Kilts & Culture 4.6.18

Here are the questions we answer in this edition...
01:40 How and why did USA kilts start?
03:05 How long does it typically take to create one of your kilts?
06:00 How hard is it to alter a kilt when you lose weight?
10:31 Which is better on the East Coast - a 5-yard wool kilt or an 8-yard wool kilt?
13:53 Where does USA Kilts get their tartans from?
14:39 What are you drinking? Scotch in a coffee mug?
15:18 What is your favorite Scotch?
15:51 How do you keep a kilt up if you have a large stomach / round body shape?
18:54 If you can’t find an Irish family tartan, should you just wear an Irish County tartan instead?
22:12 Do you have kilt carrying cases or kilt luggage?
23:22 Why are Box pleat kilts harder to get?
25:12 What is your favorite tartan based on design and colors?
26:39 What’s involved with designing your own custom tartan and getting it woven?
32:26 When is a 5-yard kilt better than an 8-yard kilt?
34:26 How do you find your family tartan if the name is unusual?
36:08 What is a Scottish Bonnet / Balmoral / Tam?
37:53 Can you wear a dress word with a kilt?
39:16 What do we think of cargo pockets for kilts?
40:30 Why do we use Velcro on our Casual Kilts?
44:06 Why is a traditional kilt worn so high on the belly?
47:20 Are Sgian Dubhs sharp?
48:40 How do you determine what shoes to wear with a kilt? Do you wear athletic socks or kilt hose with hiking boots? Can you wear sneakers with a kilt?
50:28 What is your favorite black boot?
51:56 What is the proper placement of a Fly Plaid?
52:40 Does USA Kilts make solid color kilts?
53:44 Does USA Kilts make Day Plaids?
54:20 Tartan Sashes and Renn fair kilt outfits
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Located in Spring City PA, USA Kilts is a team of American kilt makers who have been making men’s kilts in authentic clan tartans since 2003. We craft a full range of kilts right in our shop, from our budget casual kilt to our traditional machine sewn, hand-finished 8-Yard kilt. We specialize in all aspects of highland wear and Celtic clothing including Scottish, Irish and Welsh kilts and accessories.
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[@konnerrudisill4365]

im 15 and these guys helped me to gain the confidence to wear my kilt to school. thanks dudes

[@disabledvet420]

i have 4 of the casual kilts, the velcro is perfect. and with a belt, it looks great. i feel the velcro is good enough to where my mind, its not coming off or falling down unless i want it to when im taking it off. the casual kilts are so awesome. dont worry about the velcro at all. its fine.

[@mjones4220]

I do cowboy work boots with my kilts in the summer. I also live well outside the city. I also keep chickens that free range. But I do wear dress shoes when appropriate.

[@benjaminteeter3331]

I've never been able to find an Irish Forde tartan. We (mother was a Ford, dad was adopted, so I trace Ford) We have a Scottish family tartan from, I believe, the mid 1800's, and we generally use the County Leitrim tartan, which I cosign as a slam dunk.

[@micregil]

Wow, this was filmed on my birthday last year, and that tartan looks like my family's tartan, ( the red and green one.)

[@IonIsFalling7217]

Utilikilts absolutely does cargo pockets on kilts if you want that.

[@marksadventures3889]

Seems you need to do a few tutorials on kilt pressing and care

[@Whatlander]

Eyyy MacAulay shoutout.

[@thomaspatton4401]

OOO, OOO Rocky shout outs Me too, Me too! LOL :)

[@scotthalladay2210]

I’d bet the Christmas party is epic

[@straycat1674]

I have a few questions that might be good for these vids. As someone who loves his Celtic heritage, but only now has gotten the kilt bug, where is the best place to post the questions? Here, your FB page, the kilts & culture page? I already have 1 question on the K&C FB page and gotten great responses, but I figured helping with this channels content would be cool as well.

[@thomaspatton4401]

One thing I am interested in ordering is a Scottish blue Balmoral or Bonnet similar to the one Eric is wearing or a blue Jackobite Bonnet (or both) but I have not seen this as an option on your site. what is the possibility in correcting this oversight?

[@thomaspatton4401]

Is it possible to order the Irish "Paton" tartan for kilt, fly plaid, day plaid etc. ? (I found it in the Scottish Register of Tartans). Or would it have to be custom ordered? I have used Locarron Mill up to now preferred. This is one of the Tartans I would like to do eventually being that it is a variation on my surname. One "T" short, oh well, it happens I guess.

[@Purgehatter]

Can you get the Clan MacLeod tartan? If so approximately how much would you charge me to make an 8 yard kilt?

[@masterchief586]

Maybe you should offer a Great Kilt option for those who reenact Battle of Colodden

[@willneverforgets3341]

Cowboy boots with kilts? WOW

[@michaelschmidt4618]

I was adopted by my step father, that is why I have a different last name, but I am going to change my name either to Macsavidge if I can find the tartan or do as uncle Angus says and change it to MacKenzie

[@kerplunk8011]

McDonald was the Irish side of mothers family. Douglas was mothers Paternal Side.

[@nutyyyy]

Just a note guys the Jacobites wore a white cockade/rose in their bonnets, it was not meant to represent the saltire.

[@TrLeSw]

Is Rocky wearing the “Celtic Nations” tartan that USA Kilts designed?