Quote Originally Posted by Steve Ashton View Post
We have been getting kilts here at the shop for repair. Some are old and some pretty recent. All of these kilts have suffered far more abuse than what a kilt would normally go through. They are worn in rain, mud, on parade and in the field. They are issued to new troops with very little knowledge of how to care for a kilt and because they are issued the troops have little concern in taking care of them.
Comparing the pics of the 12 year old kilt vs. the 60 year old kilt its obvious the older one was owned by someone who knew how to take care of it and respected it.

But the younger one looks like the neighbors dogs played tug of war with it. I was under the impression that kilts were no longer used as battle dress, so why would they be worn in the field? I would think you would have to purposly abuse a kilt in order to get it in that kind of shape.

As expensive as this piece of kit can be, you would think they would be better taken care of. BDU's (or whatever they call them these days) is the uniform to abuse and replace cheaply.