Pickpocket Avoidance - Hopefully

[azwildcat96]

Thanks, for modeling the pockets with the black skiveys underneath!!! This is a family forum!

Good use for an old pair of wornout jeans, I suppose, although I don't think I would care to wear this under my kilt.

Ron, is that a Buck Yellowhorse fixed-blade in place of a sgian dubh?

[The Barry]

Thanks, for modeling the pockets with the black skiveys underneath!!! This is a family forum!

Yes, I was a bit hesitant to see what the pics were like!

[Squeaky McMurdo]

I have a better idea than a dummy wallet in your sporran.....how about a mousetrap? LOL

--Chelsea McMurdo--

[thescot]

I have a better idea than a dummy wallet in your sporran.....how about a mousetrap? LOL

--Chelsea McMurdo--

I seem to recall that Rob Roy MacGregor had a booby-trapped sporran that would shoot you if you didn't know how to properly open it. Can't recall if that was from the actual novel or somewhere else, but it would be a real surprise to a thief.

You can also buy (or easily sew) a small pouch that is intended to hang inside trousers or around the neck under your shirt. These will work exactly as the ingenious use of old jeans that Ron demonstrates does. They are loosely dropped inside the kilt (or trousers) or hung around the neck under the shirt, out of sight and not so easily accessible for would-be thief. Check out these at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Lewis-N-Clark-.../dp/B002OS9124

Good luck, and dont' forget yourself and go for a quarter in public, Ron.

[Riverkilt]

Hey, thanks for the feedback. Hadn't planned to wear it on board. If I did, just five small jean rivets and the metal waist button. Less metal than jeans - no zipper.

The sgian dubh is a fixed blade, Navajo design handle from a local trading post. Similar to some jack knifes, but fixed. Have posted pics of it before.

Thanks for the link to the Lewis & Clark rig. Those were among the things I looked at as options.

And thanks - I do hope it never gets tested.

[kiltedmapleleaf]

brilliant idea would never have thought about that, but it looks like a great way to not only avoid pick pockets but to be able to carry extra items