pittsburgh Kilts, two Freedom Kilts, two SportKilts, a leather RKilt, and three hand sewn tanks from Kathy's Kilts in my clan tartans and soon, hopefully, the X Marks tartan.

Once sold on MUGs I've added two Macabi skirts for men, and a LOT of pareos and sarongs.

None of that would have happened without the first UK sighting. I've been to many Ren Faires and seen many kilted men there and at Highland Games....was never moved to buy a kilt until I saw one that could obviously be worn for everyday wear and for knock around wear here in the high desert canyonlands.

Dread....was surprised you don't have a UK....had pictured you in a survival or a workman's....oh well, my mind.

Graham...think you'd really like a survival for hiking...I've found it a near perfect hiking kilt.

One of the best places to get the UK flavor and direction is in their newsletters every month which are archived on their site.

Anyway, say what you will about UKs....(and I've never withheld pointed criticism, even on the UK board, and as Jimmy pointed out paid a price for it....but I'm a kilt loyalist and consider UKs a type of kilt)...UKs are what got me hooked on kilts...and I'm still grateful to them for that.

Ron