The Great Kilt -ULTIMATE SURVIVAL BLANKET? - Outdoor Clothing & Shelter in ONE Multifunctional Cloth
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i sow you in cases 2-3 immediately!
For a long time I've thought a kilt was one of the most intelligent articles of clothing, this video explains why.
ive been thinking of changing to wearing a toga also
Whenever I go out in the country I usually bring a wool blanket along with me and this video explains why, it's the most versatile piece of kit.
@@refinedbrass In the right climate it works.
@@uatu3021 Scotland has a pretty nasty climate...not the north pole.....but still
@@k9six185 I mean it's got harsher climate than anywhere on the brittish isles but it's got nothing on Scandinavia.
Hello in Chile we have a traditional garment that fulfilled the same function to get warm, bundle up and protect from cold and rain, but is more like a poncho. It is called the Castilla blanket (Manta de Castilla) is made with sheep's wool, it is used a lot in places like Chiloe and southern Chile where the weather is rainy in the winter.
Thank you for the info, sir.
I tried looking up where to get one as Ive always liked ponchos and all Im finding are giant flour tortillas and so many "Native, yoga, Mexican blankets" that are just patterns from old Clint Eastwood films so I figured Id just ask, how does one in the US acquire a good one?
This is fascinating! This is a perfect example of peoples from entirely different parts of the world developing the same techniques to deal with the world around them.
Are still worn by Pueblo peoples in Northern New Mexico Mountains. Works well so long as nont a lot of wind (learned that in North Dakota).
@@rm8874 Hi, I have a gorgeous heavyish open front poncho from South America, its in natural undyed alpaca/sheeps wool and I've had it for 40 odd years. I used it as a bed blanket for my kids when they were little, and now it's back in use as a poncho and still looks just the same. 100% natural wool fibres never show signs of thinning, pilling or stretching, they definitely last a lifetime. If you're buying online, you first want to take a close look at what a quality authentic wool poncho looks like. Browse "vintage alpaca poncho" ( chilean/argentininan/ Peruvian/ Brazilian) or "vintage ruana colombian" (add the word "traditional" if you want to see historical pics too). This should bring up photos of eBay and Etsy items which are the real thing, not modern synthetic fashion items. ( But ignore the "AD:Shop" images which as you found out, are mostly cheap copies! :)). Real woven wool is unmistakable in good eBay and Etsy photos and you are bound to find an authentic poncho at an insanely low price for wool (compared to brand new) and probably hardly even used. Another option would be to hunt down South American/Latin arts and crafts stores/market stalls -- there's usually some, if there is a South American community in your city or region. Good luck with your search!
I think the Scotts deserve some kudos for creating a cloak/dress hybrid for men, similar to cultures formed in much warmer climates. Yet, they did it in a way that keeps you warm, alive, and still let your balls breath.
Scotts balls certainly hang lower. Freedom and gravity...
Priorities man got to have them
Yes or they couldn't work out how to make trousers...oh the wind blows high the wind blows low all the people want to know....Donald where's your trousers!
It isn't a dress if you think about. They wore clothes underneath; they had long hose; it was only after WWII the whole "Scottish men don't wear anything under their kilt" happened. It is basically a blanket wrapped around the body.
@@josmond3504 They wore clothes underneath; they had long hose; it was only after WWII the whole "Scottish men don't wear anything under their kilt" happened.
In the Scout organisation where I grew up, there is a thing called a "Siebensachenfahrt"- a trip where you should be as efficient as possible in what you pack, and ideally only carry seven things total with you. Backpack, clothing, and sleeping bag included. So, having a Great Kilt, which is one thing that can function as multiple others, would be incredibly useful for such a trip.
Don't take anything.
@@josmond3504 Go completely skuzzer you mean?
Fahrt
In welchem Bund warst du?
@@quantenanatomie969 CPD
Really well made and fascinating, with the added bonus of beautiful wild scenery. Excellent video.
Where can I find one?
@@brucejames2508 Ummm You don't "FIND" One lad... You MAKE ONE!
