Review my attire 2.

**Mike_Oettle** · 3rd August 10, 11:53 AM

Jock Scot wrote: “. . . my family upbringing plus my army background says that it must be black leathers for me and I am happy with that.”

Different army, different rules. The South African Army wears brown boots . . . but the kilted regiments make an exception and wear black.
I was only too happy to dye my old brown army boots black, but I still wear either black or brown shoes.
Regards,
Mike

**Livingston** · 3rd August 10, 11:59 AM

I personally like the look as is. For me the problem is that I mostly wear my kilt during the summer when just a vest is overly hot, let alone putting a jacket over it. If I wear mine more during the late fall to early spring, I'll just have to find a nice jacket and vest.

**Mike_Oettle** · 4th August 10, 08:26 AM

Jock Scot wrote: “I have always regarded larger sporrans rather like ‘go faster stripes’ on cars – a sad man's accoutrement for trying to make up for a lack of certain physical attributes.”

To which Nighthawk responded: “<img src="http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/images/smilies/rofl.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Rofl" class="inlineimg" /> I like that!”

Me too!
Regards,
Mike

**auld argonian** · 4th August 10, 09:19 AM

I don't know about the large sporran thing...

I saw a segment on that Tartan TV show (US only, I guess, so you folks in the UK shouldn't wonder) where one of the presenters (who was a rather large man) weent looking for the Loch Ness Monster (yeah, I know...touristy...you can all come over here and we can search for the Sasquatch...although, I think I've seen him drinking at the Duke of Perth, so it won't be much of a search).

Anyway...this fella had a truly capacious Rob Roy type sporran and I thought that it looked great and perfectly functional. I mean, it looked like you could pack all of your necessities AND a couple of sandwiches in this puppy. Just looked like a good option for long days out.

So it's not like some kind of "sporran envy" compensation thing so much as having the extra cargo capacity...

Best

AA

**Jock Scot** · 4th August 10, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by auld argonian

I don't know about the large sporran thing...

I saw a segment on that Tartan TV show (US only, I guess, so you folks in the UK shouldn't wonder) where one of the presenters (who was a rather large man) weent looking for the Loch Ness Monster (yeah, I know...touristy...you can all come over here and we can search for the Sasquatch...although, I think I've seen him drinking at the Duke of Perth, so it won't be much of a search).

Anyway...this fella had a truly capacious Rob Roy type sporran and I thought that it looked great and perfectly functional. I mean, it looked like you could pack all of your necessities AND a couple of sandwiches in this puppy. Just looked like a good option for long days out.

So it's not like some kind of "sporran envy" compensation thing so much as having the extra cargo capacity...

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AA

What do you (not you AA necessarily!) need all this sporran capacity for? We over here have wallets--so do you----- put it in the inside pocket of your argyll. We have mobile phones---so do you----- put it in your argyll pocket. We have car keys---so do you----- put them in your other argyll pocket. We wear glasses---so do the rest of the world----- put the glasses and case in the other inside pocket of your argyll. We have a handkerchief-----so do you----how about the breast pocket of the argyll? What in heavens name do you want a large sporran for? Ok we don't have hand guns(sorry mods)---you chaps in the US do,on occasion-----well ok, maybe a large sporran might be needed for that!

We sometimes have sun(yes it has been known)------you chaps have a lot of sun---so shirt sleeves are the need------well this Scot can fit all the above in his sporran(Minus the hand gun!) and a bit more. So I ask again, what do you need all this sporran capacity for?

**auld argonian** · 4th August 10, 10:03 AM

gee...I'll admit that this is Chicago but, really....I'm not packin'! Honest, officer...

Just that I'm not necessarily wearing a kilt jacket all of the time...often it's just a shirt or maybe a sweater so I don't have the pockets. I guarantee that those pockets do get well used when wearing a jacket, though. I do have one of the Stillwater Cargo Sporrans, though and it's usually enough. A lot of it has to do with organization; not having to dig around in the sporran to find your bus pass or pulling out your ringing cell phone and dumping half your stuff on the ground in the process...the cargo sporran helps in that regard.

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AA

**Jock Scot** · 4th August 10, 10:47 AM

unnecessary post--now deleted.

**Jock Scot** · 3rd August 10, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Mike_Oettle

Jock Scot wrote: “. . . my family upbringing plus my army background says that it must be black leathers for me and I am happy with that.”

Different army, different rules. The South African Army wears brown boots . . . but the kilted regiments make an exception and wear black.
I was only too happy to dye my old brown army boots black, but I still wear either black or brown shoes.
Regards,
Mike

The British army wear black boots(desert boot excepted) but the Light Infantry,( the Rifle Brigade, Green Jackets etc) wear black leathers(Sam Black) as opposed to the more common Sam Browne , for example, of most of the British army. Black shoes for the Light Infantry Officers, brown shoes for other units' Officers.