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13th December 10, 08:59 PM
#1
Going commando without exposing. Impossible?
I have just received today in the mail my first kilt ever.
I could never have imagined how vulnerable of a clothing it is. (Edit*) For example when sitting down only a portion of the pleats at the rear covers you (mid thigh) as well as the aprons at the front, which when sitting down is like having a towel covering you.
So how can one go commando without exposing? It seems impossible!
Okay, I did learn the technique for sitting down, but even then I need more practice.
I put one leg up to tie a shoe...exposure
I kneeled down to pick something up...exposure
I sat down a few times and ooops....exposure
Maybe its a matter of practice, but it seems impossible to avoid exposing oneself when in a kilt, whether it be undies or commando.
Add wind, going up down stairs, etc etc
I guess it is really a good idea to not go commando?
Last edited by Presidential33; 13th December 10 at 09:11 PM.
Reason: clarification: when sitting down
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13th December 10, 09:06 PM
#2
 Originally Posted by Presidential33
I could never have imagined how vulnerable of a clothing it is in the sense that only a portion of the pleats at the rear covers you (mid thigh) as well as the aprons at the front, which when sitting down is like having a towel covering you.
mid thigh? are you sure you got the right size cause all of my kilts and everything i've seen tells me a kilts supposed to be worn just above the knee, in my experience its not that easy to expose yourself, just be careful when sitting and crouch instead of bending over
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13th December 10, 09:09 PM
#3
Sorry I meant to say when sitting down.
Of course when standing up all is fine.
I will edit the original post
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13th December 10, 09:11 PM
#4
Take a look at Xman in this thread here http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...omplete-63164/
You will see he has his leg up on a chair and his kilt is still near the top of his knee. This is what your kilt should look like when sitting or bending down to pick something up. It does sound strange to me that it would be rising all the way to mid thigh. Definitely double check the kilt measurements.
"Blood is the price of victory"
- Karl von Clausewitz
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13th December 10, 09:12 PM
#5
best advice for sitting i can give is keep your legs together or push the front apron down in the middle, or wear dark underwear so no one is certain what they've seen if anything
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13th December 10, 09:24 PM
#6
 Originally Posted by Presidential33
So how can one go commando without exposing? It seems impossible!
Okay, I did learn the technique for sitting down, but even then I need more practice.
I put one leg up to tie a shoe...exposure
I kneeled down to pick something up...exposure
I sat down a few times and ooops....exposure
Maybe its a matter of practice, but it seems impossible to avoid exposing oneself when in a kilt, whether it be undies or commando.
Add wind, going up down stairs, etc etc
Apart from the advice you've been given already in this and the other thread, it sounds like you need a good sporran.
I've gone hiking up and down cliff-edge trails by the sea at the Marin Headlands in very strong onshore winds blowing up the cliffs many times, with no problem.
. . .Though I'll confess to being followed for considerable distances by hopeful lasses hiking together, on more than one such occasion.
"It's all the same to me, war or peace,
I'm killed in the war or hung during peace."
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13th December 10, 10:11 PM
#7
 Originally Posted by Woot22
Wow, I'm the example now. 
re. rear rise while sitting; Yeah, that's what happens. Sweep the pleats when you sit, and bend from the knees like you're supposed to, don't bend over from the waist.
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13th December 10, 10:15 PM
#8
 Originally Posted by xman
Wow, I'm the example now.
re. rear rise while sitting; Yeah, that's what happens. Sweep the pleats when you sit, and bend from the knees like you're supposed to, don't bend over from the waist.
Sorry, hope you don't mind me using those pics as the example. They were just good clear images of how a kilt shouldn't rise all the way to mid thigh even when the leg is brought up on a chair. Off topic, great job on the kilt.
"Blood is the price of victory"
- Karl von Clausewitz
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13th December 10, 10:32 PM
#9
 Originally Posted by Woot22
Sorry, hope you don't mind me using those pics as the example. They were just good clear images of how a kilt shouldn't rise all the way to mid thigh even when the leg is brought up on a chair. Off topic, great job on the kilt.
No worries, mate. Cheers.
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13th December 10, 10:56 PM
#10
 Originally Posted by xman
Sweep the pleats when you sit, and bend from the knees like you're supposed to, don't bend over from the waist.
Aye, you are indeed the example.
"It's all the same to me, war or peace,
I'm killed in the war or hung during peace."
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