Storing your kilt

[MacGumerait]

So far I just use the cedar discs you can slip on the hanger hook. Even in the moth infested Southern U.S., I haven't encountered any moth issues using them.

Thanks for the tip ! I will certainly try that , it sounds easier than what I'm doing !

[hkjrb623]

Thanks for the tip ! I will certainly try that , it sounds easier than what I'm doing !

They're cheap and the easiest way I've found so far. the hangers are also cheap. I think they're about 5 dollars or less for two.

[Chas]

I bought some cedar balls to spread around the inside of my kilts wardrobe. The instructions said that they should be taken out every year and the surface should be rubbed or abraded with wire wool. That doing so would remove the greyish surface and return them to pristine condition.

Well, I did so and the immediate cedar smell was almost overpowering. The question is, Does it make any difference? After all, insect noses are a lot smaller than ours. Or is this just some kind of marketing ploy?

Any wood-ologists out there?

Regards

Chas

[seanachie]

I use the Order of the Gael kilt hanger for my hand sewn kilts - not cheap - but neither are the kilts and the value is solid
http://www.orderofthegael.org/kilthanger.htm

Not arguing the point, and experience can vary, but these hangers are very poor in my opinion. My wife was reduced to tears because she had bought me the whole kilt kit replete with hangers for a vacation in 2010. The metal pieces that go into the wood failed the before we had even gotten on our first leg of the trip, they came straight out of the holes in the wood they are sealed into. The wood on the hangers was scratched up, and not on just one hanger, straight from the box. She gave me the present on the night before we left as a surprise so there was no requesting a replacement. The order was very late arriving, which is why I got it so late and my wife said she received very poor responses in following up on the order. I do know some people have had good success and I am not wanting to bad mouth, but feel it is fair to balance out the picture.

[piperdown]

I use the Steve Ashton "fold in half and fold in half again" method and then use two, two-clip hangers. The beauty of this system is that they will fit in a standard wardrobe. Chas

Me too, works like a charm.

[Riverkilt]

Hey Seanachie - hope you got in touch - the owner is friendly and cool.

I'm sure they'd replace them if they haven't already.

Sorry that happened. I've had about 20 of them and the only problem was one wire dropping out of one hanger, just pressed it back in. I take mine on the road too.

[jhockin]

What experience have you had with rolling your kilts to store them?

I store mine flat, rolled inside out, ( as suggested by a former military kiltmaker, who is a member here) in large, long plastic storage boxes & it works well, for me.
for more info, from a former military kiltmaker ( and still a kiltmaker) , go to
http://www.westcoastkilts.com/kilt-c...toringyourkilt