Kilt Belt

**navycb** · 24th July 06, 01:49 PM

Hello all,
This may sound like a stupid question but I'm a little stuck. I just bought my first kilt and can't figure out how the belt works. It is 2.5 inches wide and on one end has a 3/4 inch wide piece of leather which is about 12" long. There is also a small buckle in the middle of the belt on the underside.

Please help I feel like an idiot.

Keith

**Panache** · 24th July 06, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by navycb

Hello all,
This may sound like a stupid question but I'm a little stuck. I just bought my first kilt and can't figure out how the belt works. It is 2.5 inches wide and on one end has a 3/4 inch wide piece of leather which is about 12" long. There is also a small buckle in the middle of the belt on the underside.

Please help I feel like an idiot.

Keith

navycb,

First off welcome to the forum! I believe the belt you have is an adjustable one. Do you have a belt buckle for it? Kilt belts buckle opposite a regular belt.
The buckle is on the right side of your waist and has a wide bent hook that catches onto a metal clip on the left side. You thread the buckle on the right side throught the thinner section of belt. You attach/adjust the small 3/4" part of the belt to the small buckle on the underside middle buckle until the belt is a perfect fit. Over time the doubled up portion of the belt lays pretty flat. Does that make sense?

Cheers

**highlandcelt** · 24th July 06, 03:24 PM

Welcome from Virginia!

**Ruanaidh** · 24th July 06, 04:29 PM

Welcome from West Texas.

**navycb** · 24th July 06, 06:09 PM

After looking closer it now makes sense.
My buckle should be here tomorrow, I can't wait to wear it. I'm allready planning on buying another.

Thanks for the help.
Keith

**Panache** · 24th July 06, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by navycb

After looking closer it now makes sense.
My buckle should be here tomorrow, I can't wait to wear it. I'm allready planning on buying another.

Thanks for the help.
Keith

I was wearing a a slimmer belt with a western buckle until fellow X-Marker Michael Stienrok set me right. He gave me a buckle , told me where to buy a belt at the Highland Games, and at that Games proceeded to show me how to fasten the darned thing. I was happy to pass this on to the next guy.

Cheers

**Tattoo Bradley** · 24th July 06, 06:28 PM

Welcome aboard. What kind 'o kilt did ya buy? We love a good kilt tale!

**Livingston** · 24th July 06, 07:30 PM

Welcome from the mountains of Colorado. I see that you've already discovered the kilt additctin. We do have a great 12 step program here that can assist you.

**navycb** · 25th July 06, 03:15 AM

It is a SWK in the Irish National Tartan. I'm planning on buying one of their heavy weight kilts in the Irish saffron shortly. I was planning on having Angus Harvey make me a nice dress kilt since he lives right down the street from me, but untill I can afford it the SWK will have to do, these are great quality for the price.

Keith