Dress Clothing for carry in HOT weather?

Ruprex · August 18th, 2006, 06:35 PM

Interested in finding options for semi-dress carry. A tucked in polo is what I enjoy wearing the most. However I could go button up dress short sleeved. I've not reasearched the subject and figured I could save some time asking here.

Currently I carry a Sig 228 which is too bulky to wear with anything other than a button up untucked. I need to be more dressy than that.

I am going to purchase a Para single stack compact LDA or Sig P220. I need to put my hands on them both, before I decide...I hope sig comes out with a DAO 1911 compact.

If anyone carries either of these, please educate me.

retsupt99 · August 18th, 2006, 07:19 PM

a Kimber or a Beretta! I either wear a T-shirt under an open print 'Florida" shirt...or...a summer T-shirt (wife beater) under a Polo shirt. The 'T' keeps the holster (IWB or SOB) away from my skin. This is in hot weather...Central Flroida!

Works for me!

ret

Rock and Glock · August 18th, 2006, 07:33 PM

Now now now...its only been 100+ at 50%+ humidity for 35 days now here in "north" Texas.....LOL

Try these links for cover ideas:

http://www.combatcarry.com/vbulletin...ead.php?t=9092

http://www.combatcarry.com/vbulletin...=wedding+shirt

http://www.combatcarry.com/vbulletin...ad.php?t=13214

I can't help on your weapon question, but CC is always a balance between environment and weapon. The guys up north have winter CC dress issues I can't begin to understand.....

Its also a holster issue to address.........lots of very smart people here to help on all!

BTW...Welcome!

pogo2 · August 18th, 2006, 08:42 PM

In Latin America and places like south Florida and southern California one sees a lot of guayabera shirts in hot weather. These are cotton or linen shirts designed to be worn untucked, and they have a straight, finished bottom. They are more dressy looking than Hawaiian shirts, and if you pick a darker color and a large enough size, the gun won't print. If you do a Google search you will find many online vendors.

Ruprex · August 19th, 2006, 02:31 PM

Never thought of the guayabera option...wow, thanks. I'll check out the other threads and thanks all.

ron8903 · August 19th, 2006, 02:40 PM

I like the guayabera shirt's,and there comfortable.
I get mine from e-bay.

tegemu · August 19th, 2006, 03:12 PM

When circumstances require tucked in shirt, I use a Sam Andrews www.andrewsleather.com pocket holster with a Kimber Ultra Carry II, a 3" .45 ACP, in it.

badgerw · August 19th, 2006, 07:06 PM

If you are going the guayabera route, check Penner's.

I live in San Antonio, which is not as hot as Phoenix nor as humid as Houston. But it's still plenty hot and humid.

I carry all day / every day. Usually I carry a Kimber 3" 1911 in a Tucker Gunleather "The Answer" IWB holster. Trousers are black Savane micro-fiber with pleats and an expandable waistband from Sam's Club. Shirt is a solid-color silk camp shirt with some sort of woven-in pattern. Shirts may be from Men's Warehouse, WinterSilks, or Norm Thompson.

I wear a cotton T-shirt under the camp shirt. It keeps me from sweating directly on the camp shirt (saves on dry cleaning). It also helps anchor the holster.

I don't have a recommendation for a holster with a tucked-in shirt. I just got a Tucker "Cover-up" for my J-frame. I'll pass along how I like it.

For an inconspicuous spare mag carrier, use a leather knife pouch. I carry a spare mag for the Kimber in a Leatherman Wave pouch in black leather. It fits hoizontally on my belt at about 1 o'clock and is just the right size for a short single-stack mag. Even in plain sight, it doesn't rate a second glance.

Bill

WVCCW · August 19th, 2006, 08:08 PM

I usually go with the shirt unbuttoned with a "layering" t-shirt under it.
The layering T is VERY thin.

If I have to wear something dressier then I use a distractor..ie something to draw the eye from the gun area.

tex45acp · August 19th, 2006, 10:47 PM

I wear a thin muscle undershirt and cover it with one of my 5 checked patern Dickies button up with the flat bottom. It's even long enough to wear OWB, so long as you arent pakin' a 8" barrel. I carry IWB 99.9% of the time this way. You can get these shorts at WallyWorld in the work clothes area.

