Home carry

WilliamWallace · February 19th, 2009, 01:39 PM

So all of you guys who carry at home, please help me out with something. I am having a hard time figuring out how this works here in the real world...

When I get home from work, I take off the slacks and button up shirt and put on sweat shorts... see, I have been at work all day in stuffy attire and I want to relax in my home from about 5:30 to 10:00, when bedtime comes.

I just cannot see going home and taking off the slacks to put on a pair of jeans with a gun belt and holster. Lounging around on the sofa in my jeans all night doesn't sound relaxing. That is NOT comfortable.

Don't get me wrong, I know having a bad guy break into my house while my gun is not near me is even less comfortable so I don't need a lecture on the trade offs... I know them and that is why I am asking this question.

I can't really keep the gun close to me and at the same time have it safe from the kids unless it is on me. But I don't see a way to have it on me that doesn't suck... I also don't have a gun that I believe my elastic waist sweat shorts would hold up even if I just used a clip on holster. Buying a smaller gun is not an option for me.

I am interested in how you guys do it.

swaggs · February 19th, 2009, 01:46 PM

I've found that my sweat pants hold up my cell phone IWB holster quite well with my bersa thunder .380 plus. More often than not though, I have one in the vicinity (one on each floor of a relatively small house) rather than carrying 100% of the time.

JAT40 · February 19th, 2009, 01:58 PM

Carry while lounging at home? Lots of good ideas on this thread. A lot of us use the SmartCarry.

WilliamWallace · February 19th, 2009, 02:07 PM

Was trying to find that thread

JAT40 · February 19th, 2009, 02:09 PM

Try again, link fixed.

Napa Nick · February 19th, 2009, 03:32 PM

A fanny pack works well for lounge wear.

BikerRN · February 19th, 2009, 03:32 PM

I lounge around in my Boxers a lot.

What I do is put one of my guns in a zippered case, with the zipper open, and have it with me throughout the house. I'll make two trips to carry something, like chips, salsa and drink, from the kitchen to the sofa just so I can keep my gun with me. When I go to the bathroom, the zippered case goes with me.

Biker

jowgafist · February 19th, 2009, 04:22 PM

+1 Smartcarry

crzy4guns · February 19th, 2009, 04:26 PM

I usually pocket carry, so that way I can wear jeans, shorts, sweat pants, dress slacks, whatever. No, I don't answer the door in my boxers or bvds thank you very much.

AllAmerican · February 19th, 2009, 04:36 PM

I take the jeans and shirt off and put on some shorts. The gun stays in the holster and sits on the cofee tabel in front of me while Im relaxing.

If I gotta go outside for anything I slip it in my pocket.

No big deal.

February 19th, 2009, 01:39 PM	#1
WilliamWallace Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vegas Posts: 116	Home carry So all of you guys who carry at home, please help me out with something. I am having a hard time figuring out how this works here in the real world... When I get home from work, I take off the slacks and button up shirt and put on sweat shorts... see, I have been at work all day in stuffy attire and I want to relax in my home from about 5:30 to 10:00, when bedtime comes. I just cannot see going home and taking off the slacks to put on a pair of jeans with a gun belt and holster. Lounging around on the sofa in my jeans all night doesn't sound relaxing. That is NOT comfortable. Don't get me wrong, I know having a bad guy break into my house while my gun is not near me is even less comfortable so I don't need a lecture on the trade offs... I know them and that is why I am asking this question. I can't really keep the gun close to me and at the same time have it safe from the kids unless it is on me. But I don't see a way to have it on me that doesn't suck... I also don't have a gun that I believe my elastic waist sweat shorts would hold up even if I just used a clip on holster. Buying a smaller gun is not an option for me. I am interested in how you guys do it.

February 19th, 2009, 01:46 PM	#2
swaggs Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 132	I've found that my sweat pants hold up my cell phone IWB holster quite well with my bersa thunder .380 plus. More often than not though, I have one in the vicinity (one on each floor of a relatively small house) rather than carrying 100% of the time. __________________ "Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less." "Save in defense of my native State, with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed, I hope I may never be called on to draw my sword" - Gen. R. E. Lee

February 19th, 2009, 01:58 PM	#3
JAT40 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ma Posts: 2,216	Carry while lounging at home? Lots of good ideas on this thread. A lot of us use the SmartCarry. __________________ While people are saying "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, ... and they will not escape. 1Th 5:3

February 19th, 2009, 02:09 PM	#5
JAT40 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ma Posts: 2,216	Try again, link fixed. __________________ While people are saying "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, ... and they will not escape. 1Th 5:3

February 19th, 2009, 03:32 PM	#7
BikerRN VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: State of Discombobulation Posts: 3,775	I lounge around in my Boxers a lot. What I do is put one of my guns in a zippered case, with the zipper open, and have it with me throughout the house. I'll make two trips to carry something, like chips, salsa and drink, from the kitchen to the sofa just so I can keep my gun with me. When I go to the bathroom, the zippered case goes with me. Biker __________________ If I knew I was going to get in to a gunfight I most ceratinly wouln't bring a handgun or two, and I don't know any smart person that does.

February 19th, 2009, 02:07 PM	#4
WilliamWallace Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vegas Posts: 116	Was trying to find that thread

February 19th, 2009, 03:32 PM	#6
Napa Nick Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Napa, California Posts: 66	A fanny pack works well for lounge wear.

February 19th, 2009, 04:22 PM	#8
jowgafist Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 435	+1 Smartcarry __________________ Stay informed, Join VA-Alert NRA Certified Instructor Jow Ga Kung Fu "Gun on, Pride off." ~John Murphy

February 19th, 2009, 04:26 PM	#9
crzy4guns VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 2,272	I usually pocket carry, so that way I can wear jeans, shorts, sweat pants, dress slacks, whatever. No, I don't answer the door in my boxers or bvds thank you very much. __________________ Kick the bums out of congress. Vote in 2010!

February 19th, 2009, 04:36 PM	#10
AllAmerican VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chesterfield, Kakalaki del Sur Posts: 2,401	I take the jeans and shirt off and put on some shorts. The gun stays in the holster and sits on the cofee tabel in front of me while Im relaxing. If I gotta go outside for anything I slip it in my pocket. No big deal. __________________ My Music: www.reverbnation.com/dickiefredericks New tunes added. "The Double Tap Center Mass Boogie. Learn it, know it, love it, shoot it. Good guys should live, bad guys not so much. " - Ted Nugent 09

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