Soon to be kilted newbie

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Welcome from the Windy City of Chicago! where are you located?

AK's are a good kilt, although they do require a bit more care (ironing) than I want to provide. Strictly a consequence of the material being used. Still a very nice kilt, Congratulations on the purchase.

[highlandcelt]

Welcome from Virginia, James!

[MacWage]

Greatings from the Deep South (US).

Where are you? :confused:

Welcome!!!!

[Southern Breeze]

Welcome and congrats on your first kilt.

[Jimmy the Celt]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I am from southern California in Riverside County.

Are Stillwater Kilts any good? They look nice on the internet, but I am leary of "poly-viscose," whatever that is. I would think poly blends would be too warm to wear in the summer, and I would also hate to end up with a costume-quality novelty instead of a practical everyday garment. I have a feeling I may adopt the kilt for good, as everyday wear, once I wear one, so practicality is important, especially with the high cost of kilts across the board.

Regards,
James

[auld argonian]

Stillwater's standard kilts are quite all right...they are the "entry level" kilt for many of the forum participants...a quick search of the forum will turn up a lot of discussion on Stillwater standards. Their Wool Heavyweights have quite a few adherents as well.

Poly Viscose has also been the subject of a lot of discussion here and the general consensus seems to be that it is a good thing. Again, the subject has been discussed at great length; search and ye shall find. I've been wearing my USA Kilts casual, which is poly viscose, a lot in these past few way-too warm days.

Welcome aboard.

Best

AA

[Tattoo Bradley]

I own the Stillwater Standard "Nightstalker" w/ matching hose flashes and some of their accessories. For $80, it's a really great value. It's definately a practical garment, and doesn't feel "costumey" or anything. They're fully lined (at least the Standard model, I haven't tried their economy model.) The only real disadvantage of their kilts is they only come in a 24" length. It just barely works out for me. I wear it pretty high up to compensate, but it works out for me. If you're under 6', you may have some problems with it. You can, however, have a blind hem put in to bring it up.

Another thing to look at from them is the "nightstalker" nylon, cargo sporran. It's definately a functional and absolutely PRICELESS sporran.

[Rex_Tremende]

You can, however, have a blind hem put in to bring it up.

Uh-huh, I caught that. It was all I could do to sit on my hands!

:rolleyes:
R.

[smaughazard]

Welcome, dragoninterrupted, from western NC.

Can't tell you much about the SWKs except that my wool heavyweight Black Shadow is VERY nice. The 24" length is only a little too short so I just wear it a little lower on my waist. The Shadow Tartan only shows up in the proper lighting.

[pdcorlis]

Welcome from the hills and streams of northern Idaho!

I'm sure others will chime in - or you can search the forum for acrylic and/or polyviscous. My experience has been that acrylic (Stillwater Standard) is warm - polyviscous (USA Kilts) is just fine in warm weather. Its a very durable material and breathes well - in fact I've been taking my usual 3 mile walk in a USAK lately - and its no problem in our mid to upper 80's weather. Funny enough, my 13 oz wool is also dandy in our warm weather!

Anyway - welcome to our fine little rabble of kilts!