1.Comfort - I like the way it feels. Pants are way too confining.

2. Looks - I like the way it looks. I dont give a damn what anyone else thinks, but it just so happens most other people, especially the female persuasion like the way I look as well.

3. Pockets - I wear a Utilikilt most of the time and I can now easily bring all the stuff with me I used to just wish I could. I no longer have to decide whether to bring my book with me, or worry about my cellphone on its belt clip, or take just the cards I think I'll need in my wallet. There is room for all that and more in the kilt and the pockets never press against like legs like cargo shorts or pants would.

4. Weather - California can get hot, kilts have a built in breeze. With a simple sway you can get some great air conditioning

5. Variety - Blue jeans come in blue, and well, other shades of blue, and maybe black. Dress pants come in differnt colors but dont work well for daily wear for me. My kilts come in all sorts of colors and styles so I never have to wear the same thing twice in a week. Just imagine the possibilities if you wear tartans.

6. "Ahhhh..." - That was the noise I made when my pants first dropped from under me as I wrapped a kilt about my waist for the first time on a 90 degree day. I'll never forget that.