Sport Kilt "Ultimate Kilt" anyone?

**CameronTaylor** · 20th October 09, 02:09 PM

And if you tell the lads at SK what you want, they'll sew it up the way you ask.

Sadly the Dodgers kilts are ready but the team is one game from being eliminated

CT - but they aren't mine either

**andyfg** · 20th October 09, 05:05 PM

Just bought my first Sport Kilt. Arrived today. Got it for ... well, sport! I intend to play squash in it and run. Got an original with sown down pleats. I bought my son the works kilt some years ago. Didn't like the fridge. Didn't like the buckles. Both seemed to take away from the simplicity of the SK. Very happy with the one I got today. I agree with Alan. get an SK for what it is. You are not getting a tank!

**Mr. bone** · 22nd October 09, 11:03 AM

[QUOTE=. I bought my son the works kilt some years ago. Didn't like the [B]fridge.[/B] Didn't like the buckles...

Comes with a refrigerator? Guess that must be why they call it The Works.

**Larry124** · 20th October 09, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by CameronTaylor

...Sadly the Dodgers kilts are ready but the team is one game from being eliminated

The Phillies area is also the home turf of USA Kilts and AmeriKilts so that explains it.

**McFarkus** · 21st October 09, 07:51 AM

I have a Sportkilt works. It's a good lightweight kilt, a lot of Highland Games competitors wear them. I would get another Sportkilt, but probably only the basic model with the addition of fringe and sewn-down pleats. The straps are really for decoration only as the kilt is held on with velcro. The straps also get in the way of the right hand pocket (and I'm not fond of these pockets). Finally the sett on my Gordon Modern is very small, as you would expect from shirting fabric rather than the larger sett you expect in a kilt.

**Detroitpete** · 22nd October 09, 01:15 PM

Yep--I have a few "The Works" kilts from SK. I try not to even make comparisons between SKs and SWKs now, except to say that you can purchase both in 'off the rack' sizes.

My intitial question was about whether the "Ultimate" kilt made sense for a hacker like me to bash around in. I guess the jury is still out with me--I like the comfort of an SK and THINK I like the idea of cargo pockets--just not sure. To me, it is getting VERY close to a blend of a tartan kilt in a more contemporary style. Some hybrids give you amazing results--some give you duds.

**CMcG** · 6th November 09, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by Detroitpete

I try not to even make comparisons between SKs and SWKs now, except to say that you can purchase both in 'off the rack' sizes.
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To me, it is getting VERY close to a blend of a tartan kilt in a more contemporary style.

I would agree that SKs (especially the "Ultimate" model) are in rather a different category than SWKs. The Ultimate SK attracted my attention awhile ago precisely because of it's contemporary style and availability in tartan... my kilt inspector does not approve of the sight of me in non-tartan.

For comparison, I would say the Ultimate SK would be similar in appearance to a Bilt Kilt tartan model http://www.biltkilt.com/kilts-tartan-kilts-c-13_19.html Both are machine sewn to custom size, feature a smaller number of larger pleats, and have cargo pockets. The price tag is lower on the SK because it isn't wool, which is probably appealing in a hack-around kilt.