Holsters to carry at home?

chrisintexas · February 17, 2021, 07:27 PM

What holster types you use to carry at home?
Thanks so much

burrhead · February 17, 2021, 08:04 PM

The same one I use when I'm away from home. I don't really understand the question. Home, somewhere else; what difference does it make?

Dragger34 · February 17, 2021, 08:50 PM

Custom molded kydex, I use it to carry at and away from home.

rodfac · February 17, 2021, 09:17 PM

OWB, open top for a number of different guns. I'm on a farm, with a lot of on and off machinery/vehicles movement, and my daily choice frequently changes: A single action Ruger .44, .41, or .357 with stout loads during deer season, a BHP for the sheer fun of it on home range days, a Sig 365 if going to the better parts of town on Louisville, or a M60 Smith with a 3" bbl. for any of the above.

I've built open top OWB holsters for them all, worn at ~ 4:00 position, they're easily concealed with a jacket, suit coat, or even a long t-shirt. Using one type like this for all makes and models ensures that I'll find the gun with a firing grip when I reach...it's always in the same spot! Rod

KyJim · February 18, 2021, 10:03 AM

When I carry at home, it's usually because I simply haven't bothered to take off the holster and gun I've been wearing while out. If I decided to carry all the time while at home, I might switch from an IWB holster to an OWB holster for a bit more comfort.

FITASC · February 18, 2021, 10:08 AM

I don't carry at home; never saw the need; but if I did, it would be the same one I would use during the day.

Blue Jays · February 18, 2021, 10:14 AM

My home AIWB holster has a few naughty details not seen on my day-to-day public AIWB holster.

ChasHam · February 18, 2021, 10:50 AM

I believe I'd find a new place to live if things got to where I needed to carry inside my home.

That being said, until the moving van arrived, I'd probably wear a Berns-Martin shoulder rig when sitting on the can and a rubberized belt with a fully-waterproofed flap holster when in the shower...

shurshot · February 18, 2021, 01:25 PM

IWB or OWB... even with bigger guns, Colt SAA, Glock 20, Sig 220, S&W N or L frames, I often forget I'm wearing them. When I hit the recliner, I'll remove weapon and lay it beside the chair, until I go to bed (then it's under "My Pillow").

Kreyzhorse · February 18, 2021, 05:50 PM

Same as I use to carry outside the house. All of my carry holsters are leather.

BarryLee · February 19, 2021, 10:14 AM

Yes, never really carry at home, but if I did it might be something like a Tanker Holster. I wouldn't want to be relaxing on the couch with a gun on my hip

mk70ss · February 19, 2021, 12:04 PM

I don’t carry in the house, there are several easily accessible firearms there. (No kids in the home). But I always carry my Walther TPH in a pocket holster working around the ranch.

Shadow9mm · February 19, 2021, 08:14 PM

Sub compact, pocket carry in a desantis pocket holster.

lee n. field · February 19, 2021, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisintexas

What holster types you use to carry at home?
Thanks so much

Same as when I'm out and about. Pocket holster or Galco Triton for the snubs. Pocket or Bladetech IWB when it's the XDS.

RETG · February 20, 2021, 01:29 PM

Same as others, holster on my belt at home is the holster that had a gun in it when I'm gone from the home.

I do not carry at home, normal carry gun is on a table nearby, another gun is in the bedroom.

**4V50 Gary** · February 20, 2021, 01:50 PM

Carry the same. You don't have to train with two holsters.

Jack19 · February 20, 2021, 07:36 PM

Around the house, mostly pocket with a non-American PPKS.

Others available.

simonrichter · February 21, 2021, 09:17 AM

Vega full-flap cordura holster - I don't need particular quick draw capabilities but just a place to put the gun where it can't get dirtyor snag on branches etc...

CDW4ME · February 21, 2021, 01:56 PM

Same Fist kydex IWB holster and Glock 23 (or 1911) as when walking the dogs, riding a bicycle, ect... in the "excellent area" where I live.
I live in an excellent area, but unfortunately criminals and psychos are mobile.

