Trad Kilts & Utilikilts Outdoors

If you wear ONLY traditional wool kilts, are they going to survive outdoors work? If you want to convert over to a utilikit for some tasks, but prefer the feel of a traditional tartan kilt, what should you look for?
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[@vickymay9222]

Husband plays hockey, with a u kilt, over his breezers. Also wears one for hurling, lacrosse, rugby and a full vintage Ross Clan kilt, for Curling, and a vintage May; Irish kilt, while playing GAA football and Hurling. Cheers from SpoCanada

[@hartleymartin]

Another "traditional" option is to wear a kilt apron which basically just covers the front half of the kilt with cotton/denim and usually includes a pocket. Khaki cloth kilt aprons were worn in South Africa during the Boer Wars. Similar aprons but made as full wrap-around versions were also worn in WW1. It does cover the kilt, but its main purpose is to prevent dirt and staining. If I was going to wear a wool kilt as workwear I'd definitely get a kilt apron and probably take some sort of small blanket to put down places where I would be sitting.

[@blacksmith67]

You beat me to it. When I was serving in 1985 (in a kilt every day) we had an option to wear a vintage khaki kilt cover, probably left over from WWI. I didn’t require one, but our QM stores wore them daily.

[@23rdFoot]

Kilted regiments in WWI had canvas covers that went over the kilts when they were in the trenches.

[@popebryanii7224]

I made my own kilt out of poly, and it's stranded the test of time. It's only frayed after 3 years of heavy use.

[@TheRealhippy]

I absolutely love utilikilt! They are tough and very well made! I’m a farmer and carpenter and utilikilt has lasted (3years)until it became so threadbare that my junk was swinging out. DNKE is JUNK! Thin materials, junk buttons and buckles. It wore out in 1 summer.

[@WretchedElect]

I ordered one from DNKE and will never do so again. The canvas is too stiff, wrinkles as soon as you put it on, doesn't hold the pleat even though it sewn in (on both sides)... just a horrible utility kilt.

[@lecaton5973]

Thanks, I own ten kilts and have just ordered one from USAKILTS, I wear them daily and work in them as well. I also own a Utilikilt,. I find that I wear trad kilts most except in very hot weather I switch to the Utilikilts. Kilted in the PNW

[@Theagchm]

Excellent advice guys.

[@dimitrikreserve1943]

All my utility kilts are high rises. Use them everytime when I am working outside.

[@joegroves1519]

As always, you Guyz rock!

[@kellydclear]

The Utilikilts usually have enough measurement options when you order it that you should be able to specify sizes that would work for wearing on the waist. That being said, I have a Utilikilt that I've had for like 13 years, and I've worn the heck out of it, and it's STILL in pretty decent shape.

[@lorduggae]

I own a Damn Near Kiltem kilt, it sits just about the same place as my trad kilts. Good quality kilt IMHO.

[@dracolyth]

Have you had a utilikilt? Hold one and you'll see the difference in those cheap kilts.

[@lorduggae]

@@dracolyth Utilikilts are a bit out of my price range. I try and get the best quality I can afford for a knock around kilt.

[@la_old_salt2241]

​@lorduggae I've just invested in two UT Kilts brand utility kilts, same color, but different models and fabrics. One is a poly-cotton standard and the other is a rip-stop cotton business model. I love my traditional wool kilt, but I find I can wear these UT Kilts at the same level and it does fine for walking and hiking, which is what I wanted them for.

[@tylerhibler5267]

I've just purchased a tartan utility kilt from Atlanta kilts, and that'll be for daily wear

[@WretchedElect]

I bought an acrylic tartan utility from them. Snaps tore off immediately, the metal eyes in the buckle straps have all come out, it's extremely hot while sitting... I won't EVER but an acrylic kilt again, and may not ever buy one from them again.

[@tristanpiepmeier7746]

I think 511 tactical kilts are the best one for the money. When they release them I think they're only $75. Also they ride a little high and the belt loops will fit any belt.

[@straycat1674]

I am still trying to find my colors for Either Glencullen, County Dublin or McCullar.

[@dpw1989]

Hmm No mention of SportKilt? I have a utilikilt that I have been wearing semi regularly since 2007 or 08..... I just bought a SportKilt as a casual every day with a tartan pattern ... any reviews about them? Wish I had found USA Kilts earlier.

[@lextributum2305]

Do you have some recommendations of UK / European companies ?

[@Dd214medaddy]

Man hopefully you guys see this, but what is the tartan pattern on the left? The grey/green with red accent? Looks amazing

[@USAKiltsOfficial]

If you're asking about the kilt that Rocky (the guy on the left) is wearing, it's the Scott Green Weathered tartan: www.usakilts.com/gallery/13-16-oz-wool/scott-green-weathered-6392/view It's also available in PV: www.usakilts.com/gallery/12-oz-poly-viscose/scott-weathered/view

[@swedishdissident3406]

Could you please recommend uk suppliers.

[@shawnsims5507]

How about construction is the traditional kilt in Minnesota I've tried utility kilts and they're very akward.

[@andrewcrawford9521]

Does anyone make a work cover for a kilt? Can any "Utility Kilts" be warn over a normal kilt, like "kilt coveralls"?

[@maximovaldes9400]

What about dss kilts on Amazon

[@WickedKingLycoan]

What about Kiltman Kilts? Are they made in the U.S.? I’ve got one, and I must say that I love their product. It inspired me to get into kilts and find out more about my heritage.

