If this thread is on here, I could not find it. I mean no offense or anything erotic or pornographic by this question. It is a serious thought that I had.
I have heard of keeping a pair of boots, or shoes by your bed at night for the bumps in the night. I have also heard of keeping a pair of pants in the room close by.(nam vets have turned me onto the idea) And I have heard of some people even keeping a modified gear belt with a holster, flashlight, and ammo at the ready.
So here is my question. What do you wear while sleeping. I know there is the possibility of the pants to throw on but there may not be time. If you gotta get up in the middle of the night and engage what is the proper attire? Its no secret that some people sleep in the buff or just shorts or just a shirt.
What is your theory on this? Male and female please chime in. Keep it clean.Thanks.
Jason
**** AGAIN I INTEND NO EROTICA/PORNOGRAPHY ************
Tank top and panties. I prefer to wear less but... well.. it is what it is. There is a 12G shotgun just about a foot from my head and a drawer full of guns and knives just a few feet beyond that.
But because we have a little one in the house, if it's not on us or in the safe we don't leave the chambers loaded.
He doesn't have the dexterity or strength to chamber any rounds yet and so we feel okay with leaving certain firearms that way, understanding that it will take a few more seconds to make ready than if fully loaded, but seeing as how the risk of home invasion is less than the risk of my son accidentally shooting himself with a home defense gun.. I'll take my chances and keep my son safe.
Birthday suit, pistols and lights on the nightstand. Shorts and pants next to the bed. Neither the dog or I sleep well and patrol the house a couple of times a week. Have teenage daughters and they know to announce themselves as soon as the door is open. Only sleep about 4 hours a night at most. Army didnt help the issue, not sure what the dogs problem is. Wife is a log and might wake up the next day in time for dinner.
With a smile! If i have to get up I grab pistola or AR depending on noise sometimes shotty put my cowboy hat on and my boots. I've had a couple friends in college that stayed up late laugh numerouse times as they walk in door and see me.
Typically just boxer briefs, with my leather moccasin-style slippers next to the bed (plenty for cruising around at night-easy on without using hands). XD40 with a Surefire G2 next to the bed in quick access safe (kids in the house). Hyper-vigilant German Shepherd next to the bed and front window.
To answer the OP's first question, "How do you sleep?" I sleep well, thank you...
I sleep buck naked...too old to care plus I think that would scare the crap out of someone having a 6'3" - 280 lbs man coming at them armed and naked. Attached are a couple photos of my flat, furniture attached holsters.
Boxers/tee. I keep the pants/holster/belt that I wore earlier at the foot of the bed, and a pair of sneakers under the bed. Pistol, flash light, keys, cell, and wallet on the night stand, and the Riot Gun next to the bed. A pair of electronic earmuffs, a large fixed blade, and a backup torch are in the night stand drawer.
Just my skivies on and my 95 lb Shephard roaming the house watching over the three of us, with the 75 lb Bassett Hound acting as a trip hazard. The firearms are close at hand. Nothing scarier than a p/o'd mom(wife) awaken in the middle of the night.
All I can say is that it absolutely sucks when you've been awoken by a rather large bump in the night and have to look for shoes, phone, light, pistol etc. item by item because you don't have them centrally located. Your brain is already scrambling trying to make sense of what's happened. Trying to remember where everything is located at that moment in time is a plan for failure IMO. I think dude meant to make me out as some kind of wanker because of what I pre-position before I call it a night. I'll be that. But I'll tell you what. If your main worry is door kickers stopping by for a visit at o'dark thirty, unless you sleep in a BV and NVG there won't be time to put it on before a much deeper egress into your home beyond the breach point has taken place. Which is why I don't have it. My plan calls for me to get to a choke-point as quick as possible and hold high ground until the calvary arrives. Much more important to have a weapon light and quick armed response than to pretend to be using squad tactics when your all alone or wearing gear that isn't useful for the circumstance.
I didn't see your earlier post. I think the earmuffs are interesting. Never thought of that. Would you actually put on your jeans/sneakers/earmuffs, holster your weapon and pick up your shotty and flashlight?
Sneakers are in case of FIRE. Same with car keys and wallet.
Phone, light, and pistol accompany me on any investigation that leads me outside the master.
590SP and earmuffs are only for use if and when I'm absolutely convinced that bogeymen are inside my sanctuary. The alarm and the Bullmastiffs will be the first clue that something evil is lurking.
I sleep more or less nekkid. Weapon on the nightstand. Not a flashlight believer. Shoes would come after I made sure the wiff was up and the dogs were out, if I had time to recover a few things.
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