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    Here's a quick story that proves that a Sporran is a necessary component of a kilt, self defense and all.

    My senior year in high school, my best friend and I convinced the entire group of guys that we did everything with, that we should all go kilted to our Senior Prom. The idea went over grand and we soon placed our orders to rent the entire outfit, (PC, Fly Plaid, Kilt, Sporran, etc, the whole nine yards). Well, as it was the first time for many of our friends to be kilted, they decided to do everything in their kilt while they had them. We went to school in them, bowled, and decided to have a Braveheart night. Well through the course of the evening, many took of their sporrans, too cumbersome near the manhood! Now, as teenagers do, a test of one's manhood is deemed necessary at times, (if you don't get it, don't worry). Well, those without sporrans were severally handicapped!! "Should have been wearin' ya sporran!"
    Hence, I always wear my sporran, self defense!

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    The only drawback I have found to wearing the sporran is eighties style dancing.

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    Whilst kilted, whether in tartan, self colour, or pocketed contemporary, I always wear the sporran.Sporran contains the keys, mobile, wallet, etc. (the mobile is NOT set to vibrate). I know where all the goods are this way. The sporran and belt are off while I am in my home, but are at the ready for when I leave. My Utilikilt original has side cargo pockets that are huge. I do not like to load them as I do not need the additional width on my already fat body. But each must do as works best.
    Slainte

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    really cant see what decision there is to be made:
    Kilt on, belt on, sporran on.

    Leatherman on my belt, phone on my belt. Money, keys,wallet etc in sporran.
    Cant think how I would get one without !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sionnach View Post
    The only drawback I have found to wearing the sporran is eighties style dancing.
    Like most here I see a traditional kilt being incomplete without a sporran so I always wear one.

    Can't comment on "eighties style dancing" but for Scottish Country Dancing I just slide my sporran off to the side where it is out of the way yet still accessible if I need anything. I've also seen some men remove their sporrans while dancing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir William View Post
    Can't comment on "eighties style dancing" but for Scottish Country Dancing I just slide my sporran off to the side where it is out of the way yet still accessible if I need anything. I've also seen some men remove their sporrans while dancing.
    No disrespect, as they say in Wiltshire, but if you need to move your sporran to the side whilst scottish country dancing, you're wearing it either too high or too low. I have never had a problem with my sporran in all the 40 years I've been scottish country or highland dancing.

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    If I 'm going out then I wear a sporran. At home it's off.
    [I][B]Nearly all men can stand adversity. If you really want to test a man’s character,
    Give him power.[/B][/I] - [I]Abraham Lincoln[/I]

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    Quote Originally Posted by londonpiper View Post
    No disrespect, as they say in Wiltshire, but if you need to move your sporran to the side whilst scottish country dancing, you're wearing it either too high or too low. I have never had a problem with my sporran in all the 40 years I've been scottish country or highland dancing.
    Excellent point but its not the reason I do it and I should have been more specific.

    I don't have a problem with the sporran itself bouncing or getting in the way. I like tassels on my sporrans - but I hate the tapping noise they make hitting the sporran when I'm dancing (though my wife says she can't hear it). I probably should get a sporran without tassels for dancing but I like the look. So I just move it to the side when dancing where the tassels don't make any, or at least not as much, noise. As a general rule I try to leave it in place but after awhile the tapping noise begins to bother me so I move it.
    Last edited by Sir William; 25th September 08 at 02:04 PM.

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    My 0.02 USD worth

    Trad kilt (solid or tartan) = wear a sporran.
    Modern kilt = that's up to the wearer.

    That's my feelings. Your mileage may vary. Void where prohibited.

    Ray
    "There's no such thing as magical ponies!"
    Statement made by pink winged pony
    with crossed axes tattooed on her rump

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    If I am out and about, I wear one. If I am at home, or working in the shop smithing and making swords, I do not.

    I did not wear a sporran whilst doing the demonstration at the Guild of Metalsmiths conference last weekend, as they are in the way when smithing, or doing much of anything else when making knives.

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