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Posted: 5/23/2017 3:56:32 AM EDT
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642 in the pocket.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 4:03:23 AM EDT
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AR on VTAC sling.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 4:06:11 AM EDT
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What pack are you using? Is getting a back that allows hip carry an option?
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Posted: 5/23/2017 4:09:35 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/23/2017 4:16:53 AM EDT
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What pack are you using? Is getting a back that allows hip carry an option? Any high weight pack is going to have a hip belt otherwise it would destroy your shoulders. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 4:18:48 AM EDT
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That chest holster looks pretty cool, I wonder if the shoulder strap would rub on my backpack strap. Looks like they make one that can clip to a backpack belt
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Posted: 5/23/2017 4:20:46 AM EDT
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Depends, usually a .45 in a OWB holster if I'm not going too far out.
If I'm going deep into the woods out back I take an AR too, bears generally leave people alone around here but I wouldn't want to be an outlier. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 5:25:15 AM EDT
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HPG Kitbag.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 5:30:56 AM EDT
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HPG Kitbag. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 5:37:47 AM EDT
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If the weapon doesn't have to be concealed, then I would affix a holster to the front of my off-hand backpack shoulder strap.
Like this, but with better shooting. 
Seems like any of the OWB/IWB/hip suggestions wouldn't work due to the backpack hip belt. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 5:45:37 AM EDT
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Hill People Gear chest rig. It holds my pistol (G17 or G43) compass, snacks, etc...
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Posted: 5/23/2017 5:48:13 AM EDT
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Just wanted to say that thigh holsters are terrible if you are doing any sort of physical activity. Don't get a thigh holster.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 5:57:24 AM EDT
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Another vote for Hill People Gear chest kit. Between the infantry and civilian backpacking, I've tried a bunch of different ways. Chest is best.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 6:00:12 AM EDT
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Ost
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Posted: 5/23/2017 6:16:56 AM EDT
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If the weapon doesn't have to be concealed, then I would affix a holster to the front of my off-hand backpack shoulder strap. Like this, but with better shooting. http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/productimage_10775_productinuse2.jpg?v=22 Seems like any of the OWB/IWB/hip suggestions wouldn't work due to the backpack hip belt. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 7:07:43 AM EDT
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Depends on the terrain, distance, etc.
Normally a P938 in my front or cargo pocket. I've carried my G19 IWB too. If I was going on a multiday trek I'd probably switch to a shoulder holster or putting a holster on the weak side strap if that was an option. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 7:07:53 AM EDT
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Chest holster or put a holster on the hip belt.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 7:26:10 AM EDT
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Go Tier 1 bro.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 7:39:12 AM EDT
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......ounces make pounds. Exactly! Lighten your load to the point you no longer need a hipbelt and carry as normal. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 7:41:57 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/23/2017 7:44:18 AM EDT
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HPG Kitbag. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 7:48:50 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/23/2017 7:49:33 AM EDT
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Use to carry a Glock 19 in hip holster with boundary packs in 60+lb range back in my canoe days. Thigh ride tended to bang into canoe parts while paddling and get submerged if you jump out close to shore to save canoe bottom from grindage.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 7:51:44 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/23/2017 7:53:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryThis. End thread.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 7:54:35 AM EDT
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Exactly! Lighten your load to the point you no longer need a hipbelt and carry as normal. My pack for a 3 day camping/hiking trip weighs under 15lbs now with food, water, tent ect. I plan to push the weight further down when I can afford a down quilt and a lighter air mat, less weight makes for a far more enjoyable experience and gets you to places quicker and easier. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:11:30 AM EDT
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Usually a 642 in a small camera case on the waist belt; sometimes a fanny pack on the front. There are plenty of camera cases that are made to fit the wide pack belts and nobody pays them any attention (more important here on the east coast where sometimes you need a concealed means concealed approach
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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:12:19 AM EDT
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Wilderness Safepacker
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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:17:42 AM EDT
