Views On Fanny Pack Concealment?

Mr.XD9mm · October 11, 2005, 07:47 PM

What do ya'll think of the fanny pack as a means of carrying your pistol?
I haven't even thought of this until a guy at a gun store told me he uses one all the time. You don't see many people out in town with a fanny pack strapped to their hip.

Just curious to see what everyone thinks of them and what people have said to you with one on?

News Shooter · October 11, 2005, 07:53 PM

I would rather be shot to death than humiliated to death by wearing such an absurd product....but that's just me

osirus101 · October 11, 2005, 07:57 PM

My dad used his for years to conceal carry...with some of the packs out there they are actually pretty quick when you get used to them another nice thing is you dont have to dress for it...he makes fun of it more than anybody else i think...if somebody asks about it he says its his "man purse"...nobody ever suspected there to be a gun in there which is the whole idea right? Also comes in handy for carrying things on leatherman, flashlight etc...and carrying wallet keys....hope that helps...

Osirus101

Bobshouse · October 11, 2005, 08:08 PM

As a cop, first thing you think when you see a fannypack is GUN. I wouldn't want to wear one for any other than that reason.

Dust_Devil · October 11, 2005, 08:27 PM

A guy wearing a fanny pack is saying either of two things.
1. That he is a tourist. (Wants a place to store his camera, wallet, etc)
2. That he is carrying a gun.

okay, I'll add a third reason.
3. That he isn't in much of a hurry to draw his weapon in the case of being attacked.

rdebert · October 11, 2005, 10:08 PM

I am one of the few that probably thinks they that serve a purpose. I have one in a very nice looking brown leather that is surprisingly comfortable and quite convenient. However....in this region everyone would assume you were carrying. So I don't use it as a primary means for carrying. I use it as sort of a situational carry system. Almost like a ultra-light-mini-BOB (bug out bag). Can put a firearm, mags, ammo, wallet, cell phone, etc...,..into..and have a nice little system if I had to get out of the house NOW, I was simply in a hurry, I am traveling to include checking into a hotel, etc. Since it would be obvious (to firearm's people) in this region I don't use it as a primary system but still like it because I can use it in other ways that are very practicle for me as an individual.

Edited for bad grammar.

xXStarScreamXx · October 11, 2005, 10:14 PM

Why not just open carry it, most people know fanny pack = gun.

Res O. Lushin · October 11, 2005, 11:22 PM

fanny pack = nancy boy

Doug.38PR · October 11, 2005, 11:35 PM

I use a fanny pack to conceal my Colt Official Police and a bottle of water whenever I ride my bike.
But I never wear a fanny pack in normal clothes. Looks kinda sissy.
I'll never forget when I used to wear one all the time back in Jr High (when they were REAL popular among children in the late 80s and early 90s) and a security guard at the school called me over and bluntly ask, "why are you wearing a purse?" "Oh it's a fanny pack." I'd reply. "But that's a purse." he would insist.

pax · October 11, 2005, 11:44 PM

Not as a regular thing, because it looks too darn silly with real clothes.

But if you ride a bicycle, go to the gym, hike, or walk in excercise clothes, a fanny pack won't draw a second glance because it will fit in with what you are doing.

Just don't do as one ... person ... in this community did awhile back. Showed up in public (WalMart) wearing faded, holey denim overalls, no shirt underneath it, and an obvious gun-carrying fanny pack. Stoopud looking for sure. Wish I'd gotten a picture, because I still don't believe it.

Oh, re the fanny pack = gun thing. There are good designs and bad ones. If the fanny pack is three times bigger than it ought to be, black, made out of leather, and has a six-inch string hanging down ... well, you get the picture.

pax

azredhawk44 · October 11, 2005, 11:53 PM

Fanny pack is the modern holster, that's all. In Arizona, Fanny Pack = Gun. There is limited clothing to conceal a weapon in.

