Softening up a sporran

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Looking at the photo, I'm inclined to think that that is one of those sporrans that's meant to have a stiff face and back and the only part that has flexibility is the gusset. If you want to stuff everything into a sporran, you have to look at the "Rob Roy" type which is more of a soft leather pouch that can open up and accommodate all your stuff.

One of our kilted brethren recently posted a shot of a "Rob Roy" type sporran that he was making wherein he managed to get the entire pouch section over his entire head...looked like some kind of a Viking football helmet but it proved that the sporran was capacious.

Check out our sponsoring vendors for that type of sporran...look at Turp's Thorfinn Sporrans for an example of what I'm talking about.

http://www.thorfinnsporrans.com/3.html

Other than that, you might consider getting an auxiliary belt pouch to hold the overflow.


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Good advice. I think the pic you're referring to would be me, in my sporran WIP #3-4 thread.

The new bag... it's big. People joke about getting their head in theirs... well, I gave #3 a test early this AM and here's the result.


I AM BAGMAN!

This thing even fits over my gigantic, rectangular 7 5/8 noggin! When cinched up it's not too big, but it seems HUGE with the mouth open.

Back OT, one word of caution on the conditioning. I'm unfamiliar with SWK's basic sporran, but most bags in that price category aren't 'leather' but leather board- which is a thin lamination of leather glued to a panel made up of shredded bits of leather all glued and pressed together.

(If I'm wrong about Jerry's, my apologies, I don't mean to call into question HIS product's quality, but mean this as a general message of caution).

This type of leather can de-laminate with the added moisture of a conditioner (or too much bending). Also, the gusset material should be moisturized with care, some of the gussets I've seen are too thin and fragile to be moisturized and not deform.

If you have a Tandy Leather store nearby, you might wish to consult the manager (bring the sporran along), they're usually amazingly helpful.