You get about Minimum of 8 to 10 yrds. of WOOL or WOOL/Synthetic Blend plaid fabric that does not and SHOULD NOT be a Registered "Tartan".
It should be as close to 60 inches wide as possible. OR two. 8 to 10 yrds. @ 30 or 35 inches wide and you sew them together matching the pattern as CLOSE to each other as possible?
THEN You hand pleat it up EVERY TIME You wear it... Put a belt under it at JUST Below waist level as it will drop a bit when you stand up.
THEN, you tighten the belt, making SURE you have your "Sporran" and any Knives/Dirks on the belt as well.
Once you stand up, you can then arrange the upper part that falls OVER the belt in a multiple of ways.
THAT is how you Have/Wear the GREAT KILT!
I hope this helps you. I wear one ALL the TIME so I know how it all works! :D
Joe
@@j.s.connolly8579 Or you buy one and someone else makes it for you.
I spotted you each time. A special trait of mine haha spotting inconsistencies within surrounding environments. Must say that indeed it took me a few moments. I give you claim to simple camouflage an A+ ✌🏻 BRAVO MON AMI!
And HUMOUR
Someone needs to introduce him to Bernadette Banner. I’d love to see them collaborate.
Absolutely, Especially now when Bernadette moved to the UK! (Though I think she lives somewhere down in England)
They would make beautiful babies. 😃
@@Loostyc that’s such an odd thing to say about two people neither of us know personally.
@@emilypadron9664 that's what one says when two people are both pretty. 🤷♂️
@@Loostyc Indeed, but it kinda sound... weird to jump from total strangers to children. Let's say they would look, if it happened, a lovely couple.
It is fascinating that saris in India are also the same unstitched length of fabric and both 9 yards and 5.5 yards to wear. I think unstitched fabric of something beautiful such as cotton hand loom or plaid is a precious thing. I love the simplicity and multi-functionality and sustainability of it.
I was about to say how fascinating it was that both scotland and india came up with this. Some designs just work
Somehow I can't imagine Indian ldies taking off their saris to craft up sleeping/camping solutions like the ones mentioned in the video.
What fascinates me the most about this, is the creativity that goes into figuring out how to fold and wrap a piece of cloth to achieve results for such diverse tasks! Knots are another thing that I don't understand. How do people come up with knots? Amazing stuff!
trial and error over hundreds of years generally
@@ctiyboy1 beat me to the punch lol
If you didn't have a computer screen from which to draft unsustainable stimulation from and instead faced 6 months of dark winter, a rope and a dire need to get that rope tied come the spring again, I'm sure you'd come up with some knots too....
Practice knots instead of watching TV
When you live in nature, you become naturally interested in crafts such as knots because they make life so much nicer. As an outdoors person, the skill of tying knots has been a staple of survival, from tying tarps to lashing poles, reparing (bodgying) broken equipment, building a tree house or picking a coconut, sailing, knots are the second most important skill next to making a fite and finding food.
To learn knots, just practice. I recommend learning how to abseil but not essential. Just buy some nice rope and play with it, maybe tie up your lover lol
I always hoped that the paid would come back. That people in Scotland and all over the world would rediscover this wonderful piece of ancestral design. I think you have done some fantastic work and the tradition is starting to turn alive again... Cracking vid Tom!!
Thanks buddy! :D
I prefer my plaid to my made kilts, I fold it in half before pleating though so no bustle or fly to mess with.
They do sell modern tactical hiking kilts of light weight material. I didn't know it had so many practical uses. Love the history of it.
@@disconneck1363 heat is mainly a question of water and sun burn.
Cold really kills without proper clothing.
But it is easier to protect you from it with more clothing.
I have experienced 44°C to -24°C.
The worst always are with high moisture 0-5 wet rain is cold as -15 sometime. And 30 tropical is worse then 44 desert.
@@disconneck1363 Indian draped clothing is made of lightweight cotton. Men wear dhotis through the entire hot season, and women, saris; both are similar in size and shape to the plaid.