And they're a bit sissy, unless you're over 60. Then you're excused...

chrisandclauida2 · October 12, 2005, 03:19 AM

dust devil said

okay, I'll add a third reason.
3. That he isn't in much of a hurry to draw his weapon in the case of being attacked.

i am not trying to say your ignorant overtly so let me say this as nicely as i can. your ignorant about this subject on this point.lol
just kidding. a fanny pack designed to carry a weapon are extreemly fats draw. take galcos. they have a rip cord of sorts. pull the cord with the left draw with the right. it is quicker than many concealed draws. this is what we are talking about here is concealed draw.think about throwing back a shirt then drawing . reachinf behind you. fiddiling with an iwb holster. no a good design is a qui8ck draw. go to a gun store and put one on. practice a few times then try to see if that is faster than other concealed methods. i think you will find it is just as quick. i am not talking about dumping your weapon in a fanny pack. i am talking a fanny pack designed for concealed carry.

stratus · October 12, 2005, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisandclaudia2

i am talking a fanny pack designed for concealed carry.

And that would fool... who? That would be concealed carry... how?

chrisandclauida2 · October 12, 2005, 03:45 AM

i was talking draw not the ranking of how good an idea it is.i used to throw a small 45 in the very back compartment of a pack not designed to be a weapon pack. so if you opend up the main one it looke like it only had handcuffs etc in there. the draw time was slow. this reminds me of a story. i had a guy fill his back pack up with sudifed.so he went out the door and i chased him. the idiot had a gun in the front compartment of a fanny pack. he came in with only a fanny back went and took a back pack off the shelf removed the tags then filled it with sudifed. i am chasing him as he has this back pack on. i knew as soon as he went for the fanny pack he had a gun but it was a normal fanny pack so i tried to catch him before he got the gun out. this took almost 10 seconds and 75 yards for him to get the damn weapon out.i laugh at it now but at the time i said have a nice day and come back any time..so a normal pack is slow but a properly designed one is fast. as far as fanny pack = gun goes to us who have a clue yes. to police yes but to the majority of people i dont think they put them together. especially in phoenix. it is 115 out and al;most everyone has a pack of some kind so itis easier to blend them in.what about day planners. i think it is stupid t6o carry a gun in something like that but i do think gun when i see the right sized day runner.hell fanny pack and photog vest's should just say gun on board on them.

Mr.XD9mm · October 12, 2005, 07:27 AM

Would look funny walking around in plain clothes with one.
Wanted to see what others thought of this idea cause someone mentioned it to me at the gun shop thanks.

What are some other alternatives concealing the XD9 Service model with the 4inch barrel?
Not going to use the fanny pack and look like a sissy.

Derius_T · October 12, 2005, 08:24 AM

IWB is the way to go in hot weather, IMHO. A good IWB holster will even serve you in gym shorts and a t-shirt.

As for cold weather, situation dictates. Its either IWB or horizontal shoulder rig if the outer layer doesn't have to come off....

stardate · October 12, 2005, 08:40 AM

I find the fanny pack useful when. Hunting, biking, walking/running, hiking, fishing, etc. Not cool, shopping, dining out, etc. A friend once said, what you got in the Man bag, that did it for me.

dawg23 · October 12, 2005, 09:09 AM

QUOTE: Derius_T said "A good IWB holster will even serve you in gym shorts and a t-shirt."

Maybe you could elaborate a bit on that one.

xXStarScreamXx · October 12, 2005, 11:19 AM

close fitting pancake belt or IWB from bianchi.

One of the guys at work carries like that with his XD, you cant tell its there. Hes a smaller guy too.

blackmind · October 12, 2005, 11:31 AM

Quote:

As a cop, first thing you think when you see a fannypack is GUN. I wouldn't want to wear one for any other than that reason.

You may think that, and I may think that, and cops in general may think that, but I really believe that the ordinary person in public doesn't even consider it. And even if they do, what can they do about it, come up and ask you if you have a gun in there?

I typically carry in a shoulder satchel, which is sort of like fanny-pack carry but it's not worn around the waist (that hurts my lower back). Lots of people I know see me with that, but the only ones who indicate that they think there is a gun in there are the ones I've informed on my own.

-blackmind

Denny Hansen · October 12, 2005, 02:20 PM

Gernally speaking, I don't care for them, but as pax pointed out they are useful when biking, running, etc

For my students who like them, I suggest going to a dept. store and buying a patch to sew to the outside; Nascar, Sponge Bob, anything generic that will add a sense of innocence to the pack. Kinda like holding out your left hand and snapping your fingers while you set up for a right cross.

Denny

USP45usp · October 12, 2005, 05:14 PM

Actually, I don't care what anyone thinks of carry in this form. If it's good for the moment that I use it, then so be it.

I guess we could be holster snobs as well, like there isn't a shortage of other gun related snobs.

