Sporran leather care

[Mike M.]

http://www.usakilts.com/simple-pin-day-sporran.html is what I bought.

Yes, it's a starter. I'll probably buy a much better one later.

It may be my first sporran, but I'm accustomed to American Civil War leathers, and good leathers definitely benefit from a good treatment. My standard has been to use the Peccard dressing on the bodies of cartridge boxes and cap pouches, neats-foot oil on anything requiring a lot of flexibility.

[artificer]

http://www.usakilts.com/simple-pin-day-sporran.html is what I bought.

Yes, it's a starter. I'll probably buy a much better one later.

It may be my first sporran, but I'm accustomed to American Civil War leathers, and good leathers definitely benefit from a good treatment. My standard has been to use the Peccard dressing on the bodies of cartridge boxes and cap pouches, neats-foot oil on anything requiring a lot of flexibility.

Nothing wrong with that sporran, it probably just needs a bit of breaking in.

I wouldn't recommend neatsfoot oil for sporrans, it doesn't 'cure' so it stays wet forever. It's VERY easy to over-apply and have it leech back out onto your kilt.

If you've got a Tandy nearby there's a paste call "Dr Jackson's Hide Rejuvenator" which is quite good for working moisture into leather.

I use it to condition my leather peacoat at the start and end of the winter, and the coat is now almost 20 years old.

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[Mike M.]

OK. Thanks for the advice.

[TJ Kelley]

I second the Doc Jacksons... good stuff.