All Hail, the sporran!

[Graham]

I've been thinking about sporrans for a while.

I'm not sure if words here will convey how I feel, but I have been thinking of how incredibly practical, useful and convenient the whole concept of the sporran is!.

When I enter a store to pay for something I love the feeling of reaching down, unclipping the snap on the sporran, and reaching my hand in to retrieve my money purse.
The sporran in in front of me, right where i need my possessions to be!

I love the feeling of the sporran there all the time, it's weight keeps the kilt in place and lets me know that my most valuable possessions are near at hand (literally).

When I walk or dance I have the option of sliding the sporran to the right. So versatile!!

Am I sounding like my cheese has slid off the cracker yet?

Now, compare with trousers and the ridiculous invention of pockets!!

Trouser pockets lack imagination...they wear out and develope holes that loose coins, unlike the sturdy and tough nature of the leather sporran!!
I don't care if you stick them on a kilt, they still fail miserably!!

A sporran is vital at work or at play.

The sporran is an ancient concept, it returns us to less complicated times.

In addition to all the above, the sporran can be plain for daywear, decorative for evenings, the sporran allows us to express how we feel, who we are and what we want to do.

All hail the sporran! let us raise our glass together for this Chief of all kilt accessories!

[Avonlea22]

and lets me know that my most valuable possessions are near at hand (literally).

Are you referring to what's in the sporran or what's behind the sporran and kilt? :P

Long live the sporran!!

[Graham]

At this point I should say that I have concerns about you Brian...

[Avonlea22]

Well, you know Graham, some people have different ideas of what's valuable...that's all I'm saying.

[Casey]

Graham,

I'm not sure about the distance your cheese (vegan cheese?) is from your cracker, but it is always great to reflect on the simplicity and practicality that has been lost through fashion. Even the almighty sporran has gone from a very functional BAG to a furry what's-it.

I love the sporran too. The only real complaint I have is the getting in and out to that modern invention, the car. This goes for the kilt too.

Casey

[Freelander Sporrano]

Halleluja Graham Hall 'elu 'ja

Now you're talking


BTW. That Cheese has never seen a cracker

[mcnice]

i also love my sporran very much and my girl friend is sometimes complaining that he lays on my little bed table near the books while i sleep ;)

when i started wearing the kilt, i thought i would never get one and wore almost a bum-bag on my shoulders. then, all of a sudden, i saw my sporran, felt in love and bought it. he is plain leather just with a strap without hanging leather quastles.

[GMan]

When I first read your comments Graham, I had to do a little experiment on sporrans and what they mean to me. I love them, they add something to kilt wearing, give the kilt a little more class (as if it needed it anyway )

I think that I have said this before, but I am going to say it again. I love the beat that the tassles produce against the sporran when I am going at a brisk pace. The steady beat, a perfect cadence, another bit of confidence while kilted.

A sporran is like the icing on the cake

[macwilkin]

ADDRESS TO A SPORRAN

Fair fa, your honest, sonsie face --
Great Chieftain o' the kilted race!
Aboon all the kit ya tak yer place,
Sgain Dhu, flashes or hose, etc.

(with extreme apologies to Robert Burns!)

Cheers,

T.

[Riverkilt]

Thanks Graham...I agree.

I do still like the outside pockets on my UKs and Freedom Kilts...maybe an old West thing about drawing a gun...right there at my side..