Before I start this I want everyone to know that I am not in the employ of Buzz Kidder.

Barry,

I had the same feeling about the sporran as you. I have somewhat resolved the problem. First, I have pruchased two sporrans from Buzz Kidder. The leather is heavy duty, but pliable. The means that they do not "bang around" as much when one walks, and give a little when one sits. Secondly, one can actually wear them as a belt bag. This totally solves the "banging around" problem, and, I find, give a more "period" look to the outfit.

The other way that I deal with this annoyance is to slide the sporran to the side when I am engaging in more active pursuits.

Here is a British site that I have found interesting, but to expensive to bring product to Canada:

http://www.tartanweb.com/sporrans_period.php

Casey