I don't wear one at all...running around Chicago I'd either get it confiscated by the cops or end up in an unscheduled knife fight with some twit gang type.

The real essence of the sghian seems, to me, to be it's symbolism. That being what it is, most of us still seem to be interested in owning something that's nicely made and functional...it just rankles us to buy a cheap piece of crap that won't hold an edge. Let's face it, this whole kilt business is where many of us indulge ourselves...it's a sort of lifestyle/hobby and we might as well get stuff that we like and that we're going to be proud of.

Thus, I'd say don't sweat it...so far nobody has ever said, "where's your sghian dhub?" to me. Just feel free to go sghian-less until you find one that you like and you've got the extra bucks for it...you'll probably even appreciate it more then. It's nice to have all of the accessories but it certainly isn't mandatory.

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AA