Who cares what other peoples views are, they are not you, you are you, and you do what you want to do, carry the way you wish to carry.

If I may be blunt, screw what other people think, because most of the time they don't and it's all just opinion and you know what they say about those.

Heck, to me if you're wearing clothes, it screams GUN because Oregon is a Shall Issue State and for it to be concealed, you have to be wearing something. If not I guess that we would have to become an open carry state, for both weapons

.

Wayne

*and we are an open carry state with one weapon at least and the libs are working on the other.

AAshooter · October 12, 2005, 05:35 PM

Two thoughts come to mind:

1) I always thought if I was doing an armed robbery and I wanted eliminate potentional threats, I would shoot everyone with a fanny pack and wearing a photographer's vest.

2) Other than tourist areas, I think a fanny pack screams gun to those knowledgeable (sheeple probably don't notice). Especially the ones that have the large pull tabs for quick easy access, they really call my attention to them.

As an aside, I generally don't suspect a gun in fanny packs that people carry in their hands (not worn around the waste).

USP45usp · October 12, 2005, 06:21 PM

In a way, it seems that we are either:

1. Ashamed that we carry guns, no matter what form, and will talk bad about how others do it.

2. Afraid that we will be made doing something legal (even if you have to have that dang piece of paper/plastic)

3. Or think that BG's read these posts and have a game plan on killing everyone with a fanny pack or a vest.

I'm not understanding the problem here. Could someone enlighten me.

Wayne

News Shooter · October 12, 2005, 06:36 PM

My aversion to FP's is simply due to my interaction with one of the biggest nerd/morons in my life who wore one and wasn't carrying. I've never been able to look at them again without thinking the person wearing them had to be the same personality. He also wore a little cell phone on his belt. You can imagine what else makes me want to :barf:

October 11, 2005, 07:47 PM	#1
Mr.XD9mm Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Posts: 199	Views On Fanny Pack Concealment? What do ya'll think of the fanny pack as a means of carrying your pistol? I haven't even thought of this until a guy at a gun store told me he uses one all the time. You don't see many people out in town with a fanny pack strapped to their hip. Just curious to see what everyone thinks of them and what people have said to you with one on?

October 11, 2005, 07:53 PM	#2
News Shooter Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2005 Posts: 332	I decided I would rather be shot to death than humiliated to death by wearing such an absurd product....but that's just me

October 11, 2005, 10:14 PM	#7
xXStarScreamXx Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2005 Location: Nor*Cal 707 Posts: 353	Why not just open carry it, most people know fanny pack = gun. __________________ I still don't see why cannibalism is a crime.

October 11, 2005, 11:44 PM	#10
pax Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2000 Location: In a state of flux Posts: 7,520	Not as a regular thing, because it looks too darn silly with real clothes. But if you ride a bicycle, go to the gym, hike, or walk in excercise clothes, a fanny pack won't draw a second glance because it will fit in with what you are doing. Just don't do as one ... person ... in this community did awhile back. Showed up in public (WalMart) wearing faded, holey denim overalls, no shirt underneath it, and an obvious gun-carrying fanny pack. Stoopud looking for sure. Wish I'd gotten a picture, because I still don't believe it. Oh, re the fanny pack = gun thing. There are good designs and bad ones. If the fanny pack is three times bigger than it ought to be, black, made out of leather, and has a six-inch string hanging down ... well, you get the picture. pax __________________ Kathy Jackson My personal website: Cornered Cat

October 12, 2005, 07:27 AM	#15
Mr.XD9mm Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Posts: 199	Thats what I was thinking about it Would look funny walking around in plain clothes with one. Wanted to see what others thought of this idea cause someone mentioned it to me at the gun shop thanks. What are some other alternatives concealing the XD9 Service model with the 4inch barrel? Not going to use the fanny pack and look like a sissy.

October 11, 2005, 07:57 PM	#3
osirus101 Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2005 Location: alaska Posts: 183	My dad used his for years to conceal carry...with some of the packs out there they are actually pretty quick when you get used to them another nice thing is you dont have to dress for it...he makes fun of it more than anybody else i think...if somebody asks about it he says its his "man purse"...nobody ever suspected there to be a gun in there which is the whole idea right? Also comes in handy for carrying things on leatherman, flashlight etc...and carrying wallet keys....hope that helps... Osirus101

October 11, 2005, 08:08 PM	#4
Bobshouse Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2000 Location: CalaBANALLGUNSifornia Posts: 336	As a cop, first thing you think when you see a fannypack is GUN. I wouldn't want to wear one for any other than that reason.

