Tartan with No Sporran

[adempsey10]

For those fellows who wear tartan kilts outside the realm of the standard traditional ways, do any of you forgo the sporran altogether? I think I saw riverkilt mention he liked the look in another thread. Anyone have a go and what are your thoughts? Sometimes I like the sporran but there are times I just want to leave it at home.

How common is it for you fellows not to bother with one?

[ASinclair]

Maybe I'm old-school, but I never wear the kilt without a sporran. To me, it's just not right.

[Mikilt]

I have a kilt from Freedom kilts with which I seldom feel the need for a sporran because it has two slash pockets.

With all my other kilts I wear one just to carry my stuff. If for whatever reason I have no stuff to carry, I'd leave the sporran at home.

[TheOfficialBren]

To the average American (yes, I know you are Canadian, not American) eyes a tartan kilt is not a tartan kilt without the sporran.

To my kilt - wearing eyes I can see that this is not true.

Nonetheless it is still kind of one of those things here in Southern California that differentiates between a proper tartan kilt and that other topic which violates the forum rules.

Just my tuppence. YMMV.


Edited for clarity.

[azwildcat96]

I forgo the sporran...only when I'm competing in the highland games. Otherwise I wear one, regardless of kilt type (traditional wool tartan kilts, Sportkilts, modern tactical kilts). It just feels right to wear one in my opinion. Now, I have on occasion left other items at home (on purpose)...sgian dubh, belt, hose, flashes...but never the sporran.

[Nathan]

I think it looks skirt-like without a sporran unless you're a burly highland games athlete. I also think if you don't have a large belly, the sporran serves to protect your modesty to some degree.

[TomFromBama]

Um.... Oh boy - I was intending to hit the "Aye" button and I think I might have accidentally "raised a flag" instead?? Apologies to the board if I did.

Mod's - please delete this message if its a false alarm...

[CMcG]

For those fellows who wear tartan kilts outside the realm of the standard traditional ways, do any of you forgo the sporran altogether? ...

On the topic of non-traditional, sporran-less, tartan kilts, what about a tartan cargo/utility kilt? Below are a couple nicer examples and there are also cheapies on eBay.

Bilt Kilt: http://www.biltkilt.com/



The Kilt Lady: http://www.thekiltlady.ca/product/hy...t-grey-tartan/