About the camouflage pictures, in first picture i am not sure, but in the other two, i found you after two seconds. But i was clearly searching for you, and knew what i was looking for. If i would just hike in the Highlands, than i would run into your ambush for sure.
same the first one is nuts
@@tehwhaffle3088 At the start of the video I was thinking those plaids match the landscape well; so when he brought up camouflage I laughed.
In the second one he is moving so easy but I thought his butt was where his head was. In the last one his face is entirely exposed so easy. First one no clue. The scene just before the first one also no clue until he moves.
@@pabloapostar7275 it's really cool honestly i want a big tartan like that
@@tehwhaffle3088 Ditto. That jacket also.
First one is centre near the tree. But goes to show the excellence of the camo!!
This reminds me of when I was 12 years old and I picked up a Nintendo Magazine that had how to dress yourself like a ninja using clothe folded the right way to cover your head. The same feeling applies watching this video at the age of 44 for some reason. I am neither Japanese nor Scottish , but these things fascinate me to no end.
I’m in the commercial interior design industry and wool is, to this day, one of the most important textiles produced. It’s inherently flame resistant, requiring no chemical processing, warm when wet, and doesn’t hold on to odors. Along with silk, wool is G-d’s perfect textile.
Amen:)
Not so much silk. Silk doesn't breathe and makes one sweat.
Natural fibers are the best way to go IMO.
Well worn by British or Irish Fire fighters until the late 80’s
And im allergic to it. Great lol
The army in the USA used to issue each person a long wool blanket. It makes so much sense to use wool. Amazing history of the kilt.
SLM, look at old photos of Civil War to Spanish-American War soldiers and how it was carried/worn( rolled or folded and wrapped over shoulder to opposite waist). Where could they have learned that?
They have the woobie now (poncho liner). Does the same job, just a bit cheaper to make then wool
It still does.
You can tell how much time and effort went into making a high quality and informative video like this. Thank you for this, Tom.
I saw him in the last two but missed the first, extremely impressive how camouflaged it was.
I can attest to the great kilt's warming capabilities. I wore mine to a party in a cabin up in the the hills here in Sweden. In mid february. Spent most of the party out in the foot deep snow I was so warm and cosy that I forgot my jacket when I walked the 6 kilometers home and only realised it the next day.
Why would you fabricate a story such as this.
@@lewisnunn2093 why would you assume that, and care enough to resurrect a comment that's from a year ago? So strange.
@@annedavis3340 calm down Anne
@@lewisnunn2093 calm down lewis
That was the mead lol
My father has worked in the outdoor industry designing clothes and researching/developing fabrics (natural, blends, and synthetics) for some time. Him and I both say that wool is hands down our favorite. It’s hard to beat such a powerful tool that evolution has hammered out over thousands of years. Synthetics are precise and excel in specific areas. But nothing feels quite as well rounded as wool.
Love your videos! Share them with friends and family all the time. Since having a daughter I’ve been much more into my ancestry. Can’t wait to share this versatile bit of heritage with my family while camping, hiking, and living.
recycled plastics, way easier to find, create and use, less energy usage, less space needed, way cheaper, breathable and warm. not as compressable as down and not as fast drying as whool but superior when produced the right way. especially in a hypercapitalistic mass consuming society.
Our ancestors had a lot of knowledge that they had gathered over hundreds or even thousands of generations and much if not all of that knowledge and wisdom is useful as well as applicable to our lives today. Thank you for rediscovering and making available this timeless knowledge for our use today, great video, thanks again.
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Think about all the informations our ancestors learned/discovered that got lost to time. information that would have been passed down in a master to student tradition, until the chain got broken for whatever reason. So then we either need to rediscover or relearn information our ancestors knew that we dont. So much had to be known that has been forgotten, it just takes one generation for the information to be lost.
