Ok, I'm just gonna ask....

[piperdbh]

As a side note, I thought that perhaps the this might be a function of the sporran but if the sporran is worn (i believe) four finger lengths below the natural waist, it doesn't really fully address the issue, as it were...

I'm not trying to sound like a smart-aleck (for once), but a sporran is worn at the height which is comfortable to the wearer, and in certain situations, "comfortable" can mean different things.