For day to day wear I always use one of Scotweb's 'side sporrans': much more convenient for day to day living, in and out of car-even sitting here at the machine.

Too in the days when I did a lot of hillwalking/backpacking, I'd always end up with my sporran round the side for the simple fact of comfort.

The problem being that what looks very smart for parade, formal wear, is not of necessity practical.

Too some of the pictures posted show the sporran at a level where it must impede walking, an would certainly be dangerous/painful if say running for a bus with anything in it.

Old pictures will often show the sporran either right up to the belt or round the side: just as military photographs will show how often the sporran is not being worn.

Oddly enough whilst I've never had a comment about my side sporran-leave off the skean dhu and someone is bound to say something.

The whole point is that the kilt is a practical garment, and our ancestors wore it as such; and we must be careful not to get lead astray for the Victorian desire for uniformity and rules.

James