Sporran Flapping

**Whidbey78** · 11th April 10, 01:20 AM

Just replace the snap with a magnetic catch. They aren't really pricey, and the hardest part for me was getting the riveted snap out. Check with a tailor or even a tack shop and they probably have a simple trick for it. I wound up having to drill mine. I'm still surprised the sporran was unscathed when it was done!

Or just carry a few bucks and ID in you hose and leave everything else at home?

**xman** · 11th April 10, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by Whidbey78

Or just carry a few bucks and ID in you hose and leave everything else at home?

Piper's pocket seems so smart to me. A lot of their sporrans are purely ornamental with no storage at all!

**Tobus** · 11th April 10, 07:37 AM

Or just carry a few bucks and ID in you hose and leave everything else at home?

This kind of crosses over with the discussion a couple of weeks ago on what people carry in their sporran. But I can't imagine being able to go anywhere with only a few bucks and an ID. What about car keys? If you drive, you gotta have those and they won't go in your hose. I have to carry a cell phone for work too. Sunglasses, a functional pocket knife, spare change, etc. etc. Without these things, I'm fairly useless!

**MacBean** · 11th April 10, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

... that had a much better snap than a simple magnetic closure. The magnet seemed to be strong enough to pull the snap together, but it held together in some other way than just the magnet much like a regular snap.

http://www.buzzkidder.com/catalog/it...47/5643704.htm
The Kidder brothers use magnetic + semi-mechanical locating snaps. They do not pull apart accidentally and are easy to fasten. I enjoyed the snap for many months before I realized it was magnetic.

**Santa Wally** · 11th April 10, 09:49 AM

If you are not concerned that about having leather, the Stillwater nylon cargo sporran is great. The main section opens through a zipper on top, no flap to deal with. It has another section with a flap, and there is a zipper pocket in the flap where business cards/ credit cards fit. Very practical, but just that it's not leather. I love it for general casual use. The link below will take you to it.

http://stores.channeladvisor.com/Sti...argo%20Sporran

**Zardoz** · 11th April 10, 02:30 PM

The Buzz Kidder's magnetic deal is my favorite. Not only are they able to carry a ton of stuff, they are easy to access and basically close themselves.

The only downside is that whenever I run a "non Buzz" sporran that actually has to be manually closed, I tend run around with it hanging open!

Edit; I'll agree with Santa Wally about Stillwater's 'cargo sporran ' I was lucky enough to get one of the limited run of black leather versions. And while I don't use it much other than for casual wear, it's zippers and compartments make it the most practical of any sporrans I have.