Keepng a kilt up

[Hamish]

A true traditional kilt, especially the military kilt, with the 'rise' above the waist, should be worn almost as tightly strapped as a corset. That way your kilt is going nowhere.

Probably because of having learned that at an early age, I have almost always worn all my kilts tightly at the waist, and I invariably wear a wide belt, even with my modern hipster-style kilts. I do not think I have ever come close to having a kilt slip, or feel like it was about to!

[flyv65]

I will sometimes omit the belt on my 16 oz kilt, but I'ver never had to worry about having the tank slide down past my hips...ever. Now, I wouldn't go around in my Utilikilt without a belt, but it's obviously cut and sized differently.

Bryan...don't need suspenders yet...

[yoippari]

umm, wouldn't suspenders have the opposite problem?

With my stillwater I have no worries of it falling down. I don't use the straps at all (I am border line between two sizes and opted for the larger of the two), just the belt set tight. I with the belt was more adjustable though. Sure I can change the size, but I have to have the kilt off and then I have to "crease" the thick leather.

[James]

In all my years of kilt wearing I've never had any problem with keeping it in place-the straps reasonably well done up-and it will stay in place.

In fact the only peril I can envisage would be if a strap broke, but even then the entire kilt would not fall off.

So whilst there can be many little traps connected with kilt wearing-it falling off is not I think something to worry about.

After all chaps in trousers 'outside the circus' do not have them falling off-so why kilts?

Over the tears I've camped, crossed obstacles, scrambled and even in a less sane moment demonstrated the gate-vault in a kilt-all without a problem: so I for one have no intention of worrying now.


James