5.11 Tactical Duty Kilt (TDK)

**Rogerson785** · 5th April 13, 11:11 AM

It has been a long time since I have posted and just as long since I have worn my kilt. Unfortunately I had to leave my tank and other kilts in storage while I get settled in the Olympia area. On a positive note I see that 5.11 now offers the Tactical Duty Kilt (TDK).

http://www.511tactical.com/All-Produ...Duty-Kilt.html

Well, that's it for now. I will eventually be back in force and posting on a regular basis once I get my kilts back.

Cheers
Chris

**Rogerson785** · 5th April 13, 04:21 PM

The guys at 5.11 Irvine, CA.

**McRoss** · 5th April 13, 09:12 PM

I kinda want one..

**Dale Seago** · 6th April 13, 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by McRoss

I kinda want one..

Well then, you have about 3 weeks left to place your order. . .

**McRoss** · 6th April 13, 05:17 AM

Good catch there Dale, I hadn't seen an order-end date - thanks!

**unixken** · 6th April 13, 05:45 AM

Originally Posted by Dale Seago

Well then, you have about 3 weeks left to place your order. . .

And a word of caution... measure your self. These are marked in accurate waist size, like dress slacks, not the "vanity" sizes often seen with bluejeans. Use a tape measure to get your true size. (In other words, if you wear 38 jeans, and order a 38 TDK, you will likely find the TDK too tight, and a tape measure would likely show you are really a 40.)

**Dale Seago** · 6th April 13, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by unixken

And a word of caution... measure your self. These are marked in accurate waist size, like dress slacks, not the "vanity" sizes often seen with bluejeans. Use a tape measure to get your true size. (In other words, if you wear 38 jeans, and order a 38 TDK, you will likely find the TDK too tight, and a tape measure would likely show you are really a 40.)

I simply went for the same waist size as all my 5.11 Tactical P@nts. Easy.

**Katia** · 6th April 13, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by unixken

not the "vanity" sizes often seen with bluejeans. Use a tape measure to get your true size.

Men's pants do vanity sizing too? And here I was always wishing women's pants went by measurement rather than "sizes," which are so arbitrary... you mean they make actual measurements arbitrary too? *headdesk*

**McRoss** · 19th April 13, 07:20 PM

Looking forward to trying this one out, just ordered my TDK in charcoal!

Bob

**HuDonald** · 19th April 13, 08:03 PM

Actually, I contacted 5.11 about their sizes - they ARE vanity sizes. They said to measure yourself, and then take 2" off, and that'll be the correct size. Just FYI...

The following is from their email response:

Thank you for contacting 5.11 Tactical. Regarding your inquiry, when choosing a size, measure at your natural waist, and then subtract 2; for example, if your waist measures 38” around, with a tape measurement, you would be a size 36 kilt. The length on sizes up to 44 is 22”; sizes 44 and above is 23” in length.

I also don't know about the "natural waist"... as far as I can tell, these are designed to be closer to jeans waist, esp. with the 22" length...