August 18th, 2006, 06:35 PM	#1
Ruprex Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 46	Dress Clothing for carry in HOT weather? Interested in finding options for semi-dress carry. A tucked in polo is what I enjoy wearing the most. However I could go button up dress short sleeved. I've not reasearched the subject and figured I could save some time asking here. Currently I carry a Sig 228 which is too bulky to wear with anything other than a button up untucked. I need to be more dressy than that. I am going to purchase a Para single stack compact LDA or Sig P220. I need to put my hands on them both, before I decide...I hope sig comes out with a DAO 1911 compact. If anyone carries either of these, please educate me. __________________ *The best "first aid for a gunshot wound is immediate and accurate fire at the person(s) who caused you the wound .* -John Farnum

August 18th, 2006, 07:19 PM	#2
retsupt99 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 22,822	Not Bigger Than... a Kimber or a Beretta! I either wear a T-shirt under an open print 'Florida" shirt...or...a summer T-shirt (wife beater) under a Polo shirt. The 'T' keeps the holster (IWB or SOB) away from my skin. This is in hot weather...Central Flroida! Works for me! ret

August 18th, 2006, 07:33 PM	#3
Rock and Glock VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado at 9,500' Posts: 4,443	Now now now...its only been 100+ at 50%+ humidity for 35 days now here in "north" Texas.....LOL Try these links for cover ideas: http://www.combatcarry.com/vbulletin...ead.php?t=9092 http://www.combatcarry.com/vbulletin...=wedding+shirt http://www.combatcarry.com/vbulletin...ad.php?t=13214 I can't help on your weapon question, but CC is always a balance between environment and weapon. The guys up north have winter CC dress issues I can't begin to understand..... Its also a holster issue to address.........lots of very smart people here to help on all! BTW...Welcome! __________________ Richard NRA Life Member *"Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything."* Harry S. Truman

August 18th, 2006, 08:42 PM	#4
pogo2 VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southwest Posts: 2,280	Guayabera Shirt? In Latin America and places like south Florida and southern California one sees a lot of guayabera shirts in hot weather. These are cotton or linen shirts designed to be worn untucked, and they have a straight, finished bottom. They are more dressy looking than Hawaiian shirts, and if you pick a darker color and a large enough size, the gun won't print. If you do a Google search you will find many online vendors.

August 19th, 2006, 02:31 PM	#5
Ruprex Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 46	Never thought of the guayabera option...wow, thanks. I'll check out the other threads and thanks all. __________________ *The best "first aid for a gunshot wound is immediate and accurate fire at the person(s) who caused you the wound .* -John Farnum

August 19th, 2006, 02:40 PM	#6
ron8903 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 2,262	I like the guayabera shirt's,and there comfortable. I get mine from e-bay. __________________ "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

August 19th, 2006, 03:12 PM	#7
tegemu Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orange Park, Fla. Posts: 997	When circumstances require tucked in shirt, I use a Sam Andrews www.andrewsleather.com pocket holster with a Kimber Ultra Carry II, a 3" .45 ACP, in it. __________________ People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence in their behalf. - George Orwell

August 19th, 2006, 07:06 PM	#8
badgerw Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 121	If you are going the guayabera route, check Penner's. I live in San Antonio, which is not as hot as Phoenix nor as humid as Houston. But it's still plenty hot and humid. I carry all day / every day. Usually I carry a Kimber 3" 1911 in a Tucker Gunleather "The Answer" IWB holster. Trousers are black Savane micro-fiber with pleats and an expandable waistband from Sam's Club. Shirt is a solid-color silk camp shirt with some sort of woven-in pattern. Shirts may be from Men's Warehouse, WinterSilks, or Norm Thompson. I wear a cotton T-shirt under the camp shirt. It keeps me from sweating directly on the camp shirt (saves on dry cleaning). It also helps anchor the holster. I don't have a recommendation for a holster with a tucked-in shirt. I just got a Tucker "Cover-up" for my J-frame. I'll pass along how I like it. For an inconspicuous spare mag carrier, use a leather knife pouch. I carry a spare mag for the Kimber in a Leatherman Wave pouch in black leather. It fits hoizontally on my belt at about 1 o'clock and is just the right size for a short single-stack mag. Even in plain sight, it doesn't rate a second glance. Bill

August 19th, 2006, 08:08 PM	#9
WVCCW Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: WV Posts: 49	I usually go with the shirt unbuttoned with a "layering" t-shirt under it. The layering T is VERY thin. If I have to wear something dressier then I use a distractor..ie something to draw the eye from the gun area. __________________ Be Safe and Careful, Corbett Mountaineers Are Always Free

August 19th, 2006, 10:47 PM	#10
tex45acp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 626	I wear a thin muscle undershirt and cover it with one of my 5 checked patern Dickies button up with the flat bottom. It's even long enough to wear OWB, so long as you arent pakin' a 8" barrel. I carry IWB 99.9% of the time this way. You can get these shorts at WallyWorld in the work clothes area. __________________ The only thing needed for evil to exist is for good men to stand by and do nothing!!!

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