Wearing a kilt without the sporran?

[Snesgamer]

Would most outsiders (outside the usual hecklers) still recognize it as a kilt without it? (I usually go out with my Ghillie shirt to try to complement my outfit just in case). I intend to get one anyway, as without it I feel empty without a place to store things, but I just wanted to know who acceptable it was to go without one in general?

[English Bloke]

I always wear one. Not because of convention but just somewhere to carry all the junk that I haul around. You can pick one up fairly cheaply from the sponsors on here or in the ebay shops. I recommend a Stillwater Kilts Cargo Sporran if you're after a functional, casual and very affordable one.

I also think people expect to see a sporran with a kilt...

[Nighthawk]

I seldom wear one. It gets in the way at work. This is what I normally wear:





I find that with that I don't need a sporran. I don't carry much, though- insurance card, debit card, drivers liscence and cell phone. It all fits nicely. Sporrans are for dressing up a little nicer for me.

[McMurdo]

If it's a traditional kilt then I wear a sporran, if the kilt is contemporary and has pockets then I do not

[Bugbear]

I prefer to wear a sporran accept when it would get in the way, and always with my more traditional looking kilts. Kind of tartan = sporran I guess.

I have built in a few extra pockets to my daywear jacket, and it also has pockets on it's waistcoat to keep my sporran less crowded. For my less traditional looking kilt, I do have a vest with pockets and so on, but I would still probably tend to have a sporran of some sort.

[McFarkus]

What McMurdo said!

[English Bloke]

See... I don't do contemporary Kilts... err... YET!

[Bugbear]

See... I don't do contemporary Kilts... err... YET!

That's OK, I don't have a traditional kilt yet. Two of them just look kind of traditional. The other is a kakhi canvas kilt...

But they're all contemperary kilts!!

And I wear sporrans with them.

[Southern Breeze]

What McMurdo said! In the wintertime I often just use the pockets of my coat or jacket instead of wearing a sporran. Most of the time though I wear one- too much junk, too few pockets.

[staticsan]

Would most outsiders (outside the usual hecklers) still recognize it as a kilt without it? (I usually go out with my Ghillie shirt to try to complement my outfit just in case). I intend to get one anyway, as without it I feel empty without a place to store things, but I just wanted to know who acceptable it was to go without one in general?

Yes, I've found people recognise a kilt regardless of the presence of a sporran, or sporran-like accessory. I find I need something with my NeoKilt because otherwise I have to carry things in my hands...

Wade.