In Praise of Vests

[LoftGuy]

Hi all,

I'm not a big sporran fan either; I find them both noisy and uncomfortable, but I believe a sporran does complete the "look" when wearing a traditional kilt.

I have found a vest, either by itself or with a kilt jacket, to be a good solution to the storage problem. I don't have any non-trad kilts so I can't speak to the issue of kilts with pockets.

Bob

[jjoseph]

...not a big sporran fan either; I find them both noisy and uncomfortable, but I believe a sporran does complete the "look" when wearing a traditional kilt.

I would have agreed with you about noisy and uncomfortable a year ago.... then I discovered the Buzz Kidder sporran; it's not only roomy (useful) but because it's soft thick leather and has a fob instead of tassels, there's not ka-thunk ka-thunk when I walk, no painful thwap when walking and no stiff plank on my lap when I sit. VERY high praises.

As far as the look, I think a kilt really needs a sporran. I wear one with even my UKs for just that reason. It adds balance and I think sets the kilt off as a masculine garment.

Oh and a thought: for all but fancy dress, I've dropped the metal sporran chains in lieu of a black nylon web belt. It has the same clasp at the ends that the chains have but the belt part has one of those plastic buckles like you find on back packs... just insert to snap, so it's a breeze to adjust, a breeze to put on; it's comfortable, unobtrusive and doesn't cause that wicked wear and tear on the kilt fabric.

[jjoseph]

just re-read thread.... my apologies to Riverkilt, since this was primarily about vests.... which, btw, I DO love wearing when kilted -- from Goth to dapper, very sharp, very useful, but hard to find.

So note to moderator, please feel free to snip my post re. sporrans and straps to wherever it SHOULD go. Thanks

[GlassMan]

Personally, I love both vests and sporrans and think that they look great together.