There is an interesting Theory that mankind had a great reset/amnesia and civilization and culture had to start over. Where cataclysmic events about 12000 years ago wiped out most of the population on the world, and that the survivors were hunter gatherers or such that had the ability to survive, but not all the knowledge of the world. That our recent ancestors were in a similar position of needing to relearn and redevelop knowledge their ancestors lost. All I know for sure is the more we learn about our ancestors, the more we learn how intelligent they really were, perhaps to the point that they were smarter than us. For example in modern times people rely on their phone or other technology to do things for them, while our ancestors didnt have such tech. This means that they would have had to know how to do it and do it regularly on their own, unlike how most people couldn't be able to without the tech.
@@dragonmaster391 gd points
Not that extreme. 20 generations if they all have kids at 20 is 400 years. If they have kids later then the generational spread goes further. 80 to 100 generations is enough to go back to the time of Jesus Christ.
@@dragonmaster391 the alternative is that they started writing things on paper instead of just saying it. then the paper just decomposed after a while, as it tends to do, so the information was lost.
PLEASE DO a video on Earasaids! I’m just starting into historical costumes and REALLY want to create an Earasaid (and appropriate undergarments)!
I second this motion 🏴
Yes please!
Ohh, yes please!
Oh please do!
I’ve made one for wear in a historical group. It’s the same…long length of wool, wrapped and draped. Pause the video on the image and you can figure it out.
I really need to go to bed, but this is absolutely fascinating.
Thank you for the wealth of information. my grandmothers brother( my great uncle ) was a McKay their father was an early settler to New Zealand. & as a highland shepherd was involved in NZ early sheep runs ("walks" in Scotland) remember wool was VERY valuable once! His two sons were somewhat weird & used to disappear into the "high country" of the southern alps (bloody high mountains of NZ south Island. ) Sometimes for months! we were told they took great kilt only and a supply of oatmeal . they explored huge areas , sometimes bringing back gold .NZ had a goldrush period. But they were somewhat strange, never married , gave their sisters regular stashes of cash & disappeared again ---Sort of mountain happy! They drew maps of the country they explored & gave them to a surveyor friend Reputedly they dampened the woollen kilt before sleeping in it as the damp wool generates warmth. I was always doubtful of some of the stories (NINE YARDS?) but your demonstration shows this to be possible! My fathers family claim descent from Robert Bruce so its all a little interesting! Thanks for the good variety of methods! I have woven a bit of homespun but life got busy when I planned to be "retired" so now in my 80s time is shorter! thanks again!
That was very informative! During the Maori Wars in New Zealand a lot of the soldiers from the Empire took to wearing blankets as kilts as they found them perfect for New Zealand's bush which is thick, rugged, very wet, and cold! Thanks for keeping the knowledge of our ancestors alive! God bless you
Many of our settler mountain passes are named after or by Scottish people. I'm guessing due to their incredible ability to survive in difficult climates and terrain
This reminded me of Soviet army cloak-tents. Very similar concept, just with modern materials based on Russian traditional yepancha cloaks. Unlike the plaid it had buttons and belt loops though. Right now it's very popular among the lightweight backpackers. Maybe you can try it out for comparison.
It won't be as fashionable.
@@vanhetgoor yeh cause its all about fashion ay
Ahhh yes, the legendary Plash Palatka!
As a Scottish person this is so fascinating to me, I love to learn about my ancestors so thank you for a well edited and interesting video
I don't think ppl really understand how hard it is to hike and talk smoothly without being winded.. Haha I used to be in great shape and was an avid hiker until last year I got a heart infection.....😢.so now i just watch your videos and imagine what it must be like to be in the highlands....
@4:42 "a big, untailored blanket, four to five meters long and 1.5 centimeters wide". You may call that a blanket, mate, but I call it a ribbon. I'm sure you meant 1.5 METERS wide. 😉
Thank you for the clarification. I kept thinking I was hearing this wrong.
Thanks for clarification I thought he was an incredibly small man
Ha ha ha ha
turns out he's just very small. to him it really is a blanket
This was absolutely fascinating, I never knew it had so many functions, just amazing, I will never call it a skirt again I swear it.
