5.11 - Back in the kilt business!

[Dale Seago]

Interesting. Wore it out and about for some errands this afternoon and, not only do I find I like it for knockabout stuff, I also received far more overt looks, smiles, and favorable comments from women than I normally get with a tartan kilt. BTW those are not kilt hose, they're boot socks: I've worn tactical boots and black polo shirts in a variety of security assignments.

[James Hood]

RATS!

'Do not need more solids.

Bought 2 last year in kahki, perfectly happy therewith. Cannot beat the (surprisingly excellent) quality for the price, in this opinion. Layout is a tad unconventional (okay, the pleats are farking weird)

Plethora of pockets are totally useful. Cargo pants as a kilt. Tres hip. Wore to a military historians convention last fall (with a Cabela's safari shirt) and a bunch of folks asked if it was "issue."

Coyote and dark blue...? Really appeal, and cheap.

Hey, Dale, good piccie. You caught the TDK's look.

[reedplayernc]

So I am very interested in these 5.11 kilts. But having read through all of the previous threads about them, I am a bit confused about sizing. Hopefully some of you who received them last year can help me out. My normal pant size is 30 or 31.....and I wear a size 33 Utilikilt. How does the TDK compare? Am I right in thinking a 32 in the 5.11 would be good?

Thanks,
Brian

[Skiballa]

Reedplayer, they use pant size, so 32 if you want it a loose, like the Utilikilt, they have no mechanism for adjustment. I'd recommend you go with the 30, my waist measures 43.5, I my size 40 TDK needs a belt to stay up if I put anything in the pockets.

[rmccool]

Reedplayer, they use pant size . . .

Yep. I wear 5.11 tactical pants with a 38" waist, and the TDK with a 38" waist fits perfectly.

I have three - black, khaki, and OD - from last year. This year will have to be navy blue (so that I can wear it with my department T-shirts) and perhaps another in a different color.

As others have noted, the pleats are rather odd, but the quality is good and they're quite comfortable and practical. For the price they're very hard to beat.

[reedplayernc]

Thanks Skiballa and rmccool. That was useful information, and the order has been placed. :-)

[sdc]

Is anyone else planning on ordering at least one of these before the 30th, who wouldn't mind me piggy-backing an extra 1 or 2 on top of their order? I'd love to get a couple of these, but 5.11's ordering system won't even let me place an order without a US IP address. If you accept paypal, and wouldn't mind me adding 2 extra kilts to your order (I'd send you the money via paypal before your order, plus shipping and $20 or so for your trouble, then you could send them to me after you get them), please let me know.
Thanks. :-)