Characteristics of a Sporran Belt

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The typical sporran belt seen by many is usually the standard chain belt with a leather segment in the back with adjustable buckles. Now that we've ascended to a new level of understanding about the latitude available in highland dress it is clear that the preferred sporran belt is actually less chain and more if not all leather.

I've seen many which are simply a thin, narrow belt which wraps entirely around the wearer, slips thru a slit of some sort in the sporran and buckles in the back. I've also seen some such as R-Kilts makes which use the similar buckle in the rear but use some sort of clip to snap onto the sporran D-rings. Recently Dave posted a link to a company making belts with no metal at all which is a very cool idea but not the direction I intend this thread to go.

My question centers on the method of attaching the sporran to the strap. I made myself a black sporran strap from some leather which matches the belt I typically wear with my kilt and is nearly a match to my Buzz Kidder. I used Lobster Clamps at each end to attach to the D-Rings. These clamps have 360 deg. rotation in addition to the normal "play" allowed. This allows the sporran to move out of the way while sitting and also to hang much more comfortably. While in the process of making my Brown strap, I used an old braided belt I had so I could go ahead and wear my brown Buzz Kidder in the interum. While this looked very nice to me, it was noticeably more uncomfortable while sitting as there was significantly less range of motion. I also detected more pressure on the "nether regions" while standing and walking.

For comfort purposes I prefer a strap with clamps which allow maximum freedom movement of the sporran.

Any other insights or opinions?