Praise for Utilikilt!

I personally love wearing my Kilt. I'm already saving for another. I was thinking about a Workman, but a survival is certainly an option. Well as it's going now I will probably have all of em eventually! :D

I tell you after experiencing the freedom of a kilt you will never want to wear pants again. After a day in my kilt it just seems to restricting and uncomfortable to put on a pair of pants. Let the boys swing free I say! :eek:

The other day I was getting some flowers for my mom's birthday when I heard loud and obviously forced laughter. 2 guys and 2 s were sitting at a table behind me. The guys were pointing and laughing while the s were simply stairing. I just smiled at them and my friend flipped em off. :cool: I thought it was pretty funny.

I love my kilt!
 
Oh yeah, and for all you who want to mock and poke fun.
Go to the W&C with those comments. If you want to do you regular sh*t take it to the hole.

There is no need to hijack this thread. If you don't like the fact the we wear a kilt say so. But there is no need to poke fun or mock people.

The above is what I would call troll like behavior.

Remember guys, this isn't the W&C or the Cove. So you actually have to behave out here. Amongst the civil peoples. ;) :p
 
Well, MicMurry, I think of it this way...
There are cultural things that should be preserved for members of the culture. I think it's great that those of Scottish ancestry still wear the kilt.
I think those of an entirely different culture to wear a kilt outside of a cultural event is only a poor excuse to crossdress and entirely tasteless, almost mocking of the culture (which is what Vampyrewolf stated to me).
 
MelancholyMutt said:
Well, MicMurry, I think of it this way...
There are cultural things that should be preserved for members of the culture. I think it's great that those of Scottish ancestry still wear the kilt.
I think those of an entirely different culture to wear a kilt outside of a cultural event is only a poor excuse to crossdress and entirely tasteless, almost mocking of the culture (which is what Vampyrewolf stated to me).
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It's fine to maintain tradition. But there's no reason why one has to be denied the benefits of another culture. If you use your logic, you should not be wearing a pair of jeans unless you're an American. The UtiliKilts do not mock the traditional kilts in that they do not use tartans, and come with pockets. They are about as far from Scottish kilts as they can be. I've worn it to a Highland game in NY and I've be told they're not real kilts. Well, that's fine by me. They're not real kilts. It's a very modern American interpertation of a wonderful garment. If the problem is being only Scottish to wear the kilts, then there's a problem there too. The Scots are not the only ones to wear a kilt. Most of the Gaulish nations wore one version or another for hundred of years, and they still do today. But it's the Scots who wore them daily. And because of that I'll always appreciate the Scots with being open minded enough to say, "buggers with pants, these are more comfortable", just so that today, I can wear something similar with no clan affliation and without mocking their culture. At this point, I understand the joy of wearing a un-bifurcated garment. I'll wear a sarong with the same enthusiasm as I would the UK. And if they come out with a modern interpertation of the Chinese male Cheong Sum (which my father wore up until WWII) I'll probably jump at that as well. All those garments are male in origin, so again, I will not be cross dressing. You certain have a fixation on that concept. The kilt is one of those "Don't knock it until you try it" type of garments. And there are no sexual issues with a kilt. It's universally accepted as a male garment. I fail to see why you can't grasp that.
 
I've got to back up the kilt-wearers on this one. If you don't like them, don't wear them. Simple as that. Their choice of clothing in no way affects or harms you so just leave them be. All you naysayers are doing is making yourselves look like bigoted fools.
 
I grasp the concept, but times have changed and what was once acceptable, like beating your wife, has become a little less so.
 
MelancholyMutt said:
I grasp the concept,
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And yet your words speak otherwise.
MelancholyMutt said:
but times have changed and what was once acceptable, like beating your wife, has become a little less so.
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Don't disagree. Maybe it's time for another change, but we'll just keep the wife beating in the stone ages.
 
Hey look,
It really doesn't matter to me whether or not you wear a kilt.
I just figured that we're all close enough to be able to speak our minds about it without getting bent out of shape. I think it's silly, and obviously I have no qualms about letting you know. I do silly things too and I expect people to tell me it's silly.
 
I'm a woman, and I wear pants...does that make me a cross-dresser? ;) Ha ha...laugh people! Shine each other on...no need to get one's panties in a bunch over this...at least those of you wearing panties...Hmmmmm??? :)...Oh, I AM sorry....*ahem*....women wear panties, men were UNDERWEAR! Must self-correct.

BTW...Forbes clan here...nice to meet ya, kilts...utilikilts...separate but similar, I've got a healthy respect for my family's heritage but think Utilikilts are a great thing. My Mom saw them and thought they were pretty cool, didn't get offended at all.

I know what the real issue is here, doesn't take a psychology degree to figure it out...very simple concept actually....But I'm not going to behave like less than a lady out here in Gadgets and Gear in order to get my point across, I'd do that in W&C....that's where we pick fights. So...what I'm going to do HERE is...keep it to myself, because we all know an empty wagon makes the most noise.

Rock on Utiliclan...
 
tonyccw said:
No problem. My invite's still open... ;)
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Tony,

I respectfully suggest it is counterproductive to feed the trolls.

If you wish you can add a troll to your ignore list by clicking on his name at the top of his posts and then clicking on "add to ignore list." This will show that he has posted but suppress the text of the messages, unless another user happens to quote him. You always have the option of viewing the suppressed texts if you want but they won't clog up the information in the threads.
 
So I am curious how my fellow uk wearers would improve upon the design. I love my standard and there is a workman in my future, how could uk make there stuff better? What sorts of varients would you like, fabric, pockets, closure, colors?
 
edgetrip said:
So I am curious how my fellow uk wearers would improve upon the design. I love my standard and there is a workman in my future, how could uk make there stuff better? What sorts of varients would you like, fabric, pockets, closure, colors?
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I only have one improvement. That they be at least adjustable 1" either way. The only negative to the UK's is that if your weight changes dramatically, your only recourse is to buy more in the new size. I'm so sold on the Survival that I'm thinking of selling my Neo's and just go with them. The new fabric is durable, comfortable, and should wear well. As for other UK's, I wish they would bring back the Tux. I'm obligated to attend a few Black & White events a year that it would worth my while. And I'm still championing them to make one out of good British Moleskin for the winter months.
 
tonyccw said:
I'm so sold on the Survival that I'm thinking of selling my Neo's and just go with them. The new fabric is durable, comfortable, and should wear well.
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Ack...it still says they're not taking new orders for the Survival...that's the one I liked the best in the first place...all the pockets...

tonyccw said:
As for other UK's, I wish they would bring back the Tux. I'm obligated to attend a few Black & White events a year that it would worth my while. And I'm still championing them to make one out of good British Moleskin for the winter months.
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That would be NICE...I read on the FAQ that they don't really do custom work...but by the end of 2004 they possible could? (Their whole site is good, funny reading material BTW. :) ) I think it would be worthwhile to them, and you guys, to have a custom department. I'll bet that will keep them busy!
 
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