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ever considered just wearing a plain old leather belt around your hips, with a holster either inside or outside? you can get a belt snugged up just right even without pants on and it will stay in place.
i'd probably go with a j frame if this were something i were doing myself. or an lcp. biggest would be a shield/glock 43. there's also the taurus curve. although idk how good that actually is.
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I carry a Taurus Model 85 in an OWB holster on my belt (I found some shorts with belt-loops). I usually have my t-shirt over the top of the gun while I fast-walk a warmup lap, then tuck it behind the gun while I run to keep the sweat off the gun. OC is no big deal here, and I 've never heard anyone complain.
As for the hill peeps bag- NO thanks. First, I don't want to look like I'm out playing commando or airsoft, and second, every person I know that is a serious hiker (steep terrain for a LOT of miles) has tried a chest pack and used it only once or twice before tossing it. It sounds like a great way to balance the backpack weight and have some items handy, but in the end it's way too hot. When I hike my back is sopping wet with sweat after just a couple miles, the open front is all I have for surface area to let sweat evaporate. I tried a chest holster for a while, and though it wasn't as hot as a pack, the constant thumping while walking was maddening, I cannot imagine that while running.
What does a HPG bag go for, around $70 to $80? If you have the money, go ahead and try it. It's kind of an expensive rig to end up in the unused holster pile though.