As camouflage, your bow is what gave you away. The color stuck out opposed to the foliage and deadwood around you. To be fair, by the time someone noticed that, you'd notice them, and be ready to put an arrow in them XD
I had no idea a kilt was One Extraordinary
Piece of stunning woolen fabric !!! Wow
If you sold plaids I’d buy one instantly. Start selling them man!!
Wool is a perfectly engineered substance, and keeps the sheep quite warm in most any weather. I admire it all the more the more I knit and spin and process it from raw fleece. It can be as fine as Prince Will's fairy baby blanket or as tough as the fibers in an old and durable rug. Thanks for your video explaining the use and wearing of a plaidie.
Excellent video! I didn't realize how versatile the plait really was. My dad taught me the basics but you've gone the extra steps and revealed much. Thanks for educating the world to our clever ancestors' skills!
I’m the first born American in my family, I hike the Appalachian trail in a kilt (depending on weather and temperature, if it’s hot I’m wearing shorts, if it’s cooler I’m wearing my kilt, and if it’s at or below -7 Celsius I wear my cold weather pants) doing that earned me the trail name plaid
That was worth a whole history course and cost me $0 in tuition. Great!
For really good camouflage, you have to hide your face and hands, so situation 3 was easy. I did not see you in the first landscape tho, so it does work
Excellent point - humans are programmed to recognise faces, so having your head visible will give away your position very easily (although your hands are generally less easily recognised)
Also beneficial, when it's getting too shabby and needs replacing, the old woolen kilt can be felted making it even warmer to use as a blanket filling in a duvet or sewn together for a jacket, woven/braided as a rug, etc.
The explanation of the deer hide shows the intelligent design in creation. Fantastic!
LOL, or the proof of evolution.
I'm really curious to see about the earasaid! Especially with your spin on utility and multipurpose outdoors and not just as some fancy fashion.
Kjalta, old Norse meaning folded blanket :-)
"Survival, the ancient and noble art of not bloody dying."
^Beloved quote of an old instructor, not my wisdom.
I’m a simple traveler decedent from Henry Clan and I was able to learn how to wear my us military issue green wool blanket as a kilt
It’s very warm and delightful thank you for making these videos
This is such a gem of a video. So educational, entertaining, and aesthetically pleasing. The time flew by as every minute was carefully selected and presented!
I feel we need to turn kilts into streetwear. I'd love to see this pushed further... every day carry with the great kilt... lets start showing up to the board room!
A Highlander's EDC was his dirk in the auld feuding days. More modernly, his sgian. Heck, Cold Steel offers some small knives that would be like hypermodern sgians.
First question: are you still breathing?
Jocko:
GOOD.
;)
Love a bit of Jocko!
No air? GOOD!
The Great Courses have kept us informed and better educated for many years. They have great presenters and illustrative photography.
I make penannular pins similar to the one you use, when I'm forging I imagine myself in an ancestral Scottish setting, it's very inspiring
I think Tom should bring his highland plaids and dirks to the great Pacific Northwest. He can hike to his hearts content without fear of the SAS tracking him down for brandishing a dangerous weapon.
I agree he should come to the great Northwest. I would love to do some primitive backpacking and hikes in a great kilt. I finally purchased one last year and have only used it for renaissance fairs and costume parties. I love bushcrafting also. So please come when the airlines allow it. 😁👍
A good portion of troopers are Scots themselves so there may be a conflict of interest lol
Ach we cudnae feynd thae boy aye!
A video about how they're made and dyed would be awesome!
Check out the Secrets of the Castle series, they go into 13thc methods for creating blue dye from woad and dying fabric, among other fascinating things.
Look at motor blanket. Evert army has have them 2x2.5 meters 100woll and 5mm thick5-.50 us. Every Army has have them before so army surplus!
It's all fun and games till it's time to start waulking the wool. Between the "chemicals" used, to the hard work (I was able to participate in a demonstration years ago, and it'll take it out of you) it's easy to understand why plaids were so valuable.
