Is there no such thing as a roomy full dress sporran?

[cable scot]

If you want you could have one made to your specs. The're not cheap but Artificer would make one for you that your great grandkids would still use.

[OC Richard]

Here is one of the standard styles of Evening sporran, which has been made by the mainstream Scottish sporranmakers for over a half-century, a used one in very good condition for a great price.

As you can see it has the same size body and gussets and capacity as standard Day sporrans

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUPERB-Scott...item5899abf5c0

Here is another one, you can see that it's a fullsized sporran from the description, obviously made by one of the mainstream Scottish sporranmakers, for well under $100

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Scot...item3a7c6d0f36

I have worn such sporrans for well over 30 years and they hold everything one might ever need at an event; if you have more stuff than these hold you might need to bring a backpack!

[Fedgunner]

I just checked. My cantled sporran will carry my 8 oz flask. All I really needed to know. ;)

[Cygnus]

I've actually been thinking about this a bit as well - not because I tend to carry a lot, since both my day and evening sporran have more than enough room for the odds and ends I "need" to carry about with me, and when they don't I make use of jacket pockets or the car to hold the excess items. The reason I've been giving it some thought is because my daughter is diabetic. Every time we go anywhere food is involved, I wonder how kilted type-I diabetics manage it - in addition to the usual suspects, you have a blood glucose meter, a small canister of test strips, a lancing device, insulin (often two types), and, if you're going to be dancing or otherwise active, a small snack and, perhaps, an emergency Glucagon kit.

Those are all, basically, essentials, and for those folks a larger sporran would sure come in handy.

[Father Bill]

I'm diabetic. A small leather over-the-shoulder dispatch bag meets the need and also relieves any sporran overflow.

[thescot]

unixken, You might want to check out the full mask sporrans if you really want more room. They can be made pretty roomy, and they are just fine for formal wear. As for me, I have gone from a sporran big enough to carry the kitchen sink to a standard size with less stuff in it, a la Jock Scot. (I have a great elk skin Rob roy model for sale with a Robertson badge on it, a really nice sporran.)

I carry a small bill clip with a couple of credit cards, my driver's license, insurance card, etc. (I leave all the other stuff I usually carry in my wallet in the car.) I also carry keys, a handkerchief, a change purse, and maybe chap stik or some such. Everything else goes into shirt pockets or jacket pockets (if I am wearing a jacket). Even the phone goes into a shirt pocket or inside jacket pocket. I find that my sporran is much more comfortable without all that crap I used to carry, especially if I am walking or hiking a long way!

"Simplify" is my new motto.

[unixken]

I really appreciate everyone's input to this. I think it has come down not to the total interior volume within the dress sporran, but to the fact that most dress sporrans have hard, flat, front faces that do not "give" when a hand is inserted. The "shape" of the interior volume is unyielding.

Take a typical daywear sporran, with it's flexible leather front... and a typical flat-faced dress sporran of equal dimensions and gusset depth... and put your hand in each. Now make a fist as if grabbing hold of something within the sporran. The front face of the day sporran deforms enough to allow the fisted grasp. The total volume does not change. It's shape merely conforms. Unless your clenched fist is smaller than the gusset depth, this just isn't possible in a typical dress sporran, given it's rigid front and rear panels.

The total volume of each style may very well be identical, but a daywear sporran *feels* much roomier than a dress sporran, due to it's willingness to conform to the presence of an inserted hand.

I think "thescot" may be on to something, with the suggestion of a full mask sporran, simply given the pliable front panel. It wouldn't feel like my hand was trapped between two sheets of rigid plywood.

[Singlemalt]

I know you asked about full dress but if semi-dress will do I highly recommend the new Carry All sporrans from Freedon Kilts. I just got a day wear version and love it. It makes use of modern design with pckets for cell phone, camera and a hook for keys, it is very roomy and easy one hand operation. Yet though it will take a lot of stuff it has a very traditional look and not bulky at all. I especially like the little velcro closed pocked hidden in the top of the flap which gives easy access to a credit card without even going into the bag itself. I ordered a day wear with tassels, because I like the look though sometimes the drumming bugs me when I walk, sometimes I like it. This new sporran has very nice audio quality, somehow the soft texture of the leather and the construction of the tassels it does drum but very quietly. This is my new favourite sporran and timing is perfect my son's will be home for Christmas and I can pass off old ones to them. Check out the thread on the deveopment of these sporrans on the Freedom Kilt pages.

[Domehead]

Hello,
Although I agree with Jock Scot, et al, re: perhaps "lighten the load"...but, I have a full-dress Red Fox sporran made by Alasdair Lamont of Lamont Sporrans. It is cantled, but not hinged. The body accordians at the bottom to increase depth and capacity. As well, he provided a separate (via internal lanyard) leather "purse" within the main pouch for smaller bits & pieces. I will post images this evening or early in the am.

Alasdair Lamont Red Fox Full-Dress Sporran



Side of Pouch - Width & "Purse" with Lanyard



Inside of Pouch - Depth & Width



Boarded Back - Hold Shape but Pliable outer 1/2"



Alasdair Lamont Sporrans - Braemar



Sporran in Action...Rochester Flower City Ballet, Co.; W. Blatt's Presentation of The Nutcracker
Relative Size of Sporran

[Germankilter]

Or may I be so bold as to have more pockets in your kilts. That way everything fits and your sporran doesn't look like a over inflated balloon.