Quality Sporrans for less money

[OC Richard]

Here's another thing to be aware of when buying used sporrans if you don't like the smell of cigarettes.

You might buy a sporran with an intense smell.

I bought this sporran and sent it back to the seller.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-SCO...temCondition=4

It smelled so bad I had to put it, and the box it came in, out in the garage.

Happily the seller was cool with me getting a refund. His new listing has a warning about the smell.

I have no idea how to get a strong cigarette smell out of leather. A while back I bought a leather belt on Ebay and it had that powerful cigarette smell. I should have sent it back, but I thought I could get rid of the smell.

I couldn't. I tried washing the belt, which only made the smell more intense. Then I tried soaking it overnight. All I got was a bucket of stinky water, the belt smelled worse than ever. I tried putting some leather conditioning cream and it too only made the smell stronger. I finally just threw the belt away.

With that experience behind me, there was no way I could keep a sporran like that. I knew if I wore it my kilt would smell too.