Absolutely loved this vid. Scottish descendant in Australia. Now i know why i have a thing about big warm shawls instead of jumpers.
Every one of these videos I watch, i get THIS closer to wanting to go backpacking with just a kilt sticks, and basic supplies.
why did i think of monty python during the camouflage part? this is a fantastic video. i hope to be able to afford a plaid one day.
LOL!
Because you're brainwashed into thinking like a Sasanach.
Demonstrating the value of not being seen. I was half-expecting explosions at the end.
It took me quite a while to work out that this was NOT a spoof show.
I think it was the landscape.
I have had a great kilt for years now, tucked away in a crate... every time I put it on, my bosom and behind were suspiciously left uncovered...🤔... operator error no doubt 😇. Guess it’s time to pull it out and give it another try... look out, ya young men... partially naked gigi possibly heading your way 😃. Much love, Tom, from Maine, USA. Stay safe, lad. Enjoy your videos so much !!! ❤️❤️🙏🙏
that sounds very strange. is your kilt too small for you maybe? 🤔
@@alzathoth No, it’s a great kilt, over 10 feet long and 42 inches wide. I just don’t wrap it correctly... operator error, definitely. I love the way Tom tells how to manage that, tho... I’ll keep trying 🤪
I mean, what are the odds this becomes a fashion trend?
Myra, I am from Maine, that's the problem. ha ha
So the answer to the great old question "what's under the Kilt?" Obviously something!
That was rather informative, good Sir! I know the nature of wool, the innovation on using it is a blessing.
I've been watching bushcraft videos for a long time and I've never even thought of using a kilt this is awesome 👌 👏
Thanks. Now, I want one and I already stand out as a weirdo!
Joking aside, I'm intrigued. What I meant with being a weirdo is that I dislike modern attire both from functionality and aesthetics. I got a full 1920s attire for rainy days and it's so much better than a rain jacket that doesn't even keep the butt dry and has a flimsy hood. When I'm hiking, I also wear a shemagh on my head rather than a cap as it's better dealing with sweat and multifunctional.
Those long synthetic outdoor jackets/coats inhibit the hip flexors and thats very annoying. You can feel this when doing leaps, long upwards steps and with some jackets even just from normal walking. Maintaining mobility is so crucial... The traditional clothing in the video seem to allow for much flexible movement.
I am also angry with modern coats / jackets. it is simply impossible to raise your hands or sit down in them!
@@LeraSvThatKemetovskaya only good for stationary use... glad to see someone else more interested in good movement
@@sveingustavhoff1188 Also, I am still very infuriated by the fact that now almost all clothes in stores are made of synthetics. And if you come across something natural, then it is either very expensive or the wrong style.
i feel the frustration every time i need to cycle and the coat just bunches up awkwardly at my hips, and things like phones start digging in😅 theyre just not meant for running/jumping
@@Spearca i now have a coat and I like it, but it's because it has buttons. Open buttons furthest down ensures more mobility. Living on this earth I often find the need to squat down for something. I was sceptical to coats but this winter it was jolly good. I withdraw my earlier view of coats as bad and thank you for the reminder of the distinction between a jacket and a coat
I throughly enjoyed this. My pappaw, my dads dad, traced his lineage back to Scotland. We are from Mississippi in the US. Then he visited twice. He was able to find our plaid and coat of arms. I knew I always loved plaid clothing but now I know why. I love hearing a Scottish accent.
We are so proud of our modern stuff that polutes our environment and drains sparse rescources, and we think that people before have been stupid and backwards. Thanks to people like you we can start to learn from the past and maybe bring ideas back for a better future. I was amazed by the different uses of this fabric, damn these guys where clever.
Waiting on the info for the ladies' garment. 🙋👍
No
Sorry… 🙄 this is a “Guy thing” you know wilderness and all 😂 LoL 😆
@@holland9199 Seems like a you thing to say dumb stuff... 🙄
Holland GIVANCHI: What a strange thing to say!
As a woman that dresses as close I can to 17th cent. woman in modern clothing. This is glorious. Can't wait to see the female version!
