My new USAF camouflage kilt

[RobertStewart]

Robert, the Kilt looks great. Thank you for your service from a AF/Ret Security Policeman.

Thanks! When and where did you serve? My father was an AF SP! He was at RAF Bentwaters and Griffis.

[BLAZN]

The kilt was made by "Sport Kilt" and is actually a standard cloth pattern they keep in stock now I'm still not very good at the pipes, but no one has complained or told me to stop practicing yet, lol. I've got a friend here who is a photographer, so hopefully I will have some more (and better) pictures to post soon. And in response to you question mercop, I am an analyst.

I'm gonna hafta head to SportKilt.com and see if I can get me some of that Tiger Stripe action. I'm also waiting for someone to do something in the Navy's new "camo."

[mbhandy]

Thanks! When and where did you serve? My father was an AF SP! He was at RAF Bentwaters and Griffis.

OK Robert were you a DP at Lakenheath High?
I was based at RAF Lakenheath.

MrBill

[RobertStewart]

OK Robert were you a DP at Lakenheath High?
I was based at RAF Lakenheath.

MrBill

Actually My father was stationed there before he met and married my mom. So No, I did not go to Lakenheath High. Although I'd have loved to live in England, after my dad got married he stayed state-side.

An update on my kilt though...I got to wear it for our FOB* Mardi Gras party when I played my bagpipes for the song "It's a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock and Roll" (by AC/DC)! I was a lot of fun!

*Forward Operating Base

[RobertStewart]

OK, so I got to play my bagpipes at the FOB Cropper Mardi Gras party, and of course I just "had" to wear my kilt! It was a big hit, lol. As soon as people saw me walk out and onto the stage there was cheering and clapping. I loved it...mostly because it was an excuse to wear my kilt over here, WITHOUT getting in trouble for it

http://www.flickr.com/photos/divit_03/4477238256/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/divit_03/4476553729/

[mull]

The kilt looks great.

I wonder though if the stripes might look even better if they ran up and down, rather than side to side?

Maybe the bolt of fabric won't allow that as a choice?

Enjoy those pipes.

Joe

[Hutch863]

Kilt looks good with the pipes. I never made it to England, I was stationed in Africa in 67-68, and then to the other side of the world.ith:

[RobertStewart]

Kilt looks good with the pipes. I never made it to England, I was stationed in Africa in 67-68, and then to the other side of the world.ith:

I've not made it to England yet either, my father was stationed there a few years before I was born.

And I don't know if the bolt of cloth would allow the stripes to go a different direction...they're the same on my uniform as they are on my kilt.

[Tartan Hiker]

I wonder though if the stripes might look even better if they ran up and down, rather than side to side?

Maybe the bolt of fabric won't allow that as a choice?
Joe

Actually, camo fabric is typically printed on the bolt so that manufacturers can lay out pant and jacket pieces along the length of the bolt. A kilt made on the cheap will use fabric ripped along the bolt, which then means that the pattern is sideways to the norm.
Robert's kilt was made by someone who was paying attention to detail. It required the maker to rip the fabric across the bolt, then stitch the pieces together to make a kilt length. That way the pattern is running the right way.

[RobertStewart]

Actually, camo fabric is typically printed on the bolt so that manufacturers can lay out pant and jacket pieces along the length of the bolt. A kilt made on the cheap will use fabric ripped along the bolt, which then means that the pattern is sideways to the norm.
Robert's kilt was made by someone who was paying attention to detail. It required the maker to rip the fabric across the bolt, then stitch the pieces together to make a kilt length. That way the pattern is running the right way.

lol...ya' know...I hadn't really thought much about it until now. It looked just like my uniform (not to mention it was the only one I could find then) so I bought it. Good info though, Hiker. I did not know about the lay of the cloth and all. I'm quite impressed with the quality of the kilt though. Sport Kilt has always provided me with quality kilts (not to mention quite affordable to ). Now if I could just find an Air Force cammo cover for my bagpipes!