Leather sporran strap etiquette

[Tobus]

Maybe it's because my kilts don't have belt loops (I order them that way) or because I'm too lazy to reach all the way around to the middle of my backside, or the fact that I can't see what I'm doing back there, but I've always buckled the strap on my right side, just as the kilt itself buckles there.

Indeed it's just a matter of preference, especially if one is wearing a jacket that covers up the strap. I wear mine in the back whether my kilt has belt loops or not (some of them don't). And again, I don't fumble with buckling it at the back - I buckle it on the side and then turn it. In some ways, it does make sense to have it on the right side with the kilt buckle(s). I have no real reason why I put it at the rear except that it seems centered that way, and perhaps I just don't want more bulk on my right hip. But I may try it your way and see how I like it.

I will admit that for my sporrans that have chains that clip to the cantle, the sporran has to buckle in the back. And it's not easy to do when I can't see back there!