This is a discussion on A leather holster in the summer within the Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Summer hit here in Portland with a vengeance. For the first time I carried without a t-shirt on, just a polo shirt. Well, the leather ...
Summer hit here in Portland with a vengeance. For the first time I carried without a t-shirt on, just a polo shirt. Well, the leather on my skin is not the most comfortable thing in the world.
I was thinking of sacrificing one of my old t-shirts and cutting out a patch to put between the holster and my skin. Just wondering what others do in lieu of a t-shirt to protect their skin from the leather holster.
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If I am not wearing an undershirt, I'm not wearing any shirt, regardless of weather.
The preceding post may contain sarcasm; it's just better that way. However, it is still intended with construction and with the Love of my L-rd Y'shua.
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A wife beater usually works for me.
This solves the FL heat problem. I always use leather IWB holsters...a 'wife beater' under any T-shirt keeps the leather away from the skin and eliminates the problem.Originally Posted by DeepHelmet
Stay armed...in the heat, with a T...stay safe!
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I've always hated that name for that shirt. I prefer to call it an A-shirt.
-JT
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You could try one of the Under Armor types too. I got a generic knock off & it works well. It also wicks the sweat away from you.
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Some form of undershirt is the best way. Another short term solution is baby powder yourself and the back of the holster.
Hope this helps.
MNBurl
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking" - George S. Patton.
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Leather? I choose plastic!
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I never heard of it as a shirt. What is it?
Thanks,
Jerry
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Visualize a larger grumpy middle aged man with a beer, growly voice wearing a tank top style undershirt sitting on a recliner watching wrestling...
Wait, that is a lot of my relatives.
Facts are negotiable, perceptions are not.
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Wear a tank top type undershirt under your Polo. Don't carry with leather next to skin. Will you feel too warm?? I don't. In any case if you are going to carry you'll just have to make the necessary dress adjustments.
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Reasons why I like Garrity's Incognito Deluxe with the sude backing. no sweat and extremely comfortable.
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I'm in the Portland, OR area also, and this 97 degrees is unusually hot for us. I had to go out yesterday and substituted a Star Firestar 9 mm and one spare magazine (on the belt) for my usual Combat Commander and two spares. I wore a colored t-shirt and covered the Firestar with an open short-sleeved casual shirt not tucked into my pants (no polo). While not my traditional "look", it worked fine - even for an old f**t like me. I certainly could have concealed the bigger Colt and two magazines with that clothing, but just didn't feel like tightening my belt enough to bear up under the added weight.
When it gets too hot for me to wear my Sig P-239 in my IWB holster using an undershirt, then I switch to my Kahr PM-9 in a pocket holster.
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To exactly, beat me to the post I was thinking the same thing, New to CCW got my IWB holster from Bluegrass 2 days ago and starting wearing it with my Blue Glock 26 training gun in order to break in the hoslter. I can CC in Nassau County but cannot leagally in the NYC area and spend more time at work in the NYC area than home. Never wore a undershirt before i was having the same problems.Sticks to/rubs the skin. Somebody should make a 2 part tee shirt, the inside part can be slipped behind and the other would look like normal cover. Dibbs on the idea!!
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