Good thread MacWage
I will echo what I have said before, that you get what you pay for, sometimes it seems like a great deal to get lets say a $20.00 Sporran from ebay, but once you have the sporran wrapped around you and the cheap chain belt that came with it rips a hole in your kilt how good a deal was it really?
The Sporran I use almost exclusively came from Freelander Sporrans

www.freelandersporrans.com

Albeit a bit pricey compared with the type you find on ebay, I know that this piece will last a long time and the leather belt that I made for it with supplies from Tandy Leather will not eat away at my kilt.

It also holds everything I would ever want to take with me see below, and it really is a very nice looking sporran.



As far as a good belt goes I would have to say the same thing get yourself one that is going to be flexible enough to be comfortable, lets face it one of the huge draws of a kilted lifestyle is the fact that is so very comfortable, why be uncomfortable because of a stiff belt?

The best thing I can say is to go about it one accessory at a time for a long time I had one pair of kilt hose, I would come home and wash them then hang them to dry and wear them again the next day, take your time find quality products and enjoy wearing a kilt, check out the sponsors of this site anyone I have dealt with from here has been up front about everything and the products are top notch.