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That's what I did after lugging around 30 pounds of crap I never used or "might" use at Red River Gorge, never again. My pack for a 3 day camping/hiking trip weighs under 15lbs now with food, water, tent ect. I plan to push the weight further down when I can afford a down quilt and a lighter air mat, less weight makes for a far more enjoyable experience and gets you to places quicker and easier. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Exactly! Lighten your load to the point you no longer need a hipbelt and carry as normal. My pack for a 3 day camping/hiking trip weighs under 15lbs now with food, water, tent ect. I plan to push the weight further down when I can afford a down quilt and a lighter air mat, less weight makes for a far more enjoyable experience and gets you to places quicker and easier. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:18:34 AM EDT
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We do this thread about once a month and the answer is always the Hill People Gear Kit Bag.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:25:12 AM EDT
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Diamond Dave guides choice holster. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/169488/IMG-0441-214633.JPG When the weather cools of here, this is what is used under a lite flannel shift. it's even under the Santa Claus suit, come Christmas. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:27:26 AM EDT
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What's your pack look like? Got any pics? I hike RRG frequently and have gotten my pack down to 20lbs for 3 days, but really don't know how I'd get it much lower without buying super lightweight versions of what I already have. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:32:31 AM EDT
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I've happened across a few bears where I like to hike so in those areas I bring the Glock 20. In smaller woods I carry my Glock 43.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:34:03 AM EDT
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I bought a medium pouch from Tactical Tailor - it's about the size of a canteen pouch. With the molle webbing I can attach it to my hip belt. An upholstery buddy sewed a strap inside so I can mount a holster for my S&W 29. Attached to my pack it just looks like I have an accessory pouch on so none of the tree huggers get triggered. When I'm out in the woods I open the top of the pouch and tuck it behind the grip so pistol is easy to get to. Get back to the visitor center, it's closed back up and nobody is the wiser.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:35:23 AM EDT
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40 pounds? What kind of hikes are you doing?
In the past I've taken my: SIG P228 FN FNP9 Ruger LC9 I want to start taking an AR-15 and have been building some lightweight ones. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:35:44 AM EDT
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Hill People Gear chest rig. It holds my pistol (G17 or G43) compass, snacks, etc... |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:39:28 AM EDT
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That's what I did after lugging around 30 pounds of crap I never used or "might" use at Red River Gorge, never again. My pack for a 3 day camping/hiking trip weighs under 15lbs now with food, water, tent ect. I plan to push the weight further down when I can afford a down quilt and a lighter air mat, less weight makes for a far more enjoyable experience and gets you to places quicker and easier. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:40:12 AM EDT
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HPG Kitbag. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:40:19 AM EDT
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I just put the holster on the waist belt of the pack.
Terrible picture, but you can see the 629 on the belt. 60 pound pack, week long trip in the bighorns.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:55:00 AM EDT
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I love my down quilt. It is my favorite piece of gear and definitely worth the investment. It is probably the first thing I would recommend to someone trying to lighten their pack. Even if you cannot live without a camp chair and a huge tent nothing beats the freedom of sleeping in a down quilt. I was planning on buying one of these Enlightened Equipment - Revelation I hate most bags the zipper is always on the wrong side and they tend to be too restrictive, So I'm sure I'll welcome the change over. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 9:05:01 AM EDT
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Taurus 605 in a nylon hip holster. I've been pondering a chest rig though.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 9:07:24 AM EDT
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HPG Kitbag. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 9:09:05 AM EDT
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Hill People Gear Kit Bag
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Posted: 5/23/2017 9:12:24 AM EDT
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What if you're wearing a bino harness already? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Hill People Gear chest rig. It holds my pistol (G17 or G43) compass, snacks, etc... Is this an ideal solution? No. But it is workable. When I have some time I want to play around with trying to find a method to attach a pair of elastic bino straps directly to my Kit Bag harness, and have the binos rest against the front of my Kit Bag. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 9:13:38 AM EDT
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I'm a weight freak when it comes to backpacking. I carry an LCP in my hipbelt pocket. Never used it. The worst I have to worry about are black bears and methheads.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 9:14:19 AM EDT
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Mine fits in a side pocket of my pack. It works surprisingly well. I don't have a drop leg, nor do I want one, and a chest rig would be uncomfortable. I'm all about comfort.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 9:27:52 AM EDT
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HPG Kitbag. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 9:42:00 AM EDT
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That chest holster looks pretty cool, I wonder if the shoulder strap would rub on my backpack strap. Looks like they make one that can clip to a backpack belt |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 9:46:13 AM EDT
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Hill People Gear chest rig. It holds my pistol (G17 or G43) compass, snacks, etc... |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 9:47:42 AM EDT
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686 open carry.
I'm less worried about two legged critters and more worried about four and no legged critters. Hell if I run into anyone out hiking it's amazing. |
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