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    I've thought sporran hangers looked like a good idea for a while now so a few weeks ago I went to my local leather store and bought a pair that they sold as key ring holders for a few bucks. The first thing I noticed was that the sporran was now free to bounce and swing wildly as I walked. Not a good thing. I've never had this problem at all with the chain or a belt. The second problem was that the hangers and the sporran were able to move side to side on the belt, until one or the other encountered the buckle. Again not a good thing. The third thing, and certainly not a deal breaker, was that it was very annoying when the time came to relieve myself. Obviously, with a sporran chain or belt, you can easily swing the sporran to the side and out of the way. With the hangers, you are forced to hold everything up. On the plus, it does eliminate the creasing of the apron.

    I will probably use the hangers again but only if I can figure out how to stop the sporran pendulum effect.

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    they will have a hard time sellin it in the UK wi' the name "suspender" oan it...



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    That's an odd look in Kid's photo (I guess it's technically Matt's photo).

    I personally just ordered a set of sporran hangers from Cav for the very reason mentioned above. To get my sporran to hang right with it's included chain means it either cuts me in two or is loose enough to slip under the belly and become unsightly...

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    If you have a larger build then a sporran hanger is going to help keep your sporran at the right height. As Matt mentioned, you are going to forgo the ease of being able to slide your sporran to your side (which is a usefull trick in many situations). As a gentleman who has yet to establish a corporation I would find that a sporran hanger would just drag down my belt too low.

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    Cav Scout

    Does anyone have the website for Cav Scout? Me being of slightly generous proportions I would like one of the hangers...

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    Yeah, I gotta say, I don't think the single hanger looks that odd, and it's certainly not wrong (in my opinion). I probably wouldn't spend a lot of money on one, but if I happened to find one cheap, in brown leather, I'd probably pick it up for a casual kind of look. Also, it would probably look better with a bigger sporran, at least as thick as it is).
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    I know a VERY ROTUND gent who wears the sporran suspenders...he looks good and it seems to serve its purpose very well.

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    I recently got myself a thin belt from a thrift store and have been using that. Just put the buckle to the back and the strap through the back of the sporran.
    It's comfortable, doesn't tear up my kilt and it's easy to move my sporran when I am doing some D.I.Y.

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    I believe originally sporrans were worn at one's side. It was a Victorian convention to put them at one's front (and make them very elaborate and ornate to boot). I remember seeing Iolaus last year at the Campbell games and he wore his Freelander sporran at his side. It looked very natural. I suspect that this manner of wearing them look best with the simpler Rob Roy style sporrans which were originally worn this way.

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