Shorts & shirt (summer clothes) is all that is needed for concealment of a "decent" pistol.

Bill DeShivs · February 21, 2021, 02:46 PM

If you only have one gun, I guess carrying in your home is feasible.
Fortunately, we can have multiple guns.
I have guns where we need them, and there is no need to carry inside the house.

FAS1 · February 22, 2021, 10:04 AM

Pocket carry all the time including at home and rarely carry my primary CCW at home.

tex45acp · February 24, 2021, 04:55 PM

When I am out of the house I IWB carry my Wilson Combat 45acp with my KelTec PF9 9mm in a Galco pocket holster as backup, other than that the KelTec stays in the pocket of whatever I put on in the morning and stays there until I take it off to go to bed. As you can see it's well worn from many years of being carried.

Kevin Rohrer · February 25, 2021, 07:30 AM

No reason to need to carry at home, so no holster.

jr24 · February 25, 2021, 10:09 AM

Same Vedder light tuck as I wear out of the house. Goes on with the pants in the morning and stays on. Don't have to mess with on/off/switching that way. I appreciate consistency.

If I'm lounging about in sweatpants or athletic shorts for the morning/day, I don't carry so no holster. Gun stays close by though.

chrisintexas · February 25, 2021, 11:28 PM

Has anyone got the smart carry? How is your experience with that?

February 17, 2021, 07:27 PM	#1
chrisintexas Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2012 Posts: 388	Holsters to carry at home? What holster types you use to carry at home? Thanks so much

February 17, 2021, 08:04 PM	#2
burrhead Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 1999 Location: Chihuahuan desert, Texas Posts: 1,148	The same one I use when I'm away from home. I don't really understand the question. Home, somewhere else; what difference does it make? __________________ Join the GOA, SAF and the TSRA I'm offended by people that are easily offended.

February 17, 2021, 08:50 PM	#3
Dragger34 Member Join Date: July 25, 2013 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 89	Custom molded kydex, I use it to carry at and away from home. __________________ Always best to have and not need than to need and not have.

February 17, 2021, 09:17 PM	#4
rodfac Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,624	OWB, open top for a number of different guns. I'm on a farm, with a lot of on and off machinery/vehicles movement, and my daily choice frequently changes: A single action Ruger .44, .41, or .357 with stout loads during deer season, a BHP for the sheer fun of it on home range days, a Sig 365 if going to the better parts of town on Louisville, or a M60 Smith with a 3" bbl. for any of the above. I've built open top OWB holsters for them all, worn at ~ 4:00 position, they're easily concealed with a jacket, suit coat, or even a long t-shirt. Using one type like this for all makes and models ensures that I'll find the gun with a firing grip when I reach...it's always in the same spot! Rod __________________ Cherish our flag, honor it, defend it in word and deed, or get the hell out. Our Bill of Rights has been paid for by heros in uniform and shall not be diluted by misguided governmental social experiments. We owe this to our children, anything less is cowardice. USAF FAC, 5th Spl Forces, Vietnam Vet '69-'73. Last edited by rodfac; February 21, 2021 at 09:42 AM.

February 18, 2021, 10:08 AM	#6
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	I don't carry at home; never saw the need; but if I did, it would be the same one I would use during the day. __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

February 18, 2021, 10:03 AM	#5
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,142	When I carry at home, it's usually because I simply haven't bothered to take off the holster and gun I've been wearing while out. If I decided to carry all the time while at home, I might switch from an IWB holster to an OWB holster for a bit more comfort.

February 18, 2021, 10:14 AM	#7
Blue Jays Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 1999 Location: United States Posts: 395	My home AIWB holster has a few naughty details not seen on my day-to-day public AIWB holster.

February 18, 2021, 10:50 AM	#8
ChasHam Senior Member Join Date: August 27, 2018 Location: Deep South Posts: 130	I believe I'd find a new place to live if things got to where I needed to carry inside my home. That being said, until the moving van arrived, I'd probably wear a Berns-Martin shoulder rig when sitting on the can and a rubberized belt with a fully-waterproofed flap holster when in the shower...

