Leather Belt Alternative for Kilts?

[Bart_In_A_Kilt]

Has anyone ever used or considered using Webbed belts, rather than the (3) Leather belts for inside apron and wrap in the construction of a traditional kilt ? I like the infinite adjustment.




http://www.bucklecity.com/Web_Belt_M...e_Belt_s/4.htm

...or would this be way too tacky ? int:

[runewolf]

Well in some of the casual kilts, they are using velcro which works out nicely. Makes it much better going through airport security not having the metal.

[sydnie7]

Bob has a black webbed belt with plastic "parachute" buckle closure that I got for perhaps $4 at Lowes (n/a at Home Depot, I've tried). It looks great IMHO with his camo kilt and has been worn with others as well.

[Tatonka]

Here is my camo kilt with my improvised web belt. I like the look and it did not cost much.

[Raphael]

I am not a big fan of non-leather belt.

[pdcorlis]

Totally misread you post - too many irons in the fire tonight I suppose... Well - lets back up a step... I have used a one inch nylon web belt and velcro for a left hand (inside) kilt strap. I sewed a short length of velcro to a web piece about 5 inches long and attached that to the inner apron edge. I then attached another web + velcro piece to the inside of the first few pleats on the left side of the kilt. That way I had an adjustable hidden left side kilt strap. That kilt had one visible kilt strap on the right hip.

[Rex_Tremende]

Bart - I think you're asking about the straps. I've seen webbed straps on contemporary kilts, but I wouldn't expect to find them on the more traditional variety. My weight changes frequently, but I've never been bothered by not being able to buckle my kilt on the third and three-quarter's hole. If that's what you want to work with on your first kilt, go for it. You could also probably go to a tack shop and ask them to make something in leather more to your liking with more closely spaced holes. They could probably knock it out pretty quickly.

Regards,
Rex.

[Mipi]

I'm using one of those with my camo. Would use it with other non-traditional kilts, but not with traditional one. My opinion only.

[meinfs]

Has anyone ever used or considered using Webbed belts, rather than the (3) Leather belts for inside apron and wrap in the construction of a traditional kilt ? I like the infinite adjustment.


...or would this be way too tacky ? int:

On a CASUAL, non-tartan kilt, solid color or cammo --- absolutely why not!

But I'd use D-rings or something similar and not the buckle that's shows in the picture that you used. The buckle would be too bulky and I wouldn't like the look of it on the sides, except up front on top and center in a typical belt.

People have used fabric from kilt material and fashioned them into straps.

Check this out: AndresPapousek's xkilt

[I wonder where he is - he hasn't logged in in months]

[Pleater]

I use webbing and Army surplus belts on casual and DPM kilts - but I am not at all sure that a light webbing belt would be right with a traditional kilt - it would not be as wide as the belts normally used, and might simply not have the gravitas to look right.

Anne the Pleater