Freddie writes:
I recently bought an American designed 'Craigie sporran sling' which snaps onto the belt either side of the buckle and alows the sporran to hang free at the correct hight. The only trouble here is that if the sporran is too heavy it pulls the belt down at the front which again looks a mess (although of course wearing the belt tighter would help).
This problem is, I think, where the sporran slings really show their usefullness. Some men, with waists much larger than their hips, really have a problem with any kind of sporran belt. No matter how tightly you try and arrange things, the sporran naturally wants to find its way south, and you end up with what you describe -- your kilt bunched up and looking horrible.

The sporran slings are a godsend, as they keep the sporran in its place and don't cause the kilt to bunch.

If you are having the problem you describe, with your sporran pulling your belt down and giving you problems, one of two things could be wrong. 1) You could simply be carrying too much in your sporran. If you have one of the larger types and have stuffed it full, I could see this happening. But remember, you are not a kangaroo. You don't really need to take everything and the kitchen sink with you. Wallet. Car keys. Perhaps a cell phone. If you are hauling around more than what would easily fit in your pants pockets, get a knapsack or something. Don't try and keep it all in your sporran.

2) Second problem, and more likely the case, is that you simply don't have your kilt belt on tight enough. I see enough men walking around with their kilt belts slipping down *without* anything hanging from them. You don't want to cut off your circulation, but it should be tight enough to stay in place. If you have a problem with the standard kilt belt (by which I mean the ones that utilize the clip on rectangualr buckles) you might try a belt with an open buckle that you can really cinch up to get a proper fit.

James writes:
Your kilt should have two sets of loops-broad ones for a belt, and small ones for the sporran.
I've never seen a kilt with two sets of loops on it. I've seen kilts with no loops at all. And I've seen kilts with loops in the back, which as Steve has already pointed out are meant for the sporran strap, not the belt. Though people today typically use them for their belt. But I've never seen a kilt with more than one set of loops or keepers. So that's a new one on me.

But I don't think using the loops in the back or not is going to really fix Freddie's problem here. I've seen guys shaped such that just wasn't helping. The sporran slings are definitely the best answer to this problem I have found.