Thanks for sharing friend. Impressive how our great ancestors survived.
The whole 9 yards. Imagine living your whole life in this plaid.
Great video
Comprehensive and fascinating! Well done!
Super informative and entertaining! Also some of those areas you were in were just simply beautiful
fun fact onions make a dye of bright bright yellow.
We use this in sweden for dyeing eggs at easter! Just wrap an egg in some onion peel and it goes a lovely dark yellow shade when boiled.
i tried to dye some nettle fibers by boiling them in onion skins. it did work, but not incredibly well.
@@mr.dieleman6374 I've only done it will wool and got a lovely bright golden yellow. But it was 20 odd years ago in school. Went off to read about it and its colours can be meh to good.
@@mr.dieleman6374 Next time, try adding salt to your dye-bath -- or vinegar, it depends on fabric.
I've found salt best for cotton or linen; but on wool, vinegar works best (however, the lanolin will have to be replaced after this processing).
Sinnergism: Tyvk 4 this info! :)
Learned a lot about the versatility of The Great Kilt. I always thought the pattern was clan specific, but now know that came along later in the kilt's history. As an American with some Scottish heritage, I would love to acquire my own kilt and incorporate it into an American Frontiersman outfit, a mix of my Scottish and Swiss heritage.
The thing about your great kilts is the fact that your kilts incorporate organic colors as opposed to industrial brilliant chemical colors. I like that very much. This video is brilliant!
Just need to say, you had me captivated all the way through!
I love how it doubles as a blanket and more. I always wondered how their legs didn't freeze in that cold wet region
Hefty socks in particular. The massiveness of the knee joint seems to resist cold better than you might think.
I'm American Celtic & Creole, digging into all my heritage and I am tickled pink the great Kilt is so versatile!!
Now I understand a LOT more about my heritage ❤ we make a cocoon for our Grandkids by laying a thick blanket on the floor, folding it in 3 , flip it over, put the pillow inside at one end. The child goes inside, 2 layers under, one layer on top, their weight keeps it closed all night. They sleep warm and snug.
Thanks for the great video content you put out brother. Have you ever talked about stories of the old higlanders or the Jacabites? Would be interesting to hear a story or 2 from a true Scotsman rather then Hollywood. Stay safe brother. Peace ✌
My mind is just blown right now. I had absolutely.no idea how rugged, sturdy, and robust the highland ways were. This turns everything I expected about Scotland on its head. These skills are on par if not more practical than other more well known survival skills from other cultures.
May I ask what you originally thought?
What a delightful, informative video! The landscapes are just beautiful! Parts of it reminds me of the area where I grew up here in the USA and brought back some heartwarming memories! When viewed through the lens of historical fact, a kilt makes perfect sense given its utilitarian versatility. Even in the more muted colorways, their form still looks as great as its functionality, in my humble opinion.
The end point about buy well but once is probably the most important part of the video
Well done, had no idea of The Kilt as a survival implement. Reminds me a lot of the wool blanket and shelter halves issued during the American Civil War
This reminds me a lot of Lindybeige's discussion of woolen cloaks, he even talks about penannular brooches
Many years ago, I married a Scottish Highlander, learned to speak Gaidhlig and learned to weave the tartan. I wish I knew then what I know now. My tartan wasn't perfect, but was functional and was very warm. Unfortunately, my husband died in 2003, and I was left to raise our two wee bairns alone! Those wee bairns are now grown men, and what fine young men they are! Moran taing airson d'obair 's do chuideachaidh, bho Guineith NicIsac. Beannachd Leatsa!
Thank you so much, I've been looking for how to make a kilt for so long! If I had known I could just use my wool blankets it could have saved me so much time 😅
13:56 you remind me of Frodo with his elven cloak at the Black Gates in Lord of the Rings: Two Towers
One of my favorite channel. Thank you for who you are.
