Quality of a Tank vs other kilts

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Obviously the "term" tank when used to refer to a kilt is not a technical definition and is generally only used on this site. So, I guess the only person to truly answer that question would be Jimmy Carbomb (the originator of the term). With that being said I'll go ahead and answer this anyway...This is just my personal opinion, but I wouldn't call Matt's kilts tanks. True, Matt's kilts are every bit as well built (and perhaps more so) as any 8yd. kilt out there. But I consider a big part calling a kilt a tank to be the hefty weight. A Newsome kilt uses about half the yardage in material and weighs considerably less than an 8yd. kilt. Therefore, I don;t consider it a tank. I actually prefer the lighter weight of my Newsome kilt to my 8yd. as far as wearing it goes.

So, let's see, a Newsome box pleat would be an "armored car"??

[JRB]

So, let's see, a Newsome box pleat would be an "armored car"??

Or maybe an MRAP.

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Or maybe an MRAP.

That is a better one indeed. Although I first leaned towards a "Bradley"

[just4fun63]

Ill admit to being a little afraid to wear my Tank to daily functions because, if it does get dirty there is nobody around I would trust to clean it. The local cleaner can damage any fabric if given a chance.

[weejock]

My tank is great. I where it from hiking to Burns night!

[haxtonhouse]

I like Bradley, though the M59A1 armored personnel carrier would be more fitting!! a Newsome box pleat- is it not an armored personnel carrier?!

[Brave Andrew]

Hello Lyrd, I am new to this forum but I have a passion about Traditional Kilts.

I just purchased a True Tradional Proper Kilt from Kathy Lare and I couldn't be more delighted. Lady Lare is an absolute gem and her Kilts are mastepieces and a real work of Art! She is part of the Kiltmakers Guild and was taught by Master Kiltmaker Robert McBain(Former K.M. for The Gordons) at the Keith Kilt School in Bonnie Scotland.
Give her a jing, she make it proper and drop dead Brilliant!
A' the best.
Andy

[fluter]

That is a better one indeed. Although I first leaned towards a "Bradley"

That was my thought, too---half the weight of a main battle tank! but just as effective in its way.

[Riverkilt]

Welcome Andrew,

I'm another Kathy Lare junkie. I have TEN of her hand sewn wool kilts. And they are "tanks"

Last year was at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, sitting behind the wheel of my car munching breakfast (fool!!) and spilled my orange juice in my lap which was at the time covered with my Isle of Skye tartan tank.

But wool is amazing stuff. The juice just sort of puddled on top of the very outer wool fibers rather than soak in. I was able to sop the juice up with napkins before it soaked in. When we got back to the motel I feared I'd have to find some Woolite etc but there was no sign of the juice spill. I'm not talking a few splattered drops here...I spilled it and it was a fist size puddle.

So, them tanks ain't so fragile.

Ron

[Carolina Kiltman]

My mom has worsted wool suits (probably about 10 oz weight) that were made for her in the 1940s when she was in college. Still going strong (both the suits and the lady LOL). If you take care of it, good worsted lasts about forever. Mr. C at church can still fit into his father's kilt. He's my mom's age, so that kilt has to be going on 100 years old!!!

But they also doesn't wear those garments to garden in. If you kilt a lot, you'll want some 'jeans quality' kilts, too, to mow the lawn in, work in the garage, stuff like that.

My feelings exactly. Outside of the fact that clothes tend to shrink whilst in the closet (or at least mine did there for a while) I have a wool suit that is now going on 30+ years of wear, (although not so often now as when I was still working). I thought it cost a fortune in '78 but like a custom made kilt, it costs less over a long period of time. Both that and the "casual" low yardage kilts make sense in that good material will outlast the cheap stuff every time.