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    A 10 ounce light weight kilt is better for warmer climates, and is considerably lighter. However, there is less weight so the kilt is more likely to blow up in the wind,and also you will not have a swing like with the 13 ounce medium weight. I have a St. Patrick tartan in 10 ounce weight which is good for an everyday kilt, but not something I would wear out if going somewhere. Also with 10 ounce there will be more maintenance with it, because being less weight with 10 ounce also requires you to keep the pleats touched up, because they wrinkle more than the 13 ounce medium weight kilts. The best way is to take it too a dry cleaner and have them iron and press your pleats. I am not discouraging you from the 10 ounce, but telling you there is a little more maintenance required with one. The 10 ounce will also hang on you differently, than a 13 ounce medium weight kilt.

    I wish you luck on the Morgan tartan.

    Nice Tartan.

    Ard Choille

    Mike
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    Quote Originally Posted by ardchoille77 View Post
    ... Also with 10 ounce there will be more maintenance with it, because being less weight with 10 ounce also requires you to keep the pleats touched up, because they wrinkle more than the 13 ounce medium weight kilts. The best way is to take it too a dry cleaner and have them iron and press your pleats...Mike
    Mike, I agreed with you up to this point, but the maintenance really is a function of the material and not necessarily the weight of the fabric, although that could also affect it. PV is most readily available in lighter weights, yet they are pretty much maintenance free, and indestructible as well. Check out USAKilts and the feedback from those on the forum that have one, or several.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KiltedCodeWarrior View Post
    Mike, I agreed with you up to this point, but the maintenance really is a function of the material and not necessarily the weight of the fabric, although that could also affect it. PV is most readily available in lighter weights, yet they are pretty much maintenance free, and indestructible as well. Check out USAKilts and the feedback from those on the forum that have one, or several.
    KCW, from all that I have heard over the past few years, the weight of the fabric is a factor when using wool. A 10 oz wool will crease and wringle quite a bit more than a 16 oz. Poly/viscose is lightweight and does is very low maintenance, but let's remember it is not wool so it will behave differently. Weight can be a factor depending on the fabric.

    Morgan, welcome to the forum. I actually just sold a bolt of MacKenzie Morgan wool http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=23477 that could have suited your needs. MacKay or MacKenzie tartans may also be an option for you for their connection to Morgan.

    If you are looking for a lightweight kilt that can still look good, skip the sportkilt and email MacHummell at www.canadiancasualkilts.com (I just picked on up for my son and it's awesome.) or Rocky at www.usakilts.com

    Either of those guys will suit you up in a great looking kilt that will take a beating.

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    So I'm pretty much wanting something 10 ounces and lighter? And what is PV?

    MacHummel, is it possible for you to get some Morgan fabric and craft one? Or is that where it gets really expensive?

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    Quote Originally Posted by morgan View Post
    So I'm pretty much wanting something 10 ounces and lighter? And what is PV?

    MacHummel, is it possible for you to get some Morgan fabric and craft one? Or is that where it gets really expensive?
    PV is polyviscose, a synthetic material that has gained some popularity with kiltmakers.

    I assume, like most highland athletes, you wear bicycle shorts beneath your kilt. Ten-ounce wool would suit your needs nicely. It doesn't NEED to look as crisp as a dresss kilt and it's a bit cooler than the heavier stuff.

    Bob - whose back would never allow him to toss a caber or sheaf.
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