In need of a good, low cost sporan.

[McGurk]

What I'm after is something as cheap as possable. Thats what my kilt. Its really a stop gap measure. I want to get to wear my kilt before the end of the year, It would probably be used once or twice a week, till spring. All it needs to hold is a wallet, a phone and some keys. If it satisfies those requirements, I'll consider it 'good'

[McMurdo]

What I'm after is something as cheap as possable. Thats what my kilt. Its really a stop gap measure. I want to get to wear my kilt before the end of the year, It would probably be used once or twice a week, till spring. All it needs to hold is a wallet, a phone and some keys. If it satisfies those requirements, I'll consider it 'good'

In that case, I would say go for the Stillwater and perhaps spend the extra $10 or so for a Nylon Nightstalker sporran from Stillwater.

[Riverkilt]

As with other products I've had to "pay" to get a sporran that I like and that works.

Be SURE to get the size of your sporran before you place your order. For some reason most sporran vendors still don't include a size...I've been quite surprised at how small the container portion of some popular inexpensive sporrans are and how small the "hand hole" is. Have had some name brands that I couldn't get my ham hocks into, let alone all my gear.

The least expensive "sporran" is a vest or jean jacket that you already own.

Ron

[auld argonian]

I'll tell you what one of the biggest "D'oh!" things is that I do on a regular basis: I buy an "economical" version of something and then find myself buying a "somewhat more deluxe but really what I should have popped for in the first place" version. This gets my wife really exasperted with me and, if for no other reason than that, I have gotta stop doing it.

Fortunately for me, the first sporran that I got was a Buzz Kidder from USAK. Very serviceable and just nice. Got a Stillwater Nightstalker just because of the incredible capacity and picked up a "bargain bunny" sporran for an event that I went to in formal.

Think about the possibility that you will use the sporran even if you are not wearing a kilt. I have that middle-aged thing going that I have to schlep around a cell phone, a notebook, train tickets, reading glasses...a whole lot more stuff than I had to carry when I was younger. In my humble opinion, a sporran is a WHOLE lot more convenient and manly than using a fanny-pack or a shoulder bag. Thus, I take that Nightstalker with me a whole lot...especially in warm weather when I don't have coat pockets to tuck all that crap into.

Just saying that My suggestion is to get something that may seem to be a bit more than you need just now because I think that you'll use it more than you think and heavier material and serviceability will be important.

Best

AA

[McNulty]

I got a Buzz Kidder for about $50 and use it a lot for hiking. I'll use it until I can save up for a Thorrfin. I'd say go with the Buzz Kidder, they are functional, look great, hold a lot, and are around your pricepoint.

Nulty

[fluter]

The least expensive "sporran" is a vest or jean jacket that you already own.

Or a fanny pack, which is really the same thing... and will usually hold more.

[James MacMillan]

What I'm after is something as cheap as possable. Thats what my kilt. Its really a stop gap measure. I want to get to wear my kilt before the end of the year, It would probably be used once or twice a week, till spring. All it needs to hold is a wallet, a phone and some keys. If it satisfies those requirements, I'll consider it 'good'

OK - As cheap as possible. I would still go with Stillwater = here. -But, for just a few dollars more, look here.

The old saying that you get what you pay for really applies. Jerry at SWK will ship to you at warp/house-elf speed.

Try a cheap sporran for a while, and then upgrade to something that you want. Sell the old one, use that money to get a new one.

If you must really scrimp on cost, check out e-bay, but it really is buyer beware.

The cost of the nightstalker nylon isn't wasted and you won't sell that one! The nightstalker is my most used sporran and I now have three.

I also check Jerry's site on a daily basis hoping and waiting and wanting to see the nightstalker made in leather available to us peons. He has to have it before Christmas!!!!!!