Quote Originally Posted by Canuck
I do have a question though, do you find that the kilt ,when snapped into the bifurcate mode, it sort of balloons around your legs?
A bit, yeah, but it depends on which Utilikilt I'm wearing. The Original model balloons the most. (NOTE: I'm fairly certain that it has snaps identical to that on the Workman's.) If I use the lower pair of snaps, it balloons quite a bit and looks awful; both the front and the back end up "squished". If I use the upper pair, however, it's not so bad. I tend to use this pair, largely for that reason.

The Survival model is a bit different though. It connects the very back to the very front (as opposed to the front-left and front-ride sides.) It doesn't balloon quite as much, and it tends to look better (its modesty-snapped state is only noticeable from the back), however it doesn't provide as much "coverage" as my Original does. Interestingly enough, my modesty-snapped Survival Utilikilt works better in windy conditions, although I think that its material is heavier.


Quote Originally Posted by Riverkilt
In the winter I find the snaps are cold against my leg.
I ran into the same problem with the snaps on my Original. Lining each snap with a small, thin layer of duct tape helped. It didn't fix the problem entirely, but it felt a lot better than having bare metal snaps bouncing off my leg.


Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Carbomb
If you need to "close the barn door", just take the kilt pin and attach the UNDER apron to the inside of one of the back pleats. Don't do the front apron since it may leave a hole... unless you really need to. I have had to do this twice, and it works MUCH better.
Awesome! Thanks for the tip!