"Only" Five New Kilts in 2012....

[Riverkilt]

Is my kilt addiction waning??

Scored a British Rebel Tan leather RKilt

And a Dress Blue wool tank. Material thanks to Freedom Kilts and hand sewn by Kathy Lare

And two 5 yard wool kilts from USA Kilts...A Cameron Modern and a Scott Green Weathered

And a PV semi-trad from USA Kilts...the Pennsylvania tartan.

Didn't arrive this year but it'll be first on the 2013 list. Rocky had a special weave wool tartan made up in the Federal Memorial tartan to honor our Union ancestors. Kathy Lare hand sewed it. Its in the mail and I expect to have it soon.

I think that makes my total 78 kilts purchased but have sold or given away 40 of them...gives the illusion of "controlled kilting."

[Chainsaw02]

Wow! This makes my 16 various kilts seem few by comparisent. I need to get moving on the construction of my 5 yard MacEvil tartan box pleat PV. Enjoy 2013 and have many more kilted adventures.

Larry Dirr

[Duke of Delrio]

I have to say that your posted photos of various kilts in some spectacular surroundings, with the occasional accompanying presence of ladies (just as various and spectacular) have led me to rethink my own position relative to kilts. For instance, I would have never seriously considered a leather kilt as anything I would ever wear . . . .until I saw yours.

Similarly, like you, I thought a lot of what I was reading about Rocky's Semi-Trads was the product of over-enthusiatic hype from well meaning folk who would not know the difference between an acceptable and a great product. . . . until I got one. That Semi-Trad was the very kilt which prompted one of my Scottish cousins from Inverness to quite confidentially ask if I would mind sharing the name of my kiltmaker. That question had never been asked regarding any American sewn kilt I own, by anyone from Scotland.

I have benefitted greatly from the product reviews, and opinions expressed in this forum, but everything has a downside, Ron. I don't think I have seen a photo you have posted of a kilt that did not make me want "that one". You're living the dream. More power to you.

[Riverkilt]

Thanks. Nothin' like Robert's leather kilts. Have seen others and owned others. I too was put off by all the hype about USA kilts...figured it HAD to be shills. But after a while I risked one...but I was so impressed I've now owned 28 of them in Casual, Semi-trad, and 5 yard wool. It ain't hype - its quality at a fair price which equals value.