Help Choosing X-Kilt Fabric?

[vorpallemur]

What you want is fabric suitable for making trousers. I've made non traditional kilts of cotton duck, cotton twill, cotton-poly blends, wool, wool blends, and the ones I like best are, in order, the all wool, the cotton poly, and the wool blend.

Cotton poly has a bunch of advantages, it's hard wearing, it will take a crease, but it doesn't wrinkle as much as pure cotton does, it's available in a range of weights, colors, and can be had reasonably cheaply. Some of it's better than others, of course.

The all cotton twill I made were always wrinkled, got shiny spots at wear marks quickly, and didn't hang as well. (The same fabric made up into a nice pair of trousers, which weren't terribly prone to wrinkling.)

You don't say where you are, so I can't make suggestions about sources.

[tundramanq]

Halfpint, I soften my ducks by putting them in washer for a 1/2 hour wash cycle with a cup of Downy fabric softener only. Hang dry with straightend pleats ( I use weighted wooden clothespins ) Then tumble them in a cold dryer for 15 to 30 minutes with 12 tennis balls. After the first wash and soften round, I just use Downy in the rinse and the tennis ball routine.
They come out quite soft from the pounding. Being cotton duck, a bit of touchup iron work is required at times.

[Tartan Hiker]

Cotton poly all the way for me. Done the all cotton...never again.

If it's fabric designed for outdoor wear, it will be heavy enough. If military or hunting camo is a possibility, I have a link for you.