[@usakilts]

They aren't made in the US, though they're friendly folks. 😀

[@WickedKingLycoan]

I see. Where are they made?

[@straycat1674]

I mean, I really have to wonder what's the purpose of wearing clothing up to the Naval was, back in the day. Weather was slacks or the kilt, I mean, why did we used to wear clothing so high? Did it have something to do with simply just for fashion or was it about keeping the midsection warmer? Would love to know.

[@Lensmaster1]

At the waist is where pants have been worn since they were invented. It's just in the last fifty years that fashion has made low rise popular. The waist is the middle of your body, above your hips and above your butt. It is the comfortable place for the waistband and balances the proportions of the body. Low rise pants give people a long torso and short legs. Even today good dress pants are cut with a high rise.

[@jasonwojnicz]

I have a lumbar back injury and wearing my tartan wool kilt at the traditional waste causes me pain if i wear it for more than an hour. And the pain lasts for a couple days afterwards. However I find that the modesty of a utility kilt leaves a lot to be desired. I find the materials used to make the utility kilt are far too stiff and doesn't easily fall into the areas that need coverage when sitting. Is there a kilt that anyone could recommend that has the relaxed nature of the wool kilt but can be worn at the hip.

[@la_old_salt2241]

Jason, UT Kilts does have wool kilts made to ride lower at the hips now. You might take a look.

[@williamterrill4384]

You know you can buy tartan utility kilt

[@InfamousWolf89]

What tartan is Rocky (on the left) wearing?

[@USAKiltsOfficial]

Scott Green Weathered www.usakilts.com/gallery/13-16-oz-wool/scott-green-weathered-6392

[@InfamousWolf89]

@@USAKiltsOfficial Awesome, thanks. It's not offered as casual kilt?

[@USAKiltsOfficial]

@@InfamousWolf89 yes it is. Go to the casual kilt page and select the Scott tartan. 😁

[@Possumcods]

What tartan is good to run a weed eater in?

[@PuddinWS]

The tartan will not matter as much as the kilt hose if your weeding around your house.

[@blacksmith67]

I would go for the venerable MacHinery tartan...

[@michaelsterling8065]

The link for Biltkilt takes me to an Asian website. Is there a new domain name?

[@USAKiltsOfficial]

www.burnetts-struth.com/hybrid-utility-bilt-kilt/

[@troglodyte01]

"Affordable Kilts" out of Vancouver makes utility kilts with a more traditional, belly-button height rise.

[@nvdawahyaify]

What does the word bespoke mean? I keep hearing this term used to refer to kilt makers and am confused as to the meaning.

[@andrewjkm1]

Michael Daniels Made-to-measure or made to an individual’s specifications. The alternative would be off-the-rack - made with generic specifications.

[@em.142]

Bespoke means custom made but in the context of clothing it’s more than that. Essentially, it’s having a personal tailor who takes your measurements himself, makes the adjustments himself, multiple fittings. You can change ANY aspect of a bespoke garment. It is the highest level of custom. Made to measure (MTM) is when you take three measurements and mail them off to some factory who make it there and then ship it back to you. Then you have ‘off the rack’ (OTR) which is self explanatory-made in factories to standardized sizes which fit nobody perfectly and sold off racks in stores.

[@em.142]

theview.f.u.h false. MTM is different from bespoke. Bespoke is when the customer has absolute agency over what is being made and the garment is personally made by his tailor who creates the garment to fit absolutely perfectly to the individual. MTM is just made in a factory to an individual set of measurements rather than standardized ones.

[@chrisk3097]

That's my main issue ordering kilts, I'm 6'7

[@la_old_salt2241]

USA Kilts can fit you. Also, if you're interested in utility style Kilts talk to Brice at UT Kilts, they have a custom option for all models of their utility kilts, even wool tartan. God bless, Rob

[@maxwellfan55]

Utilikilts are fine for those who like em, but for the real thing it has to be a trad 8 yard wool kilt. There are few reasons why these cannot be worn for outside manual work, especially if worn with a canvas apron (protecting back and front-even has a front pocket) like soldiers seen in WW1, that is those in the trenches. They did it, so can we.

[@peedeeoutdoors2975]

UT Kilts wear traditional height

[@WretchedElect]

The first one I bought from the doesn't, for me, but it was a 21 inch one. The second one has a 24 inch drop and fits around the true waist. Much better fit, that one.

[@la_old_salt2241]

Yep, you have to measure closely.

[@gazpal]

Investing in a kilt cover is an option if you're a traditionalist and don't want a utility kilt.

[@david.leikam]

NO ACRYLIC!

[@happyheathen7153]

The best utility kilt is a pair of blue jeans,

[@WretchedElect]

🤣🤣🤣

[@j.campbellscmb1740]

$500+ for a though is steep, $200-250 for a utilikilt is not cheap either

[@nokoolaid]

You don't have to wear a utility kilt lower. Just get one that's long enough to wear from the navel. As far as Pakistani kilts go, they use different rulers. Their inches aren't American inches.

[@lowellirish]

I see these Sporrans and I LMFAO ... WHO wears Sporrans and silver buckles when chopping wood? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Wear a side bag. Brown leather. A utilikilt made of canvas would be the ONLY hard wearing work kilt. Unless "working" means washing windows and vacuuming. If you're doing chores like barn work, herding cows, cutting wood. And rototilling by 11am...lol....utilikilt.