Your tartans and Why?

[Galloglaich]

MacDonald of the Isles Hunting Weathered:because my paternal family is a sept of Clan Donald South (MacDonald of Dunyveg & the Glens) from Islay. I really like the weathered variation. The kilt I wear the most.

Loud MacLeod (Lewis/Dress) (Greatkilt): First kilt I ever bought. At the time, I had just traced some of my maternal ancestry to the MacLeods (no idea if Lewis or Harris branch). My daughter wears this tartan when she participates in highland dancing competitions. She always gets compliments. I'm not a big fan of yellow, but I gotta say-this is one beautiful tartan. Also, makes a great "terrible tartan" at Steeler games.

Blackwatch (Greatkilt): No real claims (except a few loose Campbells in the distant woodpile), other than the fact that it's an awesome tartan and is considered to be fairly "universal".

Something that looks like a weathered version of Blackwatch (Greatkilt): Not really a tartan, but it looks good. Makes a good loaner if someone else wants to wear a kilt to a re-enactment etc.

Other claims remaining to be fufilled:
MacDonald: both boys have modern MacDonald kilts, now I have to get one too (might make a perfect family portrait).
MacDougall: great grandmother.
Montgomery: other great Grandmother.
Antrim/Ulster districts: some paternal ancestry settled there.
O'Neill: on my paternal grandma's side. Love the tartan.
U.S.A: proud to be American, but don't really like the tartan too much.
Islay: supposedly a tartan is in the works, but I haven't seen it yet (maybe someone here has...)
Connaught: a branch of the family has been established in the Sligo area since the 14th century. Not my direct branch, but since the tartan is so cool, I'd be willing to bend a few "rules".
Pennsylvania: I'm Pennsylvanian. Beautiful tartan.
X-Marks: This forum rocks!
U.S. Army: In honor of my father's service in Vietnam & my Grandfather's service in WWII.

Wife's family: Cameron, MacLennan (& MacDonald too).

All the other various & sundry universals, etc. Not particularly looking for anything else, but if I spied a good deal, I'd get it.

There is also some German & Norwegian blood scattered throughout the branches of my family tree. Although there are tartans created or adopted for use by those type individuals, I don't think I'd really wear them.