getting into an automobile

[pbpersson]

I used the word "automobile" in the subject line because when you search you can't use the word "car" however heretofore we will refer to it as a "car" because I'm too lazy to type such a long word.

Anyway....how am I supposed to get into the car in one of these things?

I know how most guys do it - they get into the car like they are wearing trousers and then they lift their butt and somehow sweep their pleats under them.

I tried that last night and it was awful. Since I have a bad back I'm afraid of hurting myself trying lift my butt up in the air while I'm using both hands to sweep my pleats. This also can't be good for the back of the seat which I have broken in other cars BEFORE I was wearing kilts.

Does anyone just sit on the seat and do the sweep/apron tuck like nornal and then just swivel into the proper position? That seemed to work much better for me but.....am I twisting my pleats? Are twisted pleats evil?

These are the questions I am pondering on this Saturday morning in the Arizona desert..... :confused:


Phil in Phoenix

[bubba]

Hamish mentioned some time ago that he has a turntable type cushion for his car seat. If I recall they are made for the handicapped and it lets you sweep, sit and swivel into position.

[mudd]

I asked the same question a while back. I still haven’t gotten the hang of it. For that reason, I’ve only worn the Kilt while driving for short distances.

I am going to try the towel procedure next time. That is, firmly wrap a towel around your Kilt from behind and hold it in place as you sit. Or course, you then need to sit on it the whole time you are in the car. But, in your location in summer, it might be nice to have a towel handy to wipe off the sweat. (I lived in Mesa for 21 years, so I know).

BTW, I have come to the conclusion that the existence of the Kilt in Britain is the reason that the British cars have the driver’s seat on the right. :rolleyes:

[O'Neille]

Just get a Range Rover. They are so high that you just sit like your're on a bar stool. The view from up there is great too. Mine is an old '88 and I wouldn't trade it. Goes anywhere and insurance in about $75 a year. I guess I never really thought about it. But I was more relaxed and less fussy today wearing my "Rat Kilt" and not thinking about it. O'Neille

[Robert Lamb]

As you sweep the kilt with both hands back into the seat, sit and swival.
Just like fallling off a frog.!
obert "the kilted" Lamb

[cavscout]

I step into the car with the right leg, turn my back to the car and give a quick flick of the back of the kilt with my left hand to swing the pleats over the seat. While the pleats are swung in I sit down onto the seat.

If I feel an unusualy large rumple of pleats under me I'll do a sweep but I usually do not need to do anything.

[Tattoo Bradley]

Practice practice and then some more PRACTICE!

[pbpersson]

That is, firmly wrap a towel around your Kilt from behind and hold it in place as you sit. Or course, you then need to sit on it the whole time you are in the car.

Well.....if I was at a shopping mall and people were watching to see how a kilted gent gets into a car I would feel sort of silly doing the towel thing.

I have never seen a lady do a towel thing.....

This is SO DUMB! Last weekend I was in Flagstaff and was IN THE CAR with these Scottish guys getting in and out of cars and I totally spaced and didn't pay attention!

The next time I do this I'm going to try getting in like I am wearing jeans and sweep at the same time and see how that works. So far I have been doing a sweep, sit, swivel but it doesn't seem very natural...

[Robinhood]

It's become kind of instinctive for me, so I actually
had to go out to the car to see how I do it.

I put the keys on the dash, and anything
else I'm carrying on the back seat, so both
hands are free.

I stick my right foot in the car like usual.

In this position I am facing mostly
forward, about 11 o'clock

I sweep with both hands and plop into
the seat a little forward of where I want
to end up sitting.

I'm still facing mostly forward at this
point , maybe even more than 11 o'clock
because my left shoulder has hit the
seat back, but my right is only an inch
or so from the seat back.

I push myself back, turn fully forward and
bring in my left leg all at the same time.

While the left leg is coming in, I lift the
pleats on the left under it so they don't
get caught in the door.

The whole process takes less than a
second, maybe a half a second.

The pleats usually aren't messed up at this
point. I can feel them under my *** if they
are messed up. If they are I usually just
grab the back hem between my legs and
give it a pull to straighten them.

Note: this is the process I use for a squinched
up little toyota. It should be even easier for
almost every other car since they are almost
all bigger. I can't comment on velour seats.
there may be issues with them. YMMV.

[mudd]

Well.....if I was at a shopping mall and people were watching to see how a kilted gent gets into a car I would feel sort of silly doing the towel thing.

Which is one of the reasons I've not tried it yet. :neutral: