*sigh* can't believe I am saying this... I need a kilt >.<

[HollyAtFairyEffects]

I have seen the effect that Holly can have on men, and I want to make a floating balloon sign to follow her around that says, in bright, glowing neon colours-
HAPPILY MARRIED
If, for no other reason, than to prevent men from ingesting flies from gaping mouths, and to keep Mark from smashing his (or my) hand while smithing when she walks by... she accounted for one thumb and two wrist casualties last year

lol.  It's not my fault that the blacksmith shoppe is on the way to the privy!   And if Mark just happens to be smithing when I stop by, it doesn't hurt to wave to the poor man, does it?

[Martin Montgomery]

"but the wife says to mug someone to come up with the $122, and I prefer to put people into jail, not join them there"
  Breandan Lad, Jail is not a place to be enterin' wearin' a Kilt!!! 

[dbaldock]

I have seen the effect that Holly can have on men, and I want to make a floating balloon sign to follow her around that says, in bright, glowing neon colours-
HAPPILY MARRIED
If, for no other reason, than to prevent men from ingesting flies from gaping mouths, and to keep Mark from smashing his (or my) hand while smithing when she walks by... she accounted for one thumb and two wrist casualties last year

lol.  It's not my fault that the blacksmith shoppe is on the way to the privy!   And if Mark just happens to be smithing when I stop by, it doesn't hurt to wave to the poor man, does it?

Well, it doesn't hurt you, but apparently Mark and Breandan both may bear the scars of your effect.      

[Zardoz]

Okay, so far in my searching I have found one Black Watch kilt in cotton, and one green kilt in wool, both expensive. Would prefer the latter, but the wife says to mug someone to come up with the $122, and I prefer to put people into jail, not join them there. So... any other sites that sell inexpensive kilts in fabrics that won't turn me into a tiki torch?

I swear, it's a pain in the !@#$ finding kilts on a budget.

Belle, what's the fabric of the kilt you have?

You just need to adjust your idea of a budget! 122 bucks is dead cheap for a wool kilt! I assume thats a Stillwater heavy, a nice product.

You might look at Buzz Kidder, they do a 10 oz. Army Cotton Duck Canvas kilt sewn in a traditional style.
http://www.buzzkidderoriginals.com/canvaskilts/canvaskilts.htm

[Breandan]

$122 also pays my electric bill, so the kilt takes a number

[Sir Martin]

$122 also pays my electric bill, so the kilt takes a number

Breandan - I understand and appreciate your budget priorities.  If it at all possible to make this happen, console yourself with the knowledge that a good wool kilt can last several years with proper care.  I've never worked as a blacksmith, but promise you that kilts feel great in the warmer weather you are likely to experience the first few weeks of TRF.   

[Mouse]

I concur. I have only ever worn a kilt once, and decided to do it "traditional" style....I found out that while I used to raise an eye at men in plaid skirts, come that hot day, rocking back and forth, women have had men fooled fo the longest time, us in our pants sweating up a storm and them in their air conditioned skirts! Now, I am a believer in kilts....though I fear me bonnie knees.

[Anna Iram]

Breandan, if you absolutely cannot afford new, and none of those offered by members here fit, perhaps you might look into Ebay or some such site. Like Escher said, look carefully at the fiber content and be aware it's more risky buying from these kinds of sites...but you could come away with a bargain. Something to consider anyway.

[Breandan]

In all honesty what I NEED is a leather kilt, what I can AFFORD is a plaid McTartan scrap to wrap around my waist Pregnant wife and the bottom falling out of the domestic executive protection market means a $50-$60 budget for loin wrappings. If I can't find one that is A) affordable and B) not going to melt to me like I was wearing glad wrap, then I will forego the experiment and keep wearing my pants

Then again, I recall an incident a few years back where I got set on fire even wearing pants and was so startled I forgot English. For those attending, just in case this incident repeats itself, "Cac Naofa! Tá mo bhríste trí thine!!!!!!" is not Irish for "yay! this is fun!" A kilt might just make it that much more entertaining for the ladies.

[dbaldock]

In all honesty what I NEED is a leather kilt, what I can AFFORD is a plaid McTartan scrap to wrap around my waist Pregnant wife and the bottom falling out of the domestic executive protection market means a $50-$60 budget for loin wrappings. If I can't find one that is A) affordable and B) not going to melt to me like I was wearing glad wrap, then I will forego the experiment and keep wearing my pants

Then again, I recall an incident a few years back where I got set on fire even wearing pants and was so startled I forgot English. For those attending, just in case this incident repeats itself, "Cac Naofa! Tá mo bhríste trí thine!!!!!!" is not Irish for "yay! this is fun!" A kilt might just make it that much more entertaining for the ladies.

Well, in that case ... don't forget the Fire Resistant Boxers!      

[Zardoz]

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$122 also pays my electric bill, so the kilt takes a number

A friend of mine in Dallas is selling a green Stillwater for $90

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/swk_solid_green_heavyweight_42-t53231/index.html

[Mouse]

Then again, I recall an incident a few years back where I got set on fire even wearing pants and was so startled I forgot English. For those attending, just in case this incident repeats itself, "Cac Naofa! Tá mo bhríste trí thine!!!!!!" is not Irish for "yay! this is fun!" A kilt might just make it that much more entertaining for the ladies.

"Holy ****!" "My trousers are on fire!" Faaantastic! Could I ask you the proper phonetic spelling of Cac Naofa for pronunciation and what dialect it was said in?

[Breandan]

"kak neefuh! Tah muh vree-shtuh tree hin-eh!" (very roughly, lots of subtle inflections get lost in phoenetics), and it's Ulaid dialect (Ulster dialect), which is one of the more widely-spoken dialects among the diaspora.

[Mouse]

"kak neefuh! Tah muh vree-shtuh tree hin-eh!" (very roughly, lots of subtle inflections get lost in phoenetics), and it's Ulaid dialect (Ulster dialect), which is one of the more widely-spoken dialects among the diaspora.

Thankee sai.

[KiltedPrivateer]

Ulster is the dialect I'm learning.  One of these day I may actually complete the book.

So have you decided on a kilt yet?  Its getting awfully close to the wire.