October 11, 2005, 08:27 PM	#5
Dust_Devil Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 235	A guy wearing a fanny pack is saying either of two things. 1. That he is a tourist. (Wants a place to store his camera, wallet, etc) 2. That he is carrying a gun. okay, I'll add a third reason. 3. That he isn't in much of a hurry to draw his weapon in the case of being attacked.

October 11, 2005, 10:08 PM	#6
rdebert Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2004 Posts: 301	I am one of the few that probably thinks they that serve a purpose. I have one in a very nice looking brown leather that is surprisingly comfortable and quite convenient. However....in this region everyone would assume you were carrying. So I don't use it as a primary means for carrying. I use it as sort of a situational carry system. Almost like a ultra-light-mini-BOB (bug out bag). Can put a firearm, mags, ammo, wallet, cell phone, etc...,..into..and have a nice little system if I had to get out of the house NOW, I was simply in a hurry, I am traveling to include checking into a hotel, etc. Since it would be obvious (to firearm's people) in this region I don't use it as a primary system but still like it because I can use it in other ways that are very practicle for me as an individual. Edited for bad grammar.

October 11, 2005, 11:22 PM	#8
Res O. Lushin Junior member Join Date: September 26, 2005 Posts: 66	fanny pack = nancy boy

October 11, 2005, 11:35 PM	#9
Doug.38PR Junior member Join Date: January 18, 2005 Posts: 3,298	I use a fanny pack to conceal my Colt Official Police and a bottle of water whenever I ride my bike. But I never wear a fanny pack in normal clothes. Looks kinda sissy. I'll never forget when I used to wear one all the time back in Jr High (when they were REAL popular among children in the late 80s and early 90s) and a security guard at the school called me over and bluntly ask, "why are you wearing a purse?" "Oh it's a fanny pack." I'd reply. "But that's a purse." he would insist.

October 11, 2005, 11:53 PM	#11
azredhawk44 Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6,465	Fanny pack is the modern holster, that's all. In Arizona, Fanny Pack = Gun. There is limited clothing to conceal a weapon in. And they're a bit sissy, unless you're over 60. Then you're excused...

October 12, 2005, 03:19 AM	#12
chrisandclauida2 Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2005 Posts: 312	dust devil said okay, I'll add a third reason. 3. That he isn't in much of a hurry to draw his weapon in the case of being attacked. i am not trying to say your ignorant overtly so let me say this as nicely as i can. your ignorant about this subject on this point.lol just kidding. a fanny pack designed to carry a weapon are extreemly fats draw. take galcos. they have a rip cord of sorts. pull the cord with the left draw with the right. it is quicker than many concealed draws. this is what we are talking about here is concealed draw.think about throwing back a shirt then drawing . reachinf behind you. fiddiling with an iwb holster. no a good design is a qui8ck draw. go to a gun store and put one on. practice a few times then try to see if that is faster than other concealed methods. i think you will find it is just as quick. i am not talking about dumping your weapon in a fanny pack. i am talking a fanny pack designed for concealed carry.

October 12, 2005, 03:45 AM	#14
chrisandclauida2 Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2005 Posts: 312	i was talking draw not the ranking of how good an idea it is.i used to throw a small 45 in the very back compartment of a pack not designed to be a weapon pack. so if you opend up the main one it looke like it only had handcuffs etc in there. the draw time was slow. this reminds me of a story. i had a guy fill his back pack up with sudifed.so he went out the door and i chased him. the idiot had a gun in the front compartment of a fanny pack. he came in with only a fanny back went and took a back pack off the shelf removed the tags then filled it with sudifed. i am chasing him as he has this back pack on. i knew as soon as he went for the fanny pack he had a gun but it was a normal fanny pack so i tried to catch him before he got the gun out. this took almost 10 seconds and 75 yards for him to get the damn weapon out.i laugh at it now but at the time i said have a nice day and come back any time..so a normal pack is slow but a properly designed one is fast. as far as fanny pack = gun goes to us who have a clue yes. to police yes but to the majority of people i dont think they put them together. especially in phoenix. it is 115 out and al;most everyone has a pack of some kind so itis easier to blend them in.what about day planners. i think it is stupid t6o carry a gun in something like that but i do think gun when i see the right sized day runner.hell fanny pack and photog vest's should just say gun on board on them.

