Sporran strap issue

**Cowher** · 16th March 11, 02:24 PM

I am a gentleman of substance. So I have some issues with my sporran belt/chain.
(1) when I sit the sporran sits on my lap leaving slack for the strap to slip lower and then once I stand my sporran is much lower than desired and needs to be readjusted.

(2) the sporran slips down to where the strap is pulling the kilt under my gut. Thus making my belly look HUGE!

I don't have belt loops on my current kilt so using belt loops to hold the sporran up isn't a option. I also HATE sporran hangers. For what ever reason I just don't like the look.

Does anyone else have this issue? What do you do? I
Am currently designing a solution but wanted to see if I am over thinking things.

**robbiethepiper** · 16th March 11, 02:28 PM

Fit loops? How hard can it be?

**SlackerDrummer** · 16th March 11, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Cowher

Does anyone else have this issue?

Yes! I hate sporran hangers, too. Don't know what can be done about it, though.

**Cowher** · 16th March 11, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by robbiethepiper

Fit loops? How hard can it be?

I don't follow what you said.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 16th March 11, 03:05 PM

It sounds to me like you might not be wearing your sporran strap tight enough. Try tightening up on the chain, and wearing the sporran a bit higher and see if that doesn't help.

**Nighthawk** · 16th March 11, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by SlackerDrummer

Yes! I hate sporran hangers, too. Don't know what can be done about it, though.

Same here. My problem with them is 2 things- first, they slide around like crazy, and second, they look intrusive. I solved these problems by designing and making my own.

**Chas** · 16th March 11, 04:33 PM

Many men push their sporran on to their hip while sitting. Just an idea.

Regards

Chas

**thescot** · 16th March 11, 04:38 PM

I agree that tightening the whole thing and moving it up is something you might try. Also, you can make a belt keeper similar to what cops wear to keep their gun belts fastened to their trouser belts might help. It would basically be a small strap that goes around your kilt belt and sporran strap to hold them together..

**rondo** · 16th March 11, 05:21 PM

My solution can be viewed here:
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...project-64952/
I hang the sporran from the kilt belt [bespoke]...old school similar to the Ferguson-Britt sporrans.
Rondo