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    Quote Originally Posted by Ted Crocker View Post
    . I'll be wearing my SWK Weathered Half Lamont, .
    Ted, what is this lamont tartan you refer to? I have seen the weathered of course but what is 1/2 weathered?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oldhiker View Post
    Ted, what is this lamont tartan you refer to? I have seen the weathered of course but what is 1/2 weathered?

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    The SWK Weathered Lamont is a variant on the Lamont tartan, it has only half the sett of the Lamont tartan. Hence the 1/2 descriptor.

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    Yes, as Panache says, my Lamont has half the set. This is ok with me because I'm only interested in the pastel and earthy colors it has, but I don't want anyone snapping at me about how it's not a true Lamont tartan. Also, the tweed shoes are made from what looks to be very heavy twill weave fabric on a rubber bottum. I've heard people call them Vans.[QUOTE=Oldhiker;457364]Ted, what is this lamont tartan you refer to? QUOTE]
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    Thanks everybody for your input. It looks like I will take both a formal shirt and tie as well as the less formal brown shirt. I'll take the bunny sporran and the leather sporran, and throw a belt in there too. It could go any which way and that should cover it. I'll plan on the ponytail either way, te he.
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    thanks now I understand the Half designation. Can we see a picture?

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    Hi Oldhiker, I'm very sorry, I don't have any way to do pictures yet. Panache has posted pictures of the same SWK kilt. Although I think Panache has a little different style in accessories than I would go with. Hope some day to be able to provide pictures for you all.

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    bunny sporran?

    Is that like the trucker model or the kid's one?

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    Well, it's not very fancy or expencive. It's pretty much the regular SWK sporran with rabbit fur on the front and the tassels are little fur things hanging on chains. I would say it's a cross between the trucker model and the kids model. It's kind of nice with the bunny fur on the front, but it's deffinitly not a horsy sporran or the Pepe Le Pue sporran. Kind of wish I had a bear sporran. Hope that helps.
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    A fur sporran for hunting!? Only if you are riding side-saddle. If they mean shooting or stalking, then you want a ghillie to handle the guns and reload for you. And, if kilted, you want a good cowhide sporran that won't snag in the heather, gorse and bracken. A fur sporran, once wet, will look like some sort of drowned cat tied 'round your waist. I've hunted, stalked, and shot for nearly half a century and, aside from busting clays in a kilt at a charity shoot, I've never seen anyone seriously out in the field in a kilt other than hunt servants. Gaawd but tartan shops have a lot to answer for....

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    I know several hunters who hunt in Buz Kidder canvas kilts. It's not a traditional kilt, but a traditional kilt, as they are now, probably wouldn't be good for hunting. That still leaves the question, when does one wear a basic brown rabbit fur sporran. I dress fairly casually, the most formal being a plain shirt and tie.
    Quote Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown View Post
    A fur sporran for hunting!? Only if you are riding side-saddle. If they mean shooting or stalking, then you want a ghillie to handle the guns and reload for you. And, if kilted, you want a good cowhide sporran that won't snag in the heather, gorse and bracken. A fur sporran, once wet, will look like some sort of drowned cat tied 'round your waist. I've hunted, stalked, and shot for nearly half a century and, aside from busting clays in a kilt at a charity shoot, I've never seen anyone seriously out in the field in a kilt other than hunt servants. Gaawd but tartan shops have a lot to answer for....
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