Colorado Kilting

[Riverkilt]

Aye,

I prefer a vest to a sporran...suppose it gives me an excuse to buy both. We were out on the back roads in 4 wheel drive mode and a sporran is just a nuisance in my lap. It is REALLY hard to find vests with a lot of pockets, and when I do I love them. Also have a Filson cruiser jacket which is what they gave us to wear underground in the mines. It has a bazillion pockets and is a great jacket to wear with kilts - especially in mining country where the jacket sends the message - "old grizzled miner"...or well, that's the message I wanna send.

I took two sporrans on this four-day trip and never wore either one of them. In the tshirt and Scott pic (last one) I was high on a cliffside road. Had just found a small spot to turn around without crashing into the canyon below and was waiting for the ladies to finish their hike on up the road. So all my gear was a few feet away in the car.

Here's a pic from earlier in the day with the Filson Cruiser jacket worn as an alternative to a sporran. Jacket has a bazillion pockets inside and out, even a huge 'game' pocket across the back. Photo is at the bottom of Box Canyon Falls in Ouray, Colorado.



Ain't a new idea. Got it from Ham and love the comfort and convenience of using a jacket or vest in lieu of a sporran. No belt either - a comfort for a fat kiltie like me.

Here's a pic of our little gang of explorer's. The younger is my lady's daughter.



I also like the vest in lieu of a sporran at work since I'm sitting all the time and the sporran is just sort of "in the way." Much more comfie without a sporran. Try it if you ain't yet.

Ron