Bubba,-sounds like you are onto something good there! My only question is (sorry about this, guess I'm an oldster who isn't too tuned-in)- what is a BDU jacket?
Magnus, yeah everything is worth a try. For kilt length, to quickly see how it might look, it would be easy to simply take a length of raw material and wrap it around you at the appropriate height. Kilt length though is one subject which will bring quite a lively response. With some it could be touchy. It would surprise me not if Bear has something to say about below-the-knee kilts! Cheers- Alan