Quote Originally Posted by James
All leather will dry out, lose colour and crack unless cleaned.

So belts/sporrans etc must be cleaned on a regular basis.

A decent shoe polish of the right colour will do the trick, and will no more damage your kilt or anything else than cleaned shoes will stain the cuffs of trousers.

I do this with kilt belts and sporrans and have never yet had a problem.

James
Well said, James. That is precisely what I do. About once a month I have a jolly good session with the black and brown shoe polishes and treat all my belts and sporrans - much as I do with my shoes and boots, but they're done weekly!