Sporran Strap Needed

[davedove]

Does anyone know where I can get a plain leather brown sporran strap? I don't want any chains or snaps, just a brown leather strap that buckles.

[cavscout]

http://pro.channeladvisor.com/storef...9&aid=30622867

I could make you one if you have the time. I'm about to start making a brown one for myself as a matter of fact.

here's a shot of the black one I made
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...25619428Esutzy

[Hamish]

This is a topic that concerns me greatly, and some of you will be sick and tired of my 'bleatings' on the matter of sporran straps. Not so many years ago, straps came as standard with day sporrans and chain-straps as standard with dress sporrans - semi-dress sporrans did not exist as far as I was aware! Nowadays, chain-straps come by default with virtually all sporrans, and I cannot think why. It is proven that chains can and do cause damage to kilt aprons when worn frequently (that's one reason why having them on dress sporrans was acceptable - they were worn far less often!). Over the years I have seen horrendous damage done to kilts by the rubbing and snagging of metal on wool - I've even known of entire aprons having to be replaced. I am not joking!

The blame might lie at the doors of the kilt hire/rental companies, as it does for the introduction of pure white hose, but I don't really know.

Any retailer of sporrans, who is worth his salt, should be able to provide you with a strap instead of a chain-strap when you purchase a sporran. Most Highland Dress outfitters in Scotland have them - even if they have to rummage through drawers in their stockrooms to find them. If all else fails (and we are not all either equipped with the correct tools or the talent to use them! ) try a saddler, although they can be expensive here in the United Kingdom.

[Blu (Ontario)]

Does anyone know where I can get a plain leather brown sporran strap? I don't want any chains or snaps, just a brown leather strap that buckles.

I made my own. I found a leather leash and dog collar at the pet store with the needed length and materials. All I did was take the buckle off the collar and put it on the leash. Bingo!... sporran strap! or should that be Wooof!

[auld argonian]

I've been researching this since I have to scare up more than one strap.

Looking at the leather companies, i found this one:

http://www.eleathersupply.com/

Under belts/straps they have both black and brown leather straps that are anywhere from 1/2 inch to 2 1/2 inches wide and 60 inches long...under buckles they have utility buckles that are very plain and inexpensive and they have the fasteners and setting tools to rivet them together. Seems like a worthwhile project to me and I'll order the stuff necessary to knock up a couple of straps and it looks like it'll be less than 25 bucks. The leather belts come up to 2 1/2 inches wide, so if I get brave, I might take a shot at doing a belt as well.

Best

AA

[GlassMan]

Come to think of it, I remember seeing some all leather straps at the Hector Russel shop in San Francisco. I'll have to give them a call to see about getting one.

[Hamish]

Come to think of it, I remember seeing some all leather straps at the Hector Russel shop in San Francisco. I'll have to give them a call to see about getting one.

Their store at 95, Princes Street, Edinburgh [tel: +44.(0)131. 225.3315] keeps them Phil. Price roughly £7.00. Not the best quality leather but perfectly acceptable.

[NewKilt]

I don't know if this would appeal to everyone, but when I ordered my Country Sporran from the Scottish Tartans Museum, I Also ordered a pair of their belt loops that allow you to fasten your sporran to a kilt belt. The belt loops are good quality leather and available in black and brown. It has become my favorite way of wearing my sporran.

Darrell

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

And for anybody who has missed it in the past threads, Robert at RKilts makes a great braided sporran strap in a number of brown and black colors, and possibly other colors as well. I was happy with his price. Not what you would pay at a Kmart, but the qulity and construction is not what you would get at Kmart either. His braided straps are also a nice alternative look to the plain flat straps.

[Zardoz]

http://www.jhiggins.net/sf_catproduc...7EKWCV7SCR995T

I get a lot of stuff from them, always good quality and service.