Kilt-Mart sporran

**HighlandMax** · 16th March 10, 03:55 PM

I have purchased a total of 3 sporrans from KiltMart, and am pleased with all 3 of them. I agree with some of you about the high cost a sporran sales for at other kilt stores. I also have one from StillWater, another good one at a reasonable cost.
However, if you should buy kilt hose from kiltmart, beware. I know the old saying that you get what you pay for, I had bought a pair of black kilt hose for $ 8.00. Put them on, and they came no higher up my legs than a plain pair of socks. Since they were only $8.00 I kept them, but if I had paid more, I would have returned them. I e-mailed kiltmart and let them know that the hose appeared to be for a child and not an adult. I got no reply from them. However, I will continue to do buisiness with them, but not anymore hose.

**Tiny** · 20th June 10, 11:41 PM

I figured I should do an update on this review. The sporran still looks about the same as when I bought it. its got some wear marks inside from over loading it, and some light scuffing on the front from where I bump it into things while I'm at work. all in all its been a good sporran. The only issue I now find myself with is the other day I caught it on the edge of a counter at work and heard a pop. one of the rivits on the back, that help hold the sporran strap loop on, pulled through the leather. Now the sporran hangs a lil crooked but not terrible.

I'd say for a cheap sporran I got some good use out of it as I wore this sporran everyday since it arrived. I just won an auction on eBay for a black and white cow hide sporran which should show up soon. I'll be saving a few more coins and investing in a Buzz Kidder soon but I think I'll stick with my cheap SWK sporran for at work.

**Bugbear** · 21st June 10, 12:04 AM

I'm glad you were able to get so much use out of your sporran, Tiny. This thread brings back memories, and the forum has changed a bit over such a short time.

and now I remember where that "If it's not Scottish..." quote came from

**artificer** · 21st June 10, 06:25 AM

Tiny,
I'm pleased your 'value priced' sporran purchase has worked out for you. It's good to find a product that is inexpensive (compared to what else is out there) and still fulfills your needs and wants. Most of the negative commentators in the start of this thread have been banned, you'll note. I doubt you'll find much of that attitude now, should you purchase another similar sporran

Pity about the rivet, but if you go to your local DIY store, you can get a rivet gun for about $10 and re-set a rivet in the missing one's place.

I didn't get so lucky with my starter. Right out of the box I replaced the tassels, and shortly after it's first wear, the cheap, thin split they used as a gusset started to crack. It's what pushed me into making my own.

Originally Posted by Bugbear

I'm glad you were able to get so much use out of your sporran, Tiny. This thread brings back memories, and the forum has changed a bit over such a short time.

and now I remember where that "If it's not Scottish..." quote came from

I think the start of "If it's no' Scottish.." was Mike Meyers on SNL. He ran a small store of Scottish goods and would always chase the customers out to cries of "If it's no' Scottish" when they asked for things like shamrocks and leprechauns. Good times...

**Bugbear** · 21st June 10, 10:19 AM

Ya, for a few days I had "I'm not Scottish, I'm..." in my signature. It just kind of rubbed me the wrong way.

**artificer** · 21st June 10, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Bugbear

Ya, for a few days I had "I'm not Scottish, I'm..." in my signature. It just kind of rubbed me the wrong way.

Well, when asked the inevitable question whilst wearing the kilt (no, not the one about pants, the OTHER one

) I always answer, "I'm as Scottish as Prince Albert" (since I'm nearly 100% German). I usually am the recipient of a blank stare, since most people have no grasp of history. Sometimes I get a polite nod and smile, which is basically the same thing. Rarer still is a small chuckle.

**Bugbear** · 21st June 10, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by artificer

Well, when asked the inevitable question whilst wearing the kilt (no, not the one about pants, the OTHER one

) I always answer, "I'm as Scottish as Prince Albert" (since I'm nearly 100% German). I usually am the recipient of a blank stare, since most people have no grasp of history. Sometimes I get a polite nod and smile, which is basically the same thing. Rarer still is a small chuckle.

That is funny.

**wildrover** · 21st June 10, 11:31 AM

I read through from the beginning and was wondering what the reason was, for the resurrection

...

Originally Posted by Tiny

I figured I should do an update on this review. The sporran still looks about the same as when I bought it. its got some wear marks inside from over loading it, and some light scuffing on the front from where I bump it into things while I'm at work. all in all its been a good sporran. The only issue I now find myself with is the other day I caught it on the edge of a counter at work and heard a pop. one of the rivits on the back, that help hold the sporran strap loop on, pulled through the leather. Now the sporran hangs a lil crooked but not terrible.

It's good to know that these types of sporrans will hold up to non-abusive daily wear. In all likelihood, it is a "leather" sporran, not a leather sporran...if it's anything like the one I got for 20$ as a starter sporran, it feels a bit like cardboard, and does not flex like leather, rather it bows like a piece of plastic. It is made of leather, but rather than being a piece of hide, it is leather particulates harvested from various processes of leatherworking, held together in a matrix of some sort (epoxy, etc)...similar to particle board. It's weaker than a piece of hide, which you found when the rivet pulled through. In a recent email conversation with a craftsman, he mentioned he's repaired a few of these sporrans, and that they do not damage the same way as leather...the one he was referring to had cracked along a line of stitching, it sounded from the description that it was similar to what happens when tearing heavily perforated cardstock.

I'd say for a cheap sporran I got some good use out of it as I wore this sporran everyday since it arrived. I just won an auction on eBay for a black and white cow hide sporran which should show up soon. I'll be saving a few more coins and investing in a Buzz Kidder soon but I think I'll stick with my cheap SWK sporran for at work.

I'd say so too, and congratulations on your new purchase! I hung mine up, once I had the money to afford a real hide sporran...who knows, someone might need to borrow a sporran. That in mind, the real thing cost me under a hundred bucks, and it's beautiful.

Originally Posted by artificer

I didn't get so lucky with my starter. Right out of the box I replaced the tassels, and shortly after it's first wear, the cheap, thin split they used as a gusset started to crack. It's what pushed me into making my own.

I probably would have gone down the same road, if I didn't have other pursuits that take up a lot of time. From the photos, it looks enticingly difficult.

By the way, the most noticeable difference between the "leather" sporran I purchased first, and the leather sporran I got later, is the quality of the gusset. It's like comparing velvet to cardboard.

"I'm as Scottish as Prince Albert"...classic!