I love my kilt! I do find it hard for the neighbours to deal with though. Has anyone else had strange looks from your neighbours?

Stares, looks, laughs, pointing, you name it. But the reactions are hilarious and you are reminded how awsome kilts are after your first kilt-check by a hot girl.

To be fair- I don't wear my kilts as much as I'd like but I do recall going out with my wife (1 foot from me and holding my hand) when a girl walked up and told me I looked good and asked where her boyfriend could get one. very nice

I've found the women look on with admiration, but it's the guys who really get excited! I get huge thumbs-up from guys and want to know where they can get one.

Of course, teenagers always laugh no matter who. Then again, teendom is about conforming, not standing out.

I've had that happen, I overheard at the local Target "Now I've seen everything!" I turned to the lady and said, "no but if there were a stiff breeze, then you might"

I live in Alabama, which makes the populous here fun to mess with in my UK

I love mine also, just got my 1st kilt last week, i wear it everywhere. my wife too walks a little further away than normal. I'll give her a few weeks. can't wait for my next 1

I'm in high school and I receive a lot less flak for wearing a UK than I thought I would. The only teens who ever get on me about wearing a "skirt" are the ones who are out to be an ass anyway. When I first started wearing my UK to school last year, I got a lot more compliments than insults.

If you try to wear a UK to high school, the best suggestions I can give are to wear it with as much confidence in your appearance as possible and to respond to guys who challenge you for wearing a "skirt" about the same way as you would for somebody asking out of simple curiosity.

I also beg to differ on the teendom...I have worn a Utilikilt since I was 17, I worked a week slitting wood so i could earn enough money to buy one. Sure, I get laughed at occasionally, but its totally worth it. I am actually surprised that I dont get more comments than I do, most people dont really even notice. As for everyday wear, I dont wear it as much as I should, and I think that is due to the high amounts of rain we get here in Southeast Alaska. Its a joy to wear, on the sunny days and I love fishing in it.

I went to a school where we wore kilts on ceremonial occasions I still wear my real kilt once a year.

Hey Gents - the wife told me about utilikilts and now I am seriously thinking of getting one. The question I have is if you find its worth the money?

I am a big guy, so I have the extra cost for not only waist size, but beergut cut (awesome that you offer this!). That makes the original a hefty $235.00 and Survival $375.00 plus tax/shipping.

Seems like a hell of a lot of money to me, and I'm not one to shy away from spending money on something unique. The question is -- Have you gotten your money's worth for the investment? Thanks for the feedback!

hi stephen....first things first....i just looked at the UK website and theyre having a 25% off sale on larger sizes (above 48 inch waist)...so now's the time to act! It says no online orders, so you'll have to call them. Additionally, they have a craftsmanship warranty for 90 days, and a repair department that can fix popped seams after that. As far as the actual quality of the kilts themselves, i cant speak to that, since I havent gotten mine yet, but I do have a modern kilt from a competitor and I can certainly tell you that there is NOTHING (short of being naked, which is likely to get you arrested) as freeing as wearing a kilt to the store, the beach, a restaurant, or work. Enjoy!

Hey Stephen, I have had a worker kilt that I do handyman work in for 5 years now and it has no problems at all. also have 2 survivals that I wear often (3-4 times a week). I can say that you do get what you pay for with Utilikilts. Great quality product! I have seed UK's on E-bay but rarely do they sell cheap. They hold there value very well. Try checking the scrach and dent list at utilikilts.com My best advice, if your wife wants to see you in a kilt, thats enough of a reason to get one. Peace, Scott

Buy one, you'll never regret it!!

I'll add that woman seem to think the kilt is sexy and I often get requests from women friends to wear them to parties and what not. My wife loves it and likes when I wear in out on the town.

Family and fiends like to tease, but I presume it's envy ;-)

It's worth the money! The comfort alone is worth paying for.

Can you put a price on Freedom? LOL, I am stll saving up for mine... :-(

that is a great question Stephen. The answer is yes. My wife gave me a lot of flack when I started pestering her about it, but it was my birthday and I was getting one anyway. Now I wear a kilt probably 4 days out of the week. If my job allowed it, I would throw all of my jeans / trousers into the goodwill bag. They are a godsend in the summer, suprisingly comfortable in the winter (just not while xcountry skiing...that was unfortunate) and great everytime in between.
The only time that you might have an issue in Chi-town is the wind pulling a Marilyn on you. But everytime I am in town, I have mine on.

Good luck and happy kilting!

I know you've had a few responses to your question, but I have to put in mine as well.

I'm up to 4 UKs right now, and I wear one just about every day. Unfortunately work wont let me wear one there, but as soon as I get home, I switch out with a great sigh of relief. I even wear mine in winter up here in the heart of Alaska, where temperatures dip to 40-50 below sometimes. The trick is to keep your feet warm with good socks and boots. The rest, as long as you aren't hiking miles in those temperatures, stays remarkably warm, especially if you have a Workman's style.

Let's see, I have remodeled part of my house, gone to innumberable parties and festivals, walked the dog, traveled (I ALWAYS fly in a UK, MUCH more comfortable for the "boys" in those cramped airline seats), and just generally lived in my UKs. If I didn't think it was worth the investment, I would not have gotten more than one.

Go for it, my man! Be a Free Man Walking. Reject Bifurcated leg wear and the loss of fertility that those cause! Become a Utilikiltarian!

worth the cost?! absolutely! and i have trouble getting my fiancée to BEHAVE when i'm kilted. which happens to be any time i'm around her and not at work at the restaurant. once you go kilted, you'll never want to goback to pants!

Well Stephen, did you get on board or what?

I just ordered another two UK's. Worth every penny.

A scottish comedian by the name of Billy Connelly said he wears really ugly pants just to get comments. When someone says something negative he replies with "These aren't pants, they are finely tuned asshole detectors and they seem to be working just fine!"

I use that line on the ignorant, and the ones that call it a skirt. But they (UK's) do turn heads, but I mostly get positive feedback.

I already hate half my neighbors, so i don't care what they say. The other half likes it or has said nothing.

I don't get bent out of shape over 'skirt'. It *is* a skirt, after all.

I too fly in mine, but I've discovered it to be a magnet for TSA agents with an attitude. It always triggers the metal detector, on account of all the snaps, and some idiot from TSA wants to make a big deal out of it.

Here's the kicker: I just offer to raise the kilt, so they can see the only thing I'm concealing is my genitals, and I was told, "We are not allowed to look, but we can do a patdown."

I replied, "So you can't see my private area, but you can feel it? What pervert at TSA came up with that policy?!" They immediately convened a supervisor's conferernce, to decide with to do about the guy in the kilt. I was allowed to board the plane, but only after being delayed for 20 minutes.

When approaching the security check area, I've actually heard the call go out from the TSA agent (to the other agents), "We've got a guy in a kilt!", just like you might hear, "We've got a guy with a submachine gun!".

Wankers. Screw 'em, I'm wearing it anyway; it's worth the hassle.

I hear you. I have been searched more in my kilt than at any other time. Usually they just do a quick pat down and I'm on my way, though.

My KILT NEVER sets off the metal detector, at least here in the states, but my BELT does, so not only do I get a pat down, but there is a chance I'll lose the thing as I'm going through security.

I make little concessions to myself, by never putting my contact lens drops or capstick in a "Freedom Baggie", and I usually have several wallets hidden on my person that never go through the machine. The TSA idjits never even comment on them when they pat me down. I too think it's just a form of perverted humiliation, because it doesn't seem to be a real security measure.