Utililkilt – Please Don’t go Commando
By BootsnAll | Permalink | 0 comments | September 20th, 2006
Let’s say you have the hankering to educate people around the world – no, not teach English – but show them other cultures. For example, you decide to go to hike around China’s Tiger Leaping Gorge with your Utilikilt to show off your Irish culture. And please, make sure culture is all you’re showing off to all those people hiking below you…
Wait a minute. I said Irish culture. Aren’t Kilts Scottish? While I may piss off both of these Gaels, there’s no disputing that there has been some ties through history between them. The credit for who invented kilts may not be ever fully resolved, but here’s the rule of thumb: Irish kilts are traditionally made of a solid color cloth, thereby making Utilikilts more of Irish tradition than Scottish which are traditionally a type of wool (tartan), and made of a pattern called settes. And that’s your history lesson for today.
Utilikilts are also perfect for the Urban Golf Championships. A kilt with pockets for golf balls – what could be better?
What are you waiting for? Go get one of these, and a pair of travel boxer briefs for under them.
We forever thank Get Outdoors for turning us on to them.
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September 28th, 2006 at 3:37 am
The article said: “Irish kilts are traditionally made of a solid color cloth, thereby making Utilikilts more of Irish tradition than Scottish…” Utilikilts are not more Irish, nor more Scottish. They are COMPLETELY American, made with American textiles, in the USA. Ask anyone associated with Utilikilts, and they will tell you that these are casual kilts for everyday wear, with no connection to Ireland or Scotland. Utilikilts are a proudly made AMERICAN product.
Someone mentioned a fear of Canadian Bush mosquitos. Well, let me tell you… they can’t even begin to compare to Alaska’s arctic circle mosquitos, and I had no problem with them. Just use a little Deet around the knees or tops of your socks/ kilt hose, and you’ll be fine.
September 28th, 2006 at 6:06 am
Rory – my, aren’t you “Rah rah America!” If you read the article, it said they are of Irish TRADITION, meaning the original idea is based on the Irish kilt….not that Steve and the boys in Seattle are anything but American.
Have a gander at a map…you’ll notice that right beside Alaska…also extending up into the arctic circle – yep, Canada. Think mosquitos are sensitive about that border? Just maybe the occasional bad mosquito exists outside Alaska? Maybe you’ll go so far as to suggest that northern mosquitos are bad….not just Alaskan ones?
September 29th, 2006 at 10:14 am
I’d say that Utilikilts aren’t of Scottish or Irish tradition, either. I mean, the last name of the guy that came up with them is Villegas. Not too many celtic clans in Mexico, y’know? They weren’t inspired by any tradition, they were inspired by a desire for comfort. Steven wanted a skirt that guys could wear without looking like they were cross-dressing. He called his creation a kilt simply because people can wrap their minds around the idea of a guy in a kilt more easily than a guy in a skirt. More traditional-kilt-like traits like pleats, wrap-around closure, and an apron all came later.
January 9th, 2007 at 11:25 am
Whatever the inspiration, i am always looking for the chance to wear my mountain kilt. Just bot another one, too. So comfortable to have a garment that does not maliegn the fleshy masses between my legs. Also, I like the fact that with the Mountain Kilt I don’t have to dress up in a costume to pull the look off. I think women feel threatened that men are reclaiming the right to wear inseamless garments. Oh well, its a Mountain Kilt for me.