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    I always were my belt, even with a waist coat. If someone comments (which know one ever has), I might be inclined to ask them why they are focusing in on the area around m' sporran so closely.

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    for what it's worth, part of my upbringing was that the belt was what separated the men's kilt from the women's. Daughter caught me yesterday without a belt and pointed out the inappropriateness. Where does she get that from?

    Note that the army style kilt has a really high waist. A belt helps split the visual.

    I usually wear an army surplus web belt. The colours match and it doesn't draw attention to itself. My clip on knife is worn inside the belt.

    Grand-dad said the sporran should be low enough to help modesty when sitting. I don't like the belt strap hanger things, that's me. Quite a lot of sporrans I see are positioned too high.

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    I actually quite like the "no double belts" look of the sporran sling, at least with a casual kilt, and I really don't like the kilt belt w/ a sporran belt in PC mode-I think the lines are much cleaner w/out a belt trapped under the vest.

    Bryan...different strokes, eh?...

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    For those of us with spare tires, those hanging sporran thingies are horrible. They hang about an inch or two out away from the kilt, and each step causes it to swing back and forth and hit you in the twig and berries. I tried to think of a nice way of putting this, I hope this is acceptable. They are a wretched idea, and the person responsible for their creation is in need of a swift kick in the hind end.

    And with a slight topic shift... I need to find a good belt. The one I ordered from USA kilts, well, the area where it folds over and holds the buckle, the leather split away from the metal buckle bit thingy from all the strain. Second belt I bought did the same thing. I need a belt where the leather wont split where it strains on the metal loop thingamabob that holds the buckle to the belt. I guess I need a big thick strap of a belt. I do a lot of movement while kilted. Sitting, breathing, bending, climbing stairs, etc, and all of this movement really has torn my belt up. Any good belt recommendations?

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    Salvage the hardware off the old belt and get a strap of good harness leather and make a belt out of that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadbelly
    And with a slight topic shift... I need to find a good belt. Any good belt recommendations?
    PM me rkilts@rkilts.com I may have something for you
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    The sling works best if you want to wear your day sporran on your hip.

    Rob

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canuck
    PM me rkilts@rkilts.com I may have something for you
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    A couple of interesting belts for casual wear, in black or brown (russet):

    http://www.jarnaginco.com/CWCSBeltsandplates.htm

    Scroll down to the "Georgia Frame", #235, and the "Fork-Tongue", #236....
    Brian

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