October 12, 2005, 08:24 AM	#16
Derius_T Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2004 Location: South West OHIO (boondocks) Posts: 1,337	IWB is the way to go in hot weather, IMHO. A good IWB holster will even serve you in gym shorts and a t-shirt. As for cold weather, situation dictates. Its either IWB or horizontal shoulder rig if the outer layer doesn't have to come off....

October 12, 2005, 08:40 AM	#17
stardate Member Join Date: January 31, 2005 Posts: 81	I find the fanny pack useful when. Hunting, biking, walking/running, hiking, fishing, etc. Not cool, shopping, dining out, etc. A friend once said, what you got in the Man bag, that did it for me.

October 12, 2005, 09:09 AM	#18
dawg23 Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2001 Location: Louisiana Posts: 403	QUOTE: Derius_T said "A good IWB holster will even serve you in gym shorts and a t-shirt." Maybe you could elaborate a bit on that one. __________________ . www.PersonalDefenseTraining.net

October 12, 2005, 11:19 AM	#19
xXStarScreamXx Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2005 Location: Nor*Cal 707 Posts: 353	close fitting pancake belt or IWB from bianchi. One of the guys at work carries like that with his XD, you cant tell its there. Hes a smaller guy too. __________________ I still don't see why cannibalism is a crime.

October 12, 2005, 02:20 PM	#21
Denny Hansen Staff Emeritus Join Date: June 29, 2001 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 2,422	Gernally speaking, I don't care for them, but as pax pointed out they are useful when biking, running, etc For my students who like them, I suggest going to a dept. store and buying a patch to sew to the outside; Nascar, Sponge Bob, anything generic that will add a sense of innocence to the pack. Kinda like holding out your left hand and snapping your fingers while you set up for a right cross. Denny __________________ S.W.A.T. Magazine Weapons, Training and Tactics for the Real World Join us at TFL or at AR15.com or on Facebook

October 12, 2005, 05:14 PM	#22
USP45usp Junior member Join Date: May 17, 2000 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 3,427	Actually, I don't care what anyone thinks of carry in this form. If it's good for the moment that I use it, then so be it. I guess we could be holster snobs as well, like there isn't a shortage of other gun related snobs. Who cares what other peoples views are, they are not you, you are you, and you do what you want to do, carry the way you wish to carry. If I may be blunt, screw what other people think, because most of the time they don't and it's all just opinion and you know what they say about those. Heck, to me if you're wearing clothes, it screams GUN because Oregon is a Shall Issue State and for it to be concealed, you have to be wearing something. If not I guess that we would have to become an open carry state, for both weapons . Wayne *and we are an open carry state with one weapon at least and the libs are working on the other.

October 12, 2005, 05:35 PM	#23
AAshooter Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2001 Posts: 379	Two thoughts come to mind: 1) I always thought if I was doing an armed robbery and I wanted eliminate potentional threats, I would shoot everyone with a fanny pack and wearing a photographer's vest. 2) Other than tourist areas, I think a fanny pack screams gun to those knowledgeable (sheeple probably don't notice). Especially the ones that have the large pull tabs for quick easy access, they really call my attention to them. As an aside, I generally don't suspect a gun in fanny packs that people carry in their hands (not worn around the waste). __________________ Play hard, shoot often, leave well worn guns!

October 12, 2005, 06:21 PM	#24
USP45usp Junior member Join Date: May 17, 2000 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 3,427	In a way, it seems that we are either: 1. Ashamed that we carry guns, no matter what form, and will talk bad about how others do it. 2. Afraid that we will be made doing something legal (even if you have to have that dang piece of paper/plastic) 3. Or think that BG's read these posts and have a game plan on killing everyone with a fanny pack or a vest. I'm not understanding the problem here. Could someone enlighten me. Wayne

October 12, 2005, 06:36 PM	#25
News Shooter Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2005 Posts: 332	I personally don't care what anyone wears or uses My aversion to FP's is simply due to my interaction with one of the biggest nerd/morons in my life who wore one and wasn't carrying. I've never been able to look at them again without thinking the person wearing them had to be the same personality. He also wore a little cell phone on his belt. You can imagine what else makes me want to :barf: