The assistant brew master "Nate" at Bucket Brewery in Pawtucket, RI wears one. Heavy-duty tan material... not plaid. It works for him and fits his persona: clean-shaved head, full beard, Bucket Brewery logo T-shirt, and work boots. He makes good beer too.
But I wouldn't wear a skirt. I'd look silly in one.
Went to an international boy scout camp as a kid. Out of curiosity we tackled one of the kilt-wearing Scots scouts and dragged him into a tent (dang, this sounds awful out loud). We threw his kilt over his head (this isn't getting any better) and found that he was wearing multi-colored bikini bottoms underneath. I think the myth of the commando kilt is a little overblown.
Reminds me of the story of the Scot and the American sitting in a bar swapping golf stories. They were bragging about how they played on in terrible weather. The American just finished bragging about his subpar round during a thunderstorm. The Scot went on to brag about playing in snow in the Cairngorms. The American asked "Did you paint your balls black?" and the Scot replied "Och, no, laddie, we just wore our hefty kilts!"
Personally, I think unless you're Scottish and look like Sean Connery, it is really hard to pull off a kilt.
Basil Exposition wrote: I think the myth of the commando kilt is a little overblown.
Not here. Had a female request to do a "kilt check" once (I knew her), involves running the hand under the kilt. She verified alright. With a smile.
In reply to Jerry:
I hope it wasn't cold out else that smile might have been "at", and not "with" you.
So I'm in Florida for another week wanted to hit KSC one last time. The weather was right so I threw on an everyday E36 M3-kicker kilt. Maybe a 5 yard greywatch tartan, nothing special.
Compliments from the girl at the ticket counter and three random women approached me and asked if they could get their picture taken with me.
You can make fun all you'd like but the ladies know the kilt works...
Also: Carl Sagan, berkeley yeah!
I'm a self-admitted D!ck and I have a d!ck, so no skirts for me...I don't care what color scheme is on the fabric.
Gary wrote: The assistant brew master "Nate" at Bucket Brewery in Pawtucket, RI wears one. Heavy-duty tan material... not plaid. It works for him and fits his persona: clean-shaved head, full beard, Bucket Brewery logo T-shirt, and work boots. He makes good beer too.
As a brewer, I would not wear a kilt in a brewery and would not allow any of my workers to either. This is a production environment with lots of hazards. I insist on long pants all the time. I'll have to talk to my assistant about long vs. short pants for summer. Do not want to get hot water or caustic on your legs. Plus a skirt would be totally difficult for climbing into and out of vessels.
Safety first.
In reply to Beer Baron:
When I saw him, it was on a Saturday, not a production day for Bucket. He was just giving tours of the facility, meeting and greeting. They reserve Friday evening and Saturday afternoon for tours and tastings. The tasting bar and production facility are all in one open area. For reasons you mentioned, I doubt he wears the kilt when he's brewing and cleaning during the week.
http://bucketbrewery.com/
AClockworkGarage wrote: Compliments from the girl at the ticket counter and three random women approached me and asked if they could get their picture taken with me. You can make fun all you'd like but the ladies know the kilt works...
Truth. Also thanks to Amazon Prime I almost tripped over the box leaving for work yesterday morning, that's fast. Totally worth the $80.
The thing about kilts is, the kilt isn't expensive. I don't think I've spent over $100 for any of my kilts. The sporran... That's where the money is.
I ordered one from Sporran-nation.co.uk
Not cheap, but I'm very happy with it.
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