I'll tell you what one of the biggest "D'oh!" things is that I do on a regular basis: I buy an "economical" version of something and then find myself buying a "somewhat more deluxe but really what I should have popped for in the first place" version. This gets my wife really exasperted with me and, if for no other reason than that, I have gotta stop doing it.

Fortunately for me, the first sporran that I got was a Buzz Kidder from USAK. Very serviceable and just nice. Got a Stillwater Nightstalker just because of the incredible capacity and picked up a "bargain bunny" sporran for an event that I went to in formal.

Think about the possibility that you will use the sporran even if you are not wearing a kilt. I have that middle-aged thing going that I have to schlep around a cell phone, a notebook, train tickets, reading glasses...a whole lot more stuff than I had to carry when I was younger. In my humble opinion, a sporran is a WHOLE lot more convenient and manly than using a fanny-pack or a shoulder bag. Thus, I take that Nightstalker with me a whole lot...especially in warm weather when I don't have coat pockets to tuck all that crap into.

Just saying that My suggestion is to get something that may seem to be a bit more than you need just now because I think that you'll use it more than you think and heavier material and serviceability will be important.

Best

AA