Olive Amerikilt Arrival

[Norm]

Finally got the olive color AmeriKilt I ordered a week and a half ago. It is a utility type kilt for just bopping around in, like you would a pair of denim short pants. Being new, it is pretty stiff but according to the washing directions it really softens up after repeated washings. Looks to me to be very well made with plenty of belt loops, back pocket and sporran-pouch in front. I took it for a "test drive" and went out to the back yard with a hula hoe to annihilate some weeds for an hour or so, just to get used to the feeling of being outside in a kilt. One thing I discovered, windy weather is NOT kilt-friendly. At our high altitude location, the winds rip. It was blowing 35-45 gusting 50 today, and my AmeriKilt kind of "bloomed upwards" a few times, which is.... uh... not cool . That is why I did the yard work in my BACK yard; no one around. Good thing.

Also, wore my nicer Sport Kilt and accessories whilst dispensing candy and Gospel tracts on halloween evening. Got a number of positive compliments (all from the moms attending their kids); also let those at the door that it is not a "costume" but the real deal, my being part Scottish. It was fun. Attached is a photo of same.

The next part of my courage exercise (when the wind finally quits) is to annihilate weeds in my FRONT yard whilst kilted.

[Mel1721L]

My Kilt

I wear my kilt in the sun and rain,
But on windy days I will refrain,
Some things should be private,
And hidden shall remain.
No accidental flashing,
My dignity intact,
Wind and kilts don’t match,
And that my friends is fact.

By Mel Beasley

[Woodsman]

Norm,
Amerikits are very light material. The sporran with some weight in it certainly helps. Perhaps too a kilt pin? I've never worn a kilt pin with my olive Amerikit since it kind of defeats the purpose of its ruggedness and using it for such things as working around the yard, hiking, sitting around a campfire, etc. But a thought that just occurred to me is the idea of a rugged sort of kilt pin for such a kilt. Something to provide weight but something flat or rounded that won't get caught on brush while hiking or tools while weed whacking. Of course this won't help with the backside unless we can come up with another sort of rear kilt pin or perhaps inner weights for such blustery days. Feeling your pain.

[Riverkilt]

Women have been wearing skirts and dresses in the wind for eons. The secret is to kilt up in the wind and go somewhere private - a hiking trail is best - And let the wind play with your kilt and see how it reacts. Of course the inexpensive kilts will react a lot more than a tank.

No worries about the apron. One direction blows the top apron into place, the other direction blows the top apron up but the under apron stays in place.

Learn that the pleats can dance in the wind without exposing anything. The more you kilt in the wind, the more you learn what the kilt does in the wind, and the more you can kilt in the wind without worries.

And, back to the skirted women. When the wind is very high they put their arms straight down at their sides and hold them tight against their body and legs...prevents high wind exposure.

[Mike_Oettle]

Ron, I’ve heard that in some quarters, women (certain women?) cover their faces instead . . .

[Nile]

Looks to me to be very well made with plenty of belt loops, back pocket and sporran-pouch in front.

Way to go, Norm. Lookin' good in your SportKilt. I have an Amerikilt myself and you are spot on about it being well made. For a utility style kilt, I like the way the apron is cut and that it has one "useful" pocket (it's not bristling with gaudy gadgets). It's a utility kilt that you can actually dress up a bit.

Nile

[Hawk]

Where's the photos of the Olive Amerikilt?

Hawk

[Catharps]

Pfffft.

Wear your kilt on windy days, give us ladies a cheep thrill.

[Norm]

Thanks for your input... I think kilt season for this area is over for the season... (wind and cold) but then there are those trips to lower elevation, warmer and much less windy Phoenix - going to the mall, etc....

[Norm]

Hmmmm... will get around to it soon. Did not think to have my wife snap a couple photos whilst I was weeding in the back yard (that was actually my first outdoor and wind test for the kilt).