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    "Girl, you thought he was a man
    but he was a muffin..."

    -Zappa/Beefheart: Bongo Fury

    You will be getting the usual comments from the chaps on the other side of the Atlantic about the difference between "fanny" here and "fanny" there...oops...it may have already happened!

    Anyway...i've used a "butt bag" to carry my fishing stuff around...beats the hell of of one of those huge tackle boxes. The capacity of a sporran is a big topic hereabouts. Some of the Rob Roy type sporrans look like they hold a lot of stuff and the Stillwater Nightstalker fer sure holds plenty (though the nylon one seems a bit more capacious than the leather version).

    It's just that a kilt without a sporran look sorta like a dress shirt buttoned all the way up with no tie...just sort of not quite right. Add to this the functionality of the sporran in its capacity as a weight to help keep the kilt in place as one sits down...gotta say that a sporran is a necessity. Just wear the butt bag around on the back while the sporran sits in the front...

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    Another funny linguistic difference is "braces" and "suspenders."
    Most Americans refer to those elastic straps that go over your shoulders and attatch to your trousers to hold them up "suspenders."

    Not me...

    As a skinhead, influenced by the British Mod scene, I tend to call them Braces.

    I always giggle when I hear someone call them suspenders... Suspenders are what a lady uses to keep her stockings up!

    Quote Originally Posted by auld argonian View Post

    It's just that a kilt without a sporran look sorta like a dress shirt buttoned all the way up with no tie...just sort of not quite right.
    I have to disagree here... a Ben Sherman buttoned up, worn with braces and boots looks absolutely brilliant!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crusty View Post
    Another funny linguistic difference is "braces" and "suspenders."
    Most Americans refer to those elastic straps that go over your shoulders and attatch to your trousers to hold them up "suspenders."
    In Scotland we've always called them "galluses". My personal opinion is that a kilt just looks unfinished without a sporan.

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    Fanny Pack with Kilt.............No
    Enuff said..........

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    [quote=auld argonian;487622]"Girl, you thought he was a man
    but he was a muffin..."

    -Zappa/Beefheart: Bongo Fury

    I know the song (and, in fact, know Jimmy Carl Black personally through his band, The Muffin Men). I was just pointing out the connection between the 'muffin' and 'fanny' which are both colloquialisms for the same thing back home

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    I would just throw in there that you are wearing a kilt. You're bucking the majority as it is, so if you love you're bum bag (or whatever we're calling it), go for it. Embrace the freedom of the kilt, and the freedom of doing what you want (at least fashionably speaking).

    Now since you asked for our opinion, I will add that I don't like the look of them, except maybe on a hiker. But I wore one for several years (I also wore sweat pants a lot at the same) and don't particularly like to think about that time in my life. So maybe I'm biased.

    As Panache alluded to the fact that SportKilt sells these as a modern sporran. So there is a precedent. I have seen Kilted guys wearing them at games, but I think they were athletes.
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    Wink If I may say....

    Sporran, fanny pack, man-purse, big wallet. We just want to see you in kilt...


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    The local Scotish games are in two weeks, so I'll look around there for something to replace my "Fanny" pack. Hey maybe they will have something at the Ren Faire tomorrow at my debute.

    MM

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    Quote Originally Posted by MuffinMan View Post
    The local Scotish games are in two weeks, so I'll look around there for something to replace my "Fanny" pack. Hey maybe they will have something at the Ren Faire tomorrow at my debute.

    MM
    Well as has already been said, don't forget to take pics!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MuffinMan View Post
    The local Scotish games are in two weeks, so I'll look around there for something to replace my "Fanny" pack. Hey maybe they will have something at the Ren Faire tomorrow at my debute.

    MM
    Be aware they may be way over priced. Take the time and search for something that fits your needs. Sporran or not you are kilted. Really, that's all that matters.

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