Kilts and the brewers who wear them

[flyangler18]

Just placed my order for a SportKilt- a good hiker cut, methinks.

This is their Hunting tartan:

 

[Anbrew]

The Early History of the Kilt This is what I believe, everything else to me is just the fun part of it.

Wow, awesome link! I learned a ton! Thaks for that!

 

[WortMonger]

Well, I was gone this weekend but as the name suggests Kilted Brewer has the info for you guys. I only started the thread I would throw in Frugal Corner for their 16oz actually owning and loving it. I haven't seen anything else other than the "Tank" at a wedding. That'd be the 16oz Strome wortsed wool Lochcarron traditional kilt. I have no idea who made it, but as a rental it was in a whole other class of garment so I try not to even talk about them when talking about kilts due to their price. Cheap is cheap and mine is, but I like nice things and it is nice so... take it for what it is worth. I will definitely spend the bucks though to get a nice one one day, me thinks Thomas Gordon and Sons in a nice weathered MacLaren or a weathered Gordon. One day, one day!! I have really enjoyed looking at the links provided by KB and I will be purchasing from a few of those store over the next few years.

Oh, and your welcome Anbrew. I really enjoyed reading that one as well.

 

[hcarter]

I've looked a few times for Maclaren, all I can find is anywhere from 895-995. So, it'll be one of those things I get eventually. BTW, nice read, really enjoyed it.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Looks like SportKilt has MacLaren...USAKilts came up in the search, but I didn't see it on their site. They aren't limited to what they have on the site, so call them and see if it's something they can do for you. Both options will bring you in well under $900, well under $300 depending on what "version" you go with.

 

[hcarter]

Not bad!! I looked at SportKilt and with everything that I would order it came to about 270.00. That did not include shipping, so maybe I'll have a new kilt soon. (Just what I need, another obsession!!)

 

[WortMonger]

Yep, I can hardly wait on my dress Gordon to come in. Hopefully this week, hopefully.

 

[HungusBrews]

When I hike I wear the Mountain Hardwear Mountain Kilt. Wore it on My AT thru hike last year for 7 months straight day in day out. But....any true Scot made call it a skirt instead of a kilt

Hungus on Killington

 

[dibby33]

I'm sure you somehow bravely handle it in the most manly way.

The sporran has to be weighed down to help keep things under control. That is the reason for storing the hipflask in there!

 

[flyangler18]

I must say, there are few things better in this world than waiting to play a rugby match while kilted. Except for the pub social afterwards.

 

[flyangler18]

A terrible hastily shot pic:

 

[hcarter]

You know, I've been meaning to post back to this thread (nice kilt BTW ^^^). I showed SWMBO the sportkilt website and she told me NOT to look at those and just wait until we can get a "proper" kilt. I'm a little excited.

 

[flyangler18]

(nice kilt BTW ^^^).

Thanks! Still waiting on a proper sporran and kilt belt.

 

[WortMonger]

Sweet! Yeah, I like the way they look with the thicker belts and with the sporran as well. Nice kilt though, love the colors.

 

[hcarter]

Most times she agrees with my small steps, but this time she just looked at me and said, "That is not a man in a kilt, that is a man in a SKIRT." So, I guess I should wait. No offense to anyone with a sport kilt, I liked 'em she just wasn't having it.

 

[curt656]

I went to the UK once with the full intention of buying myself a kilt from my grandfather's clan and I couldn't even come close to affording it. I don't know if I went to a place that was a high class kilt shop, or what, but I definately left disappointed.

 

[hcarter]

What clan were you looking for? Maybe we can help ya find it a little less expensively. Plus, I don't know about you, but whenever I've been in another country I tend to forget to convert to local currency, and that value can change from day to day.

 

[chortly]

So, I definately just wore a great kilt down to the stop'n'rob. I got looks I didn't know a face could make.

Also, just finished an Xkilt from XMarkstheScot.

 

[flyangler18]

New sporran:

 

[mullimat]

Just found out i'm part of the same clan as Wortmonger (Gordon clan). My last name is Mullinix but my great grandfather (Gordon) immigrated straight from scotland. Anyways, i got my dress gordon kilt with accessories when i went to Scotland a few years ago (when i was stationed in germany [trying desparately to go back!]) and took a few pics of one of our family castle! The actual gordon castle is still a residence so you can't visit it but the Huntley castle used to be the seat of the Gordon's so i visited there. Enjoy the pics! Nevermind the shirt of the one with me in the kilt (like i said, it was a few years ago) .

 

[mullimat]

 

[WortMonger]

Nice pics! I'm still waiting on my dress Gordon to get here. Can't hardly wait.

 

[ChshreCat]

Got my first kilt in the mail last week. I'm in the club now.

 

[WortMonger]

I'm trying to get some more pictures up. Just got my dress Gordon and my free Black Stewart in. Sweet... Only took 8 months but for $90 and this nice it was very worth it, especially with the free one for their screw ups. I still recommend The Frugal Corner for the price and quality (not seeing anything but makes me biased), but definitely not customer support. I'll post as soon as I got em'.

Glad you got a kilt ChshreCat, lets see that thing!:rockin:

 

[BlackDogBrewing]

I never have, but I will next Celtic festival I get to. I'm English/Irish heritage.

 

[PavlovsCat]

What's the difference in the kilts the Scots wear and the one's the Irish wear, or the English?

 

[WortMonger]

Nothing's different except for the patterns (Tartan). The English as a culture really didn't, since they were a amalgam of different peoples (Brittons/Anglo-Saxons/Normans/etc), even more so than the other islanders. The Scots/Irish/Welsh/some others are Gaelic peoples "mostly" and their cultures are the kilt(like) wearers. This is a very broad and very "vanilla" answer, but basically when you hear kilt, think gaelic. But... Romans/Goths/Visigoths/Gauls/Franks/Germans/Vikings/Egyptians/etc... all wore kiltlike garmets, they just aren't what comes to mind when you think of "men in skirts."

Now-a-days Scots and the Welsh are the clan kilted tartans, Irish are both clan and county tartans with solid colors being worn as well on all sides. (Generally/stereotypically that is.)

 

[StoutFan]

I've researched my family history, and it's a mess. English and English/German on moms side and Scottish/Czech and Irish/German on dads. What kind of a kilt for this mess?

 

[ChshreCat]

I've researched my family history, and it's a mess. English and English/German on moms side and Scottish/Czech and Irish/German on dads. What kind of a kilt for this mess?

I'd say to pick one. Irish or Scottish.

I'm German, Irish, Finn and Norwegian. But the Irish part of my family was from Scotland before Ireland. So I have info on both the Irish and the old Scottish clans and I honor that.

 

[attitude]

I bought mine when SWMBO & I went to scotland. I wear it all the time. My sporran is a little customized to fit my me