Need advise from Gentlemen of Substance

[morrison]

I'm supposing ,"Be squared, rear to target sitting area, Bending slightly at the knees while still straight upright and very slightly forward of the target/seat, lower down until one can safely slide backward a few inches to assure the pleats go under the legs." ? ? Perhaps from that point one could effectively turn to be facing another direction while remaining seated.

A little trick I invented for entering my car with velour seats (velvet like, similar to corduroy) is to have a small, slick fabric cloth strip (satin, taffeta) and sit on it then turn. The wool or poly kilt pleats usually slide on the slicker, satin/taffeta type fabric rather than bunching up at every point of contact with the seat.

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[TheNaughtyScot]

A little trick I invented for entering my car with velour seats (velvet like, similar to corduroy) is to have a small, slick fabric cloth strip (satin, taffeta) and sit on it then turn. The wool or poly kilt pleats usually slide on the slicker, satin/taffeta type fabric rather than bunching up at every point of contact with the seat.

This is a trick that everyone could use. Substantial or not, getting into the car is always a hassle if you're trying to keep your pleats in place. On a longer drive, I'm always worried that I'll steam press wrrinkles in place of my pleats. Thanks for the tip!

[Joshua]

As a gentleman of considerably more substance (same weight, 3" shorter) and also of the clan McT-RexArms, I can sympathize.

I partially sweep under with one hand, enough to get my kilt under my butt as much as possible. I then "slide" into the seat backwards to pull the pleats under my taters, so they aren't touching the seat... while using my free hand to push my sporran or apron between my knees. This works much better on a barstool (because it's already at waist height) than a low chair, but thanks to low chairs usually being under a table, I've not answered the question at dinnertime.

I did, however, answer the question for a good friend when I squatted to pick something off the deck. He just said "nice nuts dude...". I tested, and re-created this scenario at home with my wife watching (she confirmed that parts of me are about 2" off the deck and below the hem of my kilt when squatting) and have decided that unless I drop something worth more than my modesty (about $.25 currently), it's going to stay down or a non-kilted friend will have to pick it up for me... or I'm going to very carefully kneel.