February 18, 2021, 01:25 PM	#9
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 1,819	IWB or OWB... even with bigger guns, Colt SAA, Glock 20, Sig 220, S&W N or L frames, I often forget I'm wearing them. When I hit the recliner, I'll remove weapon and lay it beside the chair, until I go to bed (then it's under "My Pillow").

February 18, 2021, 05:50 PM	#10
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	Same as I use to carry outside the house. All of my carry holsters are leather. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

February 19, 2021, 10:14 AM	#11
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 3,946	Yes, never really carry at home, but if I did it might be something like a Tanker Holster. I wouldn't want to be relaxing on the couch with a gun on my hip __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

February 19, 2021, 12:04 PM	#12
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,599	I don’t carry in the house, there are several easily accessible firearms there. (No kids in the home). But I always carry my Walther TPH in a pocket holster working around the ranch. __________________ Say when.....

February 19, 2021, 08:14 PM	#13
Shadow9mm Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2012 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 3,977	Sub compact, pocket carry in a desantis pocket holster. __________________ I don't believe in "range fodder" that is why I reload.

February 20, 2021, 01:29 PM	#15
RETG Senior Member Join Date: September 22, 2009 Location: Somewhere in Idaho, near WY Posts: 507	Same as others, holster on my belt at home is the holster that had a gun in it when I'm gone from the home. I do not carry at home, normal carry gun is on a table nearby, another gun is in the bedroom. __________________ I give MY OPINION (not often) based on many years shooting at, other than paper targets. I will not debate my experience vs. your experience based on dreams and "what ifs." I'm 73; I'm too damn old to care.

February 20, 2021, 01:50 PM	#16
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,848	Carry the same. You don't have to train with two holsters. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

February 20, 2021, 07:36 PM	#17
Jack19 Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 2001 Location: Somewhere in the Ford Galaxy Posts: 713	Around the house, mostly pocket with a non-American PPKS. Others available. __________________ Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals. Samuel Adams

February 21, 2021, 09:17 AM	#18
simonrichter Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 2011 Location: Austria Posts: 758	Vega full-flap cordura holster - I don't need particular quick draw capabilities but just a place to put the gun where it can't get dirtyor snag on branches etc... __________________ "Get off of my lawn!" Walt Kowalski . ISSC PAR .223

February 21, 2021, 02:46 PM	#20
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,988	If you only have one gun, I guess carrying in your home is feasible. Fortunately, we can have multiple guns. I have guns where we need them, and there is no need to carry inside the house. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

February 22, 2021, 10:04 AM	#21
FAS1 Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 541	Pocket carry all the time including at home and rarely carry my primary CCW at home. __________________ *Glenn* *FAS1 SAFE*

February 24, 2021, 04:55 PM	#22
tex45acp Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2005 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 1,032	When I am out of the house I IWB carry my Wilson Combat 45acp with my KelTec PF9 9mm in a Galco pocket holster as backup, other than that the KelTec stays in the pocket of whatever I put on in the morning and stays there until I take it off to go to bed. As you can see it's well worn from many years of being carried. __________________ “All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.“

February 25, 2021, 07:30 AM	#23
Kevin Rohrer Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2010 Location: Medina, Ohio Posts: 1,049	No reason to need to carry at home, so no holster. __________________ Member: Orange Gunsite Family, NRA--Life, ARTCA, and American Legion. Caveat Emptor: Cavery Grips/AmericanGripz/Prestige Grips/Stealth Grips from Clayton, NC. He is a scammer

February 25, 2021, 10:09 AM	#24
jr24 Senior Member Join Date: August 29, 2011 Posts: 870	Same Vedder light tuck as I wear out of the house. Goes on with the pants in the morning and stays on. Don't have to mess with on/off/switching that way. I appreciate consistency. If I'm lounging about in sweatpants or athletic shorts for the morning/day, I don't carry so no holster. Gun stays close by though.

February 25, 2021, 11:28 PM	#25
chrisintexas Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2012 Posts: 388	Has anyone got the smart carry? How is your experience with that?