Scottish "Pouches"

[davedove]

Here's what looks like a decent sporran for a good price. Looking at the description, it's supposed to hold 5 cans of beer, so it musy be fair sized as well.



You can find them here:
http://www.renstore.com/ItemCombinat...=&MatrixType=1

[Caradoc]

Here's what looks like a decent sporran for a good price. Looking at the description, it's supposed to hold 5 cans of beer, so it musy be fair sized as well.

Renstore/Chivalry Sports generally carries items of reasonable quality. I've seen those pouches firsthand, and they're excellent for the price.

Not to mention that I can get both fists into the pouch at the same time, unlike most other sporrans.

[davedove]

I have purchased items from them before and been satisfied with the product. I will probably have to pick up a couple of these, one in each color.

[Bob C]

Not bad. Better than most Ren Faire stuff.

I enjoy Ren Faires, but most of the clothing is not suitable for modern kilt wear. I always chuckle (to myself) when I see a guy in full Ren Faire garb at Scottish games or Celtic festivals.

I don't wear a kilt to Ren Faires.

[Kilted KT]

Keep in mind that no matter how many beers you can fit in the sporran, if they are cold, they will sweat. The condensation will leak from the bottom of your sporran ( staining the leather in the process ) and get all over your kilt apron. While the kilt will probably not even notice, to most people this will appear to be an "accident", which is not something that most people find enjoyable.

To avoid this entirely, switch to highland single-malt in a flask. No problems with condensation or "accident". If you do wind up with an accident, either you have empited your flask and are about to fall over, or your flask spilled it's contents into your sprorran. If the flask empited accidentally, you get what you deserve. An unsecured flask is a very bad thing. If you've seen "full metal jacket" and have seen what happens when you have an unsecured foot locker, you get my meaning.

[Bob C]

Keep in mind that no matter how many beers you can fit in the sporran, if they are cold, they will sweat. The condensation will leak from the bottom of your sporran ( staining the leather in the process ) and get all over your kilt apron. While the kilt will probably not even notice, to most people this will appear to be an "accident", which is not something that most people find enjoyable.

To avoid this entirely, switch to highland single-malt in a flask. No problems with condensation or "accident". If you do wind up with an accident, either you have empited your flask and are about to fall over, or your flask spilled it's contents into your sprorran. If the flask empited accidentally, you get what you deserve. An unsecured flask is a very bad thing. If you've seen "full metal jacket" and have seen what happens when you have an unsecured foot locker, you get my meaning.

This is fine advice, but the fact is, on a hot day, whisky will not refresh you like a cold beer will.

We need insulated cooler sporrans.

[Caradoc]

To avoid this entirely, switch to highland single-malt in a flask. No problems with condensation or "accident".

I will repeat my warning: if you're changing altitude, make sure your flask is FULL. No air.

I've collapsed two in coming down from the high country with an empty flask - the air pressure dented both of them, one in steel, one in pewter.

[Caradoc]

I enjoy Ren Faires, but most of the clothing is not suitable for modern kilt wear.

That depends. I've seen some good costuming by the folks that do the reenactors' booths at the Highland Games.

The pouches shown could be easily used as modern daywear - the Blackthorn and Rob Roy sporrans look very similar.

[Riverkilt]

Wow!! A vendor actually gave the size of a sporran!!

I am amazed and grateful and wanna go buy one from them JUST for being kind enough to do that.

Still baffled as to WHY almost all of the vendors who offer sporrans do NOT give the measurements of their products or place an easily identified and sized object in the picture with the sporran.

I continue to come to the conclusion that if a vendor is hiding the sporran's size from me its no doubt gonna be WAY TOO SMALL.

These folks come right out and say it. BRAVO!!

Of couse now I'm kicking myself for buying two 9"x9" sporrans for $120 each when these are only $55 for 8"x9"

And, for the record, my 9"x9"x2" sporrans hold five 12 ounce cans of lemonade easily, with room to spare....but not sure I'd wanna carry them, that's about four pounds to lug around....

Ron

[Panache]

Riverkilt wrote:

....And, for the record, my 9"x9"x2" sporrans hold five 12 ounce cans of lemonade easily, with room to spare....but not sure I'd wanna carry them, that's about four pounds to lug around....

But for those of us whose...err...hmm.."lemonade" comes in bottles, how many would that translate to...