Lost Kilt!

[KiltedSergeant]

I ordered my very first kilt in 1993, by mail order, from Scotland shipped to California. I have others now, but that was my go-to ancient Douglas 8 yarder, and I planned on passing it on someday to my posterity- it also still fit me! (barely)

I wore it last on the horribly hot (114F) Saturday of the 2017 San Francisco games, returning to the hotel room to change before going to a party. That is the last I remember (for certain) seeing it. The next time I went to wear it- about 2 weeks ago- it was not, and is not, in my closet, but there is an empty kilt hangar where it should be! My routine is to hang my kilts immediately, and also to carefully check a hotel room before I check out, so I don't see how I could have left it. I called the hotel and they assure me they would have called immediately. I suppose a maid or other worker could have found it and kept it, but to what purpose? And again, I really don't see how I could have missed it, as I carefully checked the room before checking out.

Stolen from out of my kilt closet? Impossible. So, it remains a complete mystery.

I tell this tale of woe in the hopes that one of you somehow will come in contact with the kilt, or someone who found it, and remember this post. Thanks for your attention!

[RichardtheLarge]

I ordered my very first kilt in 1993, by mail order, from Scotland shipped to California. I have others now, but that was my go-to ancient Douglas 8 yarder, and I planned on passing it on someday to my posterity- it also still fit me! (barely)

I wore it last on the horribly hot (114F) Saturday of the 2017 San Francisco games, returning to the hotel room to change before going to a party. That is the last I remember (for certain) seeing it. The next time I went to wear it- about 2 weeks ago- it was not, and is not, in my closet, but there is an empty kilt hangar where it should be! My routine is to hang my kilts immediately, and also to carefully check a hotel room before I check out, so I don't see how I could have left it. I called the hotel and they assure me they would have called immediately. I suppose a maid or other worker could have found it and kept it, but to what purpose? And again, I really don't see how I could have missed it, as I carefully checked the room before checking out.

Stolen from out of my kilt closet? Impossible. So, it remains a complete mystery.

I tell this tale of woe in the hopes that one of you somehow will come in contact with the kilt, or someone who found it, and remember this post. Thanks for your attention!

I’m guessing you’ve been through all of your luggage that could have conceivably been used for this trip?

I also wouldn’t rule out other closets or storage spaces in the house. Sometimes I’ll hang up a coat or something in a “special” or “convenient” place for its next use, but I’ll ultimately lose track of it for weeks.

[KiltedSergeant]

I’m guessing you’ve been through all of your luggage that could have conceivably been used for this trip?

I also wouldn’t rule out other closets or storage spaces in the house. Sometimes I’ll hang up a coat or something in a “special” or “convenient” place for its next use, but I’ll ultimately lose track of it for weeks.

Thanks, Richard. Yes, I've torn through every possible corner of the house and luggage. Although, I am hoping that, as sometimes happens, it will show up in that ONE place that I didn't think of. Of course, as you know, that will only happen after I buy a replacement!

[Terry Searl]

Thanks, Richard. Yes, I've torn through every possible corner of the house and luggage. Although, I am hoping that, as sometimes happens, it will show up in that ONE place that I didn't think of. Of course, as you know, that will only happen after I buy a replacement!

Yup! a variation of Murphy's Law!

[Father Bill]

Why is it that when you find something, it's always in the last place you look?!

[Me cousin Jack]

One hundred and fourteen degrees eh, is it possible you left it at a dry cleaners and forgot? I say this cause a friend and family member both own dry cleaners and I can’t believe how many people they tell me leave things behind they’ve forgotten about. Hope ya find it.

[WalesLax]

Why is it that when you find something, it's always in the last place you look?!

....probably because, who keeps looking for something after you've already found it?!

Eeh....? Eeh?

[SunriseEarth]

I wore it last on the horribly hot (114F) Saturday of the 2017 San Francisco games, returning to the hotel room to change before going to a party. That is the last I remember (for certain) seeing it. The next time I went to wear it- about 2 weeks ago- it was not, and is not, in my closet, but there is an empty kilt hangar where it should be! My routine is to hang my kilts immediately, and also to carefully check a hotel room before I check out, so I don't see how I could have left it. I called the hotel and they assure me they would have called immediately. I suppose a maid or other worker could have found it and kept it, but to what purpose? And again, I really don't see how I could have missed it, as I carefully checked the room before checking out.(

How do you typically transport you kilts? Do you travel with your own hangar and a garment bag? Or do you roll it up and put in a suitcase or bag? I'm also guessing you don't remember specifically packing it, but you're fairly certain you didn't leave it behind.

[KiltedSergeant]

How do you typically transport you kilts? Do you travel with your own hangar and a garment bag? Or do you roll it up and put in a suitcase or bag? I'm also guessing you don't remember specifically packing it, but you're fairly certain you didn't leave it behind.

I carry my kilts in hanging bags. When I take off a kilt in the hotel I either drape it across a chair to air out (on hot days, and it was 114F that day) or hang it immediately. If I don't hang it right away I hang later, or the next morning. My wife and I always check the room carefully before we check out- how could we miss a kilt?!- and when I get home the hanging bags go in the closet. A few months later- the next time I wanted to wear that particular kilt- it was not in its bag on the hangar. I'm at a loss. Thanks for your concern.

[SunriseEarth]

I carry my kilts in hanging bags. When I take off a kilt in the hotel I either drape it across a chair to air out (on hot days, and it was 114F that day) or hang it immediately. If I don't hang it right away I hang later, or the next morning. My wife and I always check the room carefully before we check out- how could we miss a kilt?!- and when I get home the hanging bags go in the closet. A few months later- the next time I wanted to wear that particular kilt- it was not in its bag on the hangar. I'm at a loss. Thanks for your concern.

So unless it somehow wound up in another hanging bag, my guess is that it was left at the hotel. Perhaps it fell some place that wasn't easily visible, like under the bed or other furniture. I would contact the hotel again and ask how long they hold onto lost items and what they do with anything that is unclaimed. Maybe they donated it to some area thrift store after holding it for a certain amount of time.