To sporran, or not to sporran, that is the ??

[porrick]

Sporran. A traditional kilt (at least) is a tight fit and hugs the front, and the sporran is nice to have to cover the location of your private parts physically but also visually. I still want the ladies to guess what I have under the kilt...

[Raphael]

If you are wearing the kilt for hiking/dog training/skeet shooting. Leave the sporran at home. It is more pratical to wear a hip/waist pack or nothing at all.

But. I will wear a sporran when drinking with the guys.

[UmAnOnion]

Sporran. A traditional kilt (at least) is a tight fit and hugs the front, and the sporran is nice to have to cover the location of your private parts physically but also visually.

Made the switch from heavy canvas UK-styled kilts to a more trad style recently & felt very exposed by not having suitable coverage down there so a sporran is DEFINATELY in order!!!

[cessna152towser]

Definitely a sporran - for Modesty; for convenient pocket; and to put it beyond the doubt of the uneducated that you are wearing a kilt and not a certain article of clothing formerly worn regularly by women.

[Planopiper]

If you wear the kilt properly, up toward the navel, the kilt will fall straight down and look good. It won't hide your belly, but it will look neat. If you wear it too low, like jeans, under your belly, then it will definitly emphasize your gut. It will also look like crap from behind, as the back will be several inches higher (6 or more, even) than the front. As long as the sporran chain isn't too ticht, it should hang ok and look good. On the other hand, you have to try it and see how it looks for yourself. Personally, I think the front of a kilt looks empty without a sporran in it, and I like the convenience of everything being right in front of me if I need my wallet or something.

One other possible plus - I don't think I've ever heard of a pickpocket stealing from a sporran. That would be pretty bold.