Ron, sounds like you do something I have wondered about, namely taking off the kilt without unbuckling the straps. I find that if I push down the front of the kilt, I get enough slack to push it all the way down and step out. I do unbuckle (or rip the Velcro open on USAK's) it to put on the next time. I "could" step back in, but that means shoving the shirt down in the waistband and pulling it straight. Easier to put the shirt on first, then strap the kilt over it.