11oz, 13oz, or 16oz?

**Jack Daw** · 3rd April 08, 03:42 PM

I wear my 16 oz kilt at some of the hottest, humidest games in Texas and wouldn't wear any othr weight.

**Nick the DSM** · 4th April 08, 11:59 AM

the 11oz sport kilt i wear is fine for the carolinas but its also PV

**Galician** · 4th April 08, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Nick the DSM

the 11oz sport kilt i wear is fine for the carolinas but its also PV

Actually, does Sport Kilt use PV? I thought it was only Rocky who did.

**RockyR** · 4th April 08, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by Galician

Actually, does Sport Kilt use PV? I thought it was only Rocky who did.

There's "pv" and then there's "Marton Mills PV". See the comparison chart here:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/page/material_chart.php

USAK, CCK, Bear and a few others use MM PV.

**Nick the DSM** · 5th April 08, 06:41 AM

Originally Posted by Galician

Actually, does Sport Kilt use PV? I thought it was only Rocky who did.

well, it aint cotton nor wool, im guessin PV

**sharpdressedscot** · 5th April 08, 07:31 AM

I thought it was a poly-cotton blend??

**RockyR** · 6th April 08, 05:49 AM

Nick,

As an FYI, kiltmakers in the "lower end" of the price range use lots of different materials, some of which are better than others...

MM PV
PV (from elsewhere)
Cotton
Cotton Poly
Acrylic
Wool Blends
Etc.

None of these are the quality of a 13 or 16 oz worsted wool to make a kilt from, but some come much closer than others. If you want a further comparison, check out the comparison chart above (link in my last post).

"No matter how good a kiltmaker you are, when you start with poor quality fabric, you end up with a poor quality kilt."

**Kilted_John** · 6th April 08, 11:06 AM

I've worn my military summer weight 18 oz MacKenzie to the Enumclaw games before, when it was in the mid-upper 80's... Wasn't too bad, temperature-wise. Not sure if I'd want to do a 22 oz kilt, but the 18 oz is perfectly wearable.

-J

**Ancienne Alliance** · 6th April 08, 11:11 AM

It would be interesting to make a poll as to who is wearing what in the X Marks Clan.

**Ayin McFye** · 2nd July 08, 10:33 AM

I'm about to make a large bulk order within the next month for the Sonoran Scotsmen to get a bunch of kilts.

We're going to be ordering 20: 11oz 8yard worsted wool kilts from Scotweb in the (currently being designed by Scotweb) Sonoran Scotsmen Tartan.

We live here in Arizona where 1/2 of our year is hotter than 100 degrees with usually over a month or two at 110+.

This has been a project long in the works and I know that the 13oz would probably be a better choice, but I fear that most the members of the Sonoran Scotsmen aren't ready to spend that kind of cash. I've read all your opinions on the difference in weights and I think I feel a little better now hearing that many of you like your 11oz kilts and actually own more than one.

Any additional thoughts you all have on this topic would be GREATLY appreciated at this point. We're about to spend a LOT of money and I want to make sure that we'll be happy with the weight of the product.

I know that Scotweb makes fantastic kilts so I'm not worried about the craftsmenship. They've also been amazing at their customer service and working with me on everything so far. Thanks in advance for any input you all may have.