A couple of days ago — well, 01 APR, truth be told — my Inbox lit up with the news that 5.11 was making a Tactical Duty Kilt.
Mindful of the date, but still hopeful, I put my name in the “Notify me when this product becomes available” slot.
None-the-less, I was not surprised to learn that 5.11 was pulling a bit of an April Fool’s joke. I chuckled, murmured something along the lines of, “Oh, well played, lads” and moved on along.
Today I learn (to my delight) that apparently the joke is on 5.11: They’ve had so many requests for the Tactical Duty Kilt, that they’re going to do a limited-run of the kilts.
Huzzah!
Now, I don’t know if the TDK is going to sold for the $59.99 listed on the web-page, but I’m here to tell you — as someone who has purchased the odd kilt or two in the past — 5.11 could double the price and still be half of what most other comparable kilts ask on the Internet.
If you’re interested in a limited-run, Official Tactical Kilt from 5.11, you might consider popping over there and letting them know about it.
LawDog
I am not a fan of 5.11 –or any of the rest of the tacticool smarm– but being a fan of all things kiltish, I would be extremely interested.
For you, LD, and our shared ancestors:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94QEPD_p384
Thanks. I went and added my name to the list. I can always use another kilt (I only have 5, but only 3 are good for daily wear)
Ordered myself 2. Thanks for the heads up.
DS
I added my name in their "Lemme Know" inbox too, after reading about them thru Kilted to Kick Cancer on FB, and passed along the link to a kilt-loving friend for her hubby to wear around the house, instead of his fancy dry-clean-only one.
Oh well, I might actually get one 🙂
Listen to me people. I've seen LawDog's kilts and they are odd.
…and mentioned on National Tartan Day,too!
I have a friend that is tripping over himself to get one of these.
Mr. 'Dawg, I saw this story and couldn't help but think of the Pink Gorilla Suit, though it was no doubt, er, pinker than the bunny suits: http://now.msn.com/now/0329-easter-cops.aspx
Probably best not to forward it to the Sheriff, lest he get Ideas.
saw this from another blog (elmtreeforget I think) and was asking how long the wait is. would you know?
My hubby and I placed our names in the "We wants!" list and, yes, were a bit surprised to hear direct from 5.11 that – yes – they will make this for a limited run. So we went ahead and placed our order. After all, it oly took me 4 years to utterly destroy my 5.11 tacticle cagoes….
A little late to the comment party, but don't you think that 2 30 rd AR magazines in the cargo pocket might…er…tilt the kilt a little?