You get what you pay for

[jmercier]

I'll second the reccomendation for the Buzz Kidder sporrans. I own the Inverness Sporran and the Rob Roy from Buzz Kidder sporans and they're both phenominal for the money. They both carry a huge amount of stuff too, which is good for the person who likes to toss a digital camera in his sporan along with wallet keys cellphone etc.

[berserkbishop]

Well, I used to kind of "apprentice" in a leather shop so I think I am just going to build my own. I have stitched several saddle bags in my time, so I think I can save myself some money if I just build it myself. I can buy an entire shoulder of nice leather for the price of one BK sporran. Not saying that they arent worth it but since I can do it, why not. Anyone bought Jerrys standard 3 tassel sporran. I had my brother pick it up when he bought his nightstalker standard kilt. He was on a tight budget and I really liked my kilt so I was just hoping that anything jerry sold was a good as his kilts.

[James MacMillan]

Sorry to say, but the majority of us have been where you are.

You discovered the wonder of kilting, and you wanted to get in deeper as quickly as possible. All of us, with more that a few kilts, have some in the closet that we just don't wear. Either because of poor workmanship, or shoddy materials.

It looks like you got stung in both catagories.

The good part, is that several venders sell quality leather and buckles that can improve that part of your kilt. Jerry at SWK has a nice leather/buckle set that will work fine.

The cheap sporran? Well there is nothing you can do with that, except to maybe sell it at a loss to a local halloween costume shop.

But the lesson learned, is really more valuable than everything else.

The next time that you see something that seems too good to be true, post a question here, and you will be amazed at how fast you can get some answers.

The kilt, at least, sounds like it can be fixed!