There are very few videos I follow religiously - These ones are on this list -Absolutely Brilliant
I've always fancied a plain wool scarf instead of a hood to keep my head warm in autumn. Wrap the head, tuck it a bit, wrap it again on the neck - bingo! Also, looks nice, bedouin style. But this video had showed me the way forward. Now I want me a plaid. This is plain awesome. Plaid awesome. Damn.
Incredibly interesting. Thank you for such a detailed video and the ad actually seemed like something I would use, as Netflix hurts my brain. Good on ya and I appreciate the hard work you put into it. 👍
great! after sweating for ages inside gore-tex garments I am going back to wool, leather, and waxed canvas. In South America we have the exceedingly practical woollen poncho, which I use frequently, and from my Australian experience I brought back lanolin to treat it and my sweaters. I think I would also like to try the great kilt, it looks so classy! and since I am also partly irish (at this very moment I am enjoying my Guinness and eating clams) it also serves as a link to my celtic heritage... here in W. Patagonia it gets quite chilly, wet and above all, extremely windy, so my under-layer has always been woollen garments from NZ. As outer garment a nice crude wool sweater and an old swedish navy wool jacket, besides my felt basque beret and my heavy indigenous poncho complete the attire. A fine alpaca wool scarf is also a must, and if you happen to ride, some sheep skin chaps would also be needed. This all is quite heavy BUT even if it gets wet it would keep you warm... try to do this with polyester (which is also not environmental friendly)
This video is great. Thank you so much for making it. Scotland has always fascinated me with it's rich history and rugged landscape,, one day, God willing I will visit this beautiful country
Thank you for this! Not only is it wonderful listening to your lovely accent, you provided me with some very interesting historical information. You’ve got a new fan!
Very cool, and most importantly clearly showed and told everything. Thank you for your dedication to the original culture! Sincerely from Russia!
Brilliant! A great look into the history of the plaid and how it can be an indispensable piece of kit even today!
Love the history lesson, and the amazing ways the thing can be used! Did actually spot you in all the landscapes, but, the first one, I had three possible spots picked, you were in the second one; in the second scene it was pretty obvious; and the third actually had me thrown for about five minutes until I realized rocks don't have regular squares outlined in red... Great video!
I made a great kilt over a year ago, I use it during early spring hiking because here in the highlands of Maine, it gets to be around -20°F on the lowest and never gets more then freezing for more then a day in the winter.
a very interesting video. just a clarification: tartana is a two-wheeled carriage covered with cloth. Tartan exists in the Spanish language and refers to the typical plaid fabric of the kilt
Fantastic! Thank you so much! I spotted you in the last two shots, being myself a trained observer. I'm sure a casual, or untrained observer would strike out all three times. But freezing and replaying the first scene repeatedly still had not one give-away. Very well done indeed.
Very well done and very informative video regarding the sensible and realistic utilization and wearing of the great kilt. I’ve seen a lot of videos for the host paul’s a little bit short but this one is about the best I’ve seen. Good work, excellent!
The camo advantage was really well illustrated. While I found you pretty easily in the second and third challenges, I had to go back and really look for you in the first - and in all three, it was only because I was really searching hard…in a quick scan, you were well hidden.
And on the sourcing thing - I’m sure I don’t need to tout the superiority of a good Harris tweed - most beautiful and best fabric ever! Though the cost is sky high, it’ll be the one you pass on to your grandsons - may you have many and may they give you great joy.
7:45 really shows the effectiveness of that 3500 year old Digital Camouflage.
I love your connection of nature to how we manufactured solutions to face the outdoors
Can't believe I watched the whole thing. You made the subject much more interesting than it sounded. Thanks.
Really interesting video, never knew the Plaid could be used in so many ways. Really enjoyed when you made it into a tent, it’s really the jack of all trades.
I love functional history like this. Always great to hear information like this.
This video is amazing! You go through so many awesome things about the great kilt. This is seriously one of the best and most informational videos I've seen in a long time. You've got my subscription and I can't wait to see what other content you have!
This video was so informative and well shot! I was not expecting such detailed tests and comparisons.. keep up the good work !