Sporran Flapping

[Tobus]

I seem to recall that the forearm of the hand I was putting into the sporran held the flap up.

Same here. It's not a big deal. Finding what I'm looking for in there, though, can be a chore at times when I have it stuffed full. I probably look silly with both hands in there, digging around.

[Tobus]

Gah! Double post.

[D.A. Guertin]

My biggest annoyance with standard style sporrans is simply having to close them... Never had a prob getting things out, but trying to snap a sporran closed is why I won't wear anything but a hunting sporran. I prefer stud closures as well, and having spent the entirety of the day totaing a 7 year old through a 10,000 strong festival wearing one, I am doubly convinced. I can open my sporran, pull out what I need, and close it again, with no effort at all.

[xman]

Never had a prob getting things out, but trying to snap a sporran closed is why I won't wear anything but a hunting sporran.

hmmmm I do have a 2 yr old.

[Semiomniscient]

My biggest annoyance with standard style sporrans is simply having to close them... Never had a prob getting things out, but trying to snap a sporran closed is why I won't wear anything but a hunting sporran. I prefer stud closures as well, and having spent the entirety of the day totaing a 7 year old through a 10,000 strong festival wearing one, I am doubly convinced. I can open my sporran, pull out what I need, and close it again, with no effort at all.

I don't wear any hunting sporrans at all. But I also don't have those accursed snaps on my flaps either. I have a casual leather that has an exterior loop go round what amounts to a button. The rest of my sporrans are masks that simply stay down. I think sporran design ought to be simple and useful... snaps tend to create more problems than they solve.

[Bugbear]

Ya, snapping it can be a problem because you can't put your thumb behind the snap to push on both sides. You end up pushing against what ever is in your sporran.

One of those magnetic snap things that close themselves would be good for a sporran flap.

[Tobus]

The thing I don't like about the magnetic closures is that it's not a positive connection. If you snag the flap on something, it can pull it open. I like a button & loop closure or something that locks it down a little better.

That said, a hunting style sporran does seem easiest. Even if it has a simple one-handed closure system like you see on change purses (two rods with knobs on the end that sort of 'lock' past each other), that would likely be enough to keep it closed.

[Bugbear]

Yes, that's true, however, I looked at a motorcycle bag of some sort, a while back at a store, that had a much better snap than a simple magnetic closure. The magnet seemed to be strong enough to pull the snap together, but it held together in some other way than just the magnet much like a regular snap.

That was what I was thinking of in my post. I'm trying to remember if there was a small button release, or something like that, that made it work.

[xman]

The straps on my diaper bag are magnetic with the strap having a small male end and the body of the bag a shallow female end. The magnets 'clip' themselves together quite conveniently. It's a shame this hasn't been applied to more sporrans. I think the Buzzkidders use magnets though. Are they this sort? Anybody?

[MacBean]

... that had a much better snap than a simple magnetic closure. The magnet seemed to be strong enough to pull the snap together, but it held together in some other way than just the magnet much like a regular snap.

http://www.buzzkidder.com/catalog/it...47/5643704.htm
The Kidder brothers use magnetic + semi-mechanical locating snaps. They do not pull apart accidentally and are easy to fasten. I enjoyed the snap for many months before I realized it was magnetic.