I think my preferance for No. 3 is more because of the larger sett.
I like deep pleats and a larger sett allows that.

On re-looking at all of them you guys may be right that no.3 may be too bright for a manly look. But then I like the antarctic tartan.

Also, the larger sett would take more fabric.

Hank, can a poll be set up on this? More to get a feel for what the consensus is, than setting the pattern in stone.