135 – Manliness Of The Kilt - a podcast by Alf Herigstad

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It’s Friday, and I have an exciting announcement!  I have acquired a new sponsor for the show, a new partner that is making it possible for me to keep creating this content. I want to always be straight up with you guys, so I’m telling you now that I will be unveiling this sponsor a little later on in the episode…and also that the rest of today’s content will be rated to this sponsorship. 
On Friday’s I usually leave the day open to talk about whatever is on my mind, as it relates to being a better man.  Today I am going to stray just a tad from usual protocol, because I am talking about something men can use, something I use.  It is a manly piece of clothing.As many of you know…I wear a kilt almost every day.  For those of you who don’t know…a kilt is a non-bifurcated skirt-type garment that is pleated, originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century.
Since then, a ton of people have started wearing them. The kilt is now returning to its roots as an everyday garment. There are several reasons to wear a kilt in my opinion.  In fact, here is a link to an article I found  called:   http://www.kiltsrock.com/forum/topic/12311-40-reasons-to-wear-a-kilt/ (40 REASONS TO WEAR A KILT).
This article is written by a woman…you see, women love kilts on men.  If you don’t believe me justgoogle “why do women love men in kilts” and you can see for yourself.
The reasons I like wearing a kilt are pretty basic; they are super comfortable for one.  The next reason I like them is because I don’t get over-heated when I wear a kilt.  I also like the fact that wherever I go in a kilt, people know I’m there, I get noticed, sometimes people talk to me and ask me questions while I’m wearing a kilt and it’s a great way to meet and get to know people.  Not to mention the fact that it cuts the time it takes me to pee, by half!A lot of people ask me if I’m Scottish when I’m wearing a kilt.  The answer is no, I’m Norwegian, although I am 22% Irish as well.  The idea that you need to be Scottish to wear a kilt, is a complete myth.  Anyone can wear a kilt.
When I was in Norway I saw some pictures of Norwegians in a region of Norway from around 400 years ago.  Guess what?  People in that part of Norway wore kilts back then too, they even had bagpipes. The truth is that many cultures from around the world wore kilts…or kilt-like garments, great wars were fought in them. 
Nowadays, it does take a special kind of man to wear a kilt though.  Wearing a kilt requires a certain amount of confidence, because you will be noticed, you will be approached, and it takes a degree of confidence to deal with that.  It can also be said that simply the act of wearing a kilt, is a declaration of confidence by the man wearing it.  So, it’s a good thing this audience is full of confident men.Like I said, I wear mine almost every day.  I have worn a kilt in every type of weather.  I wore one climbing Half-Dome in Yosemite National Park.  Also, when I was on a Norwegian Reality show.  When I officiated my friend Matti’s wedding, when I shear sheep, when I build fences, when I cut firewood…literally, when I do almost everything I wear a kilt…and, if I have to wear pants for some reason, I hate it, and can’t wait to get back into the freedom of the kilt.  Heck, I’m wearing one right now.  I posted a couple pictures below of me in my Stump town kilt for your amusement.
There are very few garments that I would refer to as being manly, but the kilt is one of them.  I think for me it harkens back to the people who made them famous.  The Scottish Highlanders were a bunch of incredibly tough, hardened, manly guys…they were like Vikings without boats.OK, it is now time to unveil our new sponsor.  Way back when I first started this podcast I had no idea how it would do, or if anyone would listen.  I knew if it did do well that I would eventually have

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