Tartans We Regret Owning!

Well…you can’t win all of the time. The lads were asked to name one tartan they had as a kilt which they later hated, or just got bored with, or realized was NOT the right choice. Rocky’s story is by far the best of the three!
Tartans:
Rocky: MacDonald Clanranald Muted
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Erik: Glyndwr
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Ian: Old Scotland Tweed
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[@davidstancomb5380]

Bought a Black Watch as my first modern kilt - an eBay special that fitted perfectly the first time I wore it.... then I lost some weight - so I literally wore it once! I default to my feilidh-mór in family colours - a guaranteed fit every time!

[@kashyyyk]

My first tartan was Grey Watch. Despite wanting to wear a kilt, I didn't want anything too bright/colorful that would garner much attention… as if that makes any sense. Now I enjoy being a “peacock”, and honestly regret buying such a subdued tartan

[@viking_nephilim]

Oooh, my question gets featured. 😁 And for me, under Ukrainian Skies is that tartan for me. Worn it a handful of times, might sell it, or take it apart and use it for crafting.

[@marks8437]

I'm wondering whether Rocky can do a video without having a drink in his hand? I don't believe I've seen one yet where he is drinkless. He must store all his kilt knowledge in the liquids he consumes during the videos. Must be a good elixir because I've learned a lot from this channel. Cheers.

[@rallywagon261]

The kilt/tartan I regret buying is that stupid black and white one that every other MFer wears at Renaissance festivals. Very happy I invested in a proper great kilt.

[@sean_in_the_cle]

I wanted Giant’s Causeway for so long. When it finally arrived I looked at it and thought, “This isn’t for me.” I wore it a couple times and then sold it.

[@bluesSGL]

Giant's Causeway is actually my dream tartan 😅

[@Time_Lord_Council]

My first kilt/only kilt at time of typing: MacLeod of Harris. I thought I had some familial connection to that clan because my mum's maiden name is Harris. I didn't realise the "of" in the tartan registry meant landownership, meaning MacLeod who owned the Isle of Harris. Turns out we're actually descended from the *Herries sept of Clan Maxwell.

[@robertderijcke4834]

Rocky I want your polo shirt!!! 🤪🤪🤪

[@James-dq3jo]

That’s a really great question!

[@ianm1894]

I regret the cheap kilts I bought off amazon before I knew better.

[@Luv2tickt]

Here's a question, what kind of shirt is Ian wearing and where can I find that? Two questions, yes. But nonetheless, cool shirt and I need one in my closet!

[@disabledvet420]

i regret getting the cheap acrylic kilts. lol.

[@CoreyBrass]

You're not going to like this answer... American Heritage. It just doesn't work on me at all. That is one thing I hate about buying kilts is that you can love a tartan, pay a lot of money for it, then discover it doesn't work on you.

[@robertlynn7332]

I'm going to have to say my clan tartan , Ancient Buchanan. It's a pretty enough tartan, and the kilt is beautifully made of 16 ounce Locharron wool. It's just too loud for me (even in the ancient palette). .On top of that I bought it 18 years ago, and with age I'm starting to lose a little height and it just seems a little too long now. My favorite kilt was my first band kilt, an ancient Ogilvy hunting tartan. I think it had naturally faded because I don't see anything listed as ancient hunting Ogilvy online that matches its grayish tones.

[@BCSchmerker]

+USAKiltsOfficial *Thanks for the list o' fails.* I've a sett specification for a "rainbow" flanked by white and dark-brown "lands," wherein I actually had to _reduce_ the number o' shades to fit Tartan convention - the Scottish Register of Tartans doesn't have codes for chartreuse, teal, or indigo. Have yet to weave it.

[@muzkat101]

I've got Scottish ancestry, apparently my family roots came from Aberdeen but with no formal name attachment that I can find. I have wanted to embrace my Scottish heritage in a way that I could be proud of, but of not having a name I have left kilt-buying out of my pursuit. I enjoy the Scottish festivals and would love to show my kilt pride. But I do not want to be that guy who just buys a kilt that is associated with a clan that I do not belong to. What can I do? My mother said we were Campbell, but not know which clan, I refused to buy any one of them; however, I am partial to Argyll. I do like Black Watch too, but again, without knowing more of my former Scottish ancestry, I remain Kiltless.

[@Molach101]

FWIW I'm Scottish and my family has no tartan. I wear a district tartan for where my family comes from but there's lots of tartans that are universal and can be worn by anyone - Black Watch, Hunting Stewart, Royal Stuart nowadays, Dress Gordon, more modern ones like Flower of Scotland. If your family are indeed Campbells then I recommend just going with the more general Argyll one

[@iand5369]

The Clan Gordon is recognized as the tartan of Aberdeenshire

[@mikepierce5621]

My question is why would you wear a kilt your not associated with in some way. I get if your not at all Scottish. But if you are, why wouldn't you wear your clan's colors?

[@cartoonraccoon2078]

0:40 Pretty sure thats MacDonald's...

[@Who_TF_Is_Waldo]

It's not.

[@susangrande8142]

He said it’s County Antrim Crest.

[@TheJTMcDaniel]

If you consider who the earls of Antrim were, you might expect at least a bit of MacDonald influence on the tartan design.