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Title: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: BobR on May 05, 2014, 03:48:56 PM
Is now going on, maybe I missed an earlier post, but just in case, here it is. it only happens every now and then. Happy kilting.

http://www.511tactical.com/kiltoff

bob
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: AJ Dual on May 05, 2014, 04:32:01 PM
I guess if I were eating Taco Bell a lot, was in the middle of tactical ops constantly and had no inclination as to where or when...
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: SADShooter on May 05, 2014, 04:33:48 PM
It's neat, I just don't see myself wearing one. (And you should probably be grateful.)
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: RevDisk on May 05, 2014, 04:57:24 PM

I'd wear it to Defcon...  Tis about it.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: MillCreek on May 05, 2014, 05:05:52 PM
I have several kilts, ranging from my formal Prince Charlie outfit ($ 2000) to some more informal and SportKilts.  These look to be a good price, so I am pondering it.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: Perd Hapley on May 05, 2014, 06:00:06 PM
For the love of Spork, if you people must wear kilts, keep them ON! Do not take your kilt off!
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: vaskidmark on May 06, 2014, 07:14:41 AM
I'll wait till Kilted To Kick Cancer and send my money to them.

I've seen a picture of my father all dressed up in some Highlander dress rig during WWII, and am also aware that I inherited his legs among other features.  Kilts apparently 1) do not come in floor-length, and 2) should if I were to wear one.

stay safe.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: Scout26 on May 06, 2014, 08:53:13 AM
Wasn't this an April fools joke a few years back?
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: AJ Dual on May 06, 2014, 09:23:14 AM
Wasn't this an April fools joke a few years back?

I thought so. However it's a mild one, since there already were several makers of Utilikilts or cargo-pocket modern kilts. And I think 5.11 might have gotten a lot of requests and made a real product from it.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: Jamisjockey on May 06, 2014, 12:05:02 PM
Wasn't this an April fools joke a few years back?

It was.  And it created such a stir, that they had a limited production run of them, which sold out rather quickly. 
I
*expletive deleted*ing
want
one.

And I'm in "not a penny of spending" mode waiting on the new house closing.   :facepalm:
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: fifth_column on May 06, 2014, 04:53:50 PM
I've been looking for a new kilt.  If a "coyote" colored 5.11 was available in my size I'd get one today. 

For an even less expensive kilt check out:  www.utkilts.com (http://www.utkilts.com).  Good quality, great price, lots of pockets.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: dogmush on May 07, 2014, 04:20:18 AM
I might have to grab one of the 5.11's. I like the idea of a non traditional kilt, but keep balking at the cost of Utilikilts. I could stomach ~$80 on a lark.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: Jamisjockey on May 07, 2014, 01:05:12 PM
I looked at the utilikilt a little, but I think I like the 511 mo betta. 
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: charby on May 07, 2014, 01:14:21 PM
They need some 5.11 lederhosen or bundhosen for the German ancestry. Not everyone wants to wear a skirt.  [popcorn]

Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: Boomhauer on May 07, 2014, 01:16:32 PM
The gunboard obsession with kilts is weird. That is all.

Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: charby on May 07, 2014, 01:31:04 PM
The gunboard obsession with kilts is weird. That is all.



No kidding
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: Scout26 on May 07, 2014, 02:49:00 PM
The gunboard obsession with kilts is weird. That is all.



Maybe I should get one to wear to the APS meet-ups.  =D [popcorn] [popcorn]
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: charby on May 07, 2014, 02:57:14 PM
Maybe I should get one to wear to the APS meet-ups.  =D [popcorn] [popcorn]

I know how to castrate cattle.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: dogmush on May 07, 2014, 03:51:54 PM
Not that weird. Scots tended to be independent, fierce warrior folks who (in the romantic versions) got steamrolled and absorbed in to the "civilized" English.  Wonder why American gunnies resonate with that story.

Add in that the folks on that island, and later in the colonies, inter bred enough that almost every white american has at least one kilt wearing ancestor and poof! Instant heritage.

Besides kilts are comfy.  (I gave in and ordered one. :D)
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: Harold Tuttle on May 07, 2014, 03:56:56 PM
kilts are like funny hats

10 minutes after putting one on, you forget you are wearing it and then you wonder why the folkes in walmart are pointing at you...
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: charby on May 07, 2014, 03:58:52 PM
Not that weird. Scots tended to be independent, fierce warrior folks who (in the romantic versions) got steamrolled and absorbed in to the "civilized" English.  Wonder why American gunnies resonate with that story.

Add in that the folks on that island, and later in the colonies, inter bred enough that almost every white american has at least one kilt wearing ancestor and poof! Instant heritage.

Besides kilts are comfy.  (I gave in and ordered one. :D)

No Scot in my ancestry and the European roots have been in N. America since the early 1600's.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: dogmush on May 07, 2014, 04:13:17 PM
I said almost.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: Harold Tuttle on May 07, 2014, 05:15:11 PM
someone in your family tree must of had a bit Scot in 'em,



we are horny bastards.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: Perd Hapley on May 07, 2014, 06:21:21 PM
They need some 5.11 lederhosen or bundhosen for the German ancestry. Not everyone wants to wear a skirt.  [popcorn]

Now that would be funny.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: Scout26 on May 07, 2014, 06:52:27 PM
http://theoatmeal.com/blog/utilikilt


I do have two pairs of Bundeshosen that I brought back from Germany, sadly they have shrunk over the years.   Used to wear them all the time in the spring and fall.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: dogmush on May 21, 2014, 08:40:47 AM
Wore mine while I worked on my truck today.  It is as epicly awesome as predicted.  Women swooned.*



*OK just the wife, and it might have been lack of air from the giggling but still, light-headed woman.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: AJ Dual on May 21, 2014, 09:40:13 AM
Not that weird. Scots tended to be independent, fierce warrior folks who (in the romantic versions) got steamrolled and absorbed in to the "civilized" English.  Wonder why American gunnies resonate with that story.

Add in that the folks on that island, and later in the colonies, inter bred enough that almost every white american has at least one kilt wearing ancestor and poof! Instant heritage.

Besides kilts are comfy.  (I gave in and ordered one. :D)

I'm roughly 1/4 Scottish.

I don't brag on it though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqgkZDbe4Xk
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: MillCreek on May 21, 2014, 10:06:11 AM
I just ordered one.  They were out of charcoal in size 36, so I bought one in black.  Based on the reviews, it said to buy your pants size, and not use the other traditional kilt measurements.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: MillCreek on July 13, 2014, 10:38:20 AM
I shall be deploying the tactical kilt today at the Mt. Vernon Highland Games.  I told my wife that if I am hit upon by a 45 year-old redhaired female making $ 80,000/year who likes my kilt, I cannot guarantee what will happen.  She wished me luck with that.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: BobR on July 13, 2014, 11:59:45 AM
What are you using as a sporran, I was thinking the 6.6 pouch would be the ticket. ;)

bob
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: Hawkmoon on July 13, 2014, 12:38:17 PM
If it's not plaid -- what's the point?

Of course, my grandfather was in the Black Watch early in WW1, so I may be a bit biased.
Title: Re: 5.11 Kilt off
Post by: MillCreek on July 13, 2014, 06:33:49 PM
So at the Highland Games (A), there were a whole lot of middle aged white guys also wearing kilts; and (B) amongst that group I stood out by not having a large beer gut.  No redheaded or for that matter, any colored hair women hit on me.  Hmm.