Sporran strap question.

[Doc Hudson]

Check Tandy Leather and The Leather Factory, I believe one or both of those will have pre-fab belt keepers in assorted sizes. You will need to order some leather dye since the keeper will be natural.

An alternative, similar to Ron's is to just use a black hair band. They are a little stronger than plain rubber bands and they tend to last longer.

[Raphael]

I have the Same Sporran and the same Strap. It doesn't really bother me that the strap is flopping behind my back.

I have 2 other straps, and none of them has the loop either.

[Bob C]

Thanks for the replies, everyone. I guess I can fix the strap, but I really shouldn't have to. Between my annoyance over that, and the guy's dismissive attitude, I doubt he'll be getting positive feedback. He did not cheat me, though, so he won't be getting negative feedback, either.

[Shay]

Could you cut off the extra?

[Bob C]

If I do that, the remaining strap will stick out behind me, like a tail, albeit a short one.

Not the look I'm after. :grin:

[Shay]

Hmmm... perhaps instead of a rubber band, then, a nice piece of ribbon hot-glued to the inside of the belt to form a loop along the outside? They make leather-look and suede ribbons.

[bubba]

Best bet for appearance is visit a leather shop. They'll likely have a small scrap that matches the strap pretty well and you can just make a loop from that. Easy to do and will look more much nicer than ribbon or rubber bands.

[An t-Ileach]

Professionally I'm appalled. Every belt should have a keeper. Frequently you even have two: a fixed keeper by the buckle turn and a running keeper. Not having a keeper is like not having holes punched in it, in my opinion - it's just not finished.

Tandy is a good option for loose keepers/loops; although it's not difficult to make them, it's just a bit fiddly.