Screw them! A right not exercised is a right lost.Although it is perfectly legal to open carry in Colorado, I dislike backpacking with a visible handgun as just the sight of a gun sends the bedwetters into a frenzy.
waddy:228938 said:Although it is perfectly legal to open carry in Colorado, I dislike backpacking with a visible handgun as just the sight of a gun sends the bedwetters into a frenzy. I simply don't wish to end up in that type of discussion. My newest "solution" is one of the Ribz packs. It is actually not too bad a way to pack, as it keeps my pistol right in front of my chest where it is very handy yet does not intefere with anything else. The downside is the zipper and opening are both a little small, making for a somewhat slow and cumbersome draw. Has anyone come up with a better solution?
All the more reason to OC.I backpack a lot. I have a ULA pack with 6*6*2 inch pockets on the hipbelt. I carry a Glock 26 in the right pocket and a 15 round spare mag in the other. I carry concealed because I don't want any potential bad guys to know what I have. It is legal to open carry here in the Smokies but the liberals do call the Park Service and report."man with a gun."
Thigh holster. Not too concerned about humans, mostly want to stop a grizzly bear from chewing on my extremities. I don't pay much mind to what the locals think. You can even be a tree-hugging, granola-eating, peacenik flower child in North Idaho, but if you're gun squeamish, you're in the wrong state.
Well another way you could carry, Is chest carry. The holster rides up across your chest, That way it stay's relatively out of the way. Now i'm not sure what you are carrying for a side arm, But maybe you can find a BIANCHI chest adapter for the UM84/M12 holster system. It is ment for most large semi's, But really designed for the 92FS. I have one, and have been able to carry my 1911's, SIG P229 and the 92 FS with no problems, and it didn't interfere with my pack straps or chest strap. YMMV with your pack.
I have a High Sierra pouch that holds two 1 litre water bottles, is rust and silver in color and doesn't give the tree huggers any idea that it can hold a full-size auto and four extra magazines. True you have to unzip to draw, but I figure a worst case scenario will be that I will be drawing the gun when I am asked for my wallet and am supposed to be pulling something out. :wacko:
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