Carrying while exercising

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Carrying while exercising

Posted: 4/12/2007 5:34:15 PM EDT

One of my worse fears: I'll be out in the countryside, someone will sideswipe me, and then come back to finish the job or have fun and finish the job. There on the roadside with a broken leg, I'd prefer a pistol in the options of defenses.

Okay, for biking, I pretty well have that worked out. Swimming, well, in a pool, one is pretty well limited anyhow but if it was open water, I'd be in wet suit and there are enough accessories available to make it feasible.

But what about running? Does Camelbak make a holster accessory?
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Posted: 4/12/2007 5:47:11 PM EDT

[#1]

On shorter runs I usually don't carry, but I share your fear of being jacked up in the countryside while on a long run. I wear a camelbak since I need water on long runs anyways, and there is a zipper compartment that my kel-tec fits in.
Smartcarry is a no go, especially for long runs. Camelbak is the best option for me since many other possibilities will result in chafing. The Camelbak even sucks after a few miles, but ya gotta have water...

Posted: 4/12/2007 5:50:43 PM EDT

[#2]

Load bearing vest and combat boots?

Posted: 4/12/2007 5:52:26 PM EDT

[#3]

I carry when I run, inline skate, bike, whatever.

A Camelback works fine if you want to take that long to get to it. I sometimes keep a little nylon pouch on one of the straps of my Camelback with a little 21A in it.

I am looking at these: linkeroo (Safepacker)

Looks quick and would be discreet attached a strap in front.

I considered this:
linkeroo (Sahara Strider)

But I think the Safepacker looks like it would work for me better.

Posted: 4/12/2007 6:09:16 PM EDT

[#4]

Safepacker on a camelbak strap....I wonder if that would work....

Posted: 4/12/2007 6:14:46 PM EDT

[#5]

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Load bearing vest and combat boots? hile
Incidently, I got into CamelBaks as a progressive follow on. I would go to foot races, park, sign in, have to get my stuff back to the car, run for the start line, etc.. Race bags became tied togethers as a backpack, add in a backpack for running most of the time, saw CamelBak and bought two ...... think I bought one first for my younger brother when he got lost in Big Bend without enough water.

Combat boots? Well, when I was younger, but now ............
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Posted: 4/12/2007 7:11:30 PM EDT

[#6]

I wonder if on shorter runs one could rig up a smaller pistol in an opaque water bottle?

Long runs usually involve a camelback and a PPK. Short runs I take my folding knife

Posted: 4/13/2007 6:45:50 AM EDT

[#7]

Sweet. Now I have an excuse not to run. hing,

Posted: 4/13/2007 12:54:12 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:

Okay, for biking, I pretty well have that worked out. Swimming, well, in a pool, one is pretty well limited anyhow but if it was open water, I'd be in wet suit and there are enough accessories available to make it feasible.

How do you have it worked out on the bike. I've want to carry on the bike since I usually have my small son in a bike trailer now. I've thought about using a handlbar bag that turns into a fanny pack for off the bike www.rei.com/product/735854 as this will work for both on and off the bike. Strapping the safepaker to my handlbar is also an idea, but by the time I buy a safepacker and the packer packer strap for off the bike I'll be in for $85 bucks or so.

Posted: 4/13/2007 1:02:46 PM EDT

[#9]

I recently picked this up and plan to use it for biking this summer.

www.skdtac.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=902

Posted: 4/13/2007 1:06:23 PM EDT

[#10]

I'd really like something that can attach to the bike while riding, as I find fanny packs on the bike uncomfortable. Also, gun I plan to carry is a Glock 27, and I'm left handed.

Posted: 4/13/2007 2:11:09 PM EDT

[#11]

I'm wary about carrying on my person lest I take a fall; similar reason for a frame bag. But I carry a lot of things, from time to time, on my handle bars, such as map cases, computers, lights, bell, first air kit, and an infantry bag for things like my GPS unit. I think you can pretty well figure out where I carry when I carry.

Thanks for the tips on other bags, I'll check them out.
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Posted: 4/14/2007 11:19:09 AM EDT

[#12]

I have two "exercise" guns. This morning, at the gym, I carried a Kel-Tec .32, with belt clip, clipped onto nylon running shorts. Tomorrow, when I run up the mountain (well, good sized hill), I will carry a Model 342 Titanium .38, with a Barami Hip Grip instead of a holster. They are both light enough that they don't pull my pants down when I run. With both systems, I don't need to wear a holster or a belt.

Neither one is my first choice for a sidearm, but they beat the heck out of harsh words and a stern look of disapproval. The amazing thing is, they both appear to be rust-proof. I wipe them down with a Kleenex before putting them away, but that's it. When I clean them, I look for rust, and have never found any. The grip screw on the Smith has gotten corroded a couple of times, so I just replaced it with a new one from True Value, for about a penny.

Posted: 4/14/2007 11:53:15 AM EDT

[#13]

This is my bicycle gun. I only run on a treadmill these days. I keep the gun on my person. It's easier to rip a bike out from under someone than people think, and there goes the gun.

Posted: 4/14/2007 2:14:28 PM EDT

[#14]

Where on your body do you carry the gun? I have thought long and hard about this and the only way to keep the gun on me while biking is the fanny pack, which I hate. I will still carry my Benchmade on my person. I only ride with my kid in my relatively safe suburban city in broad daylight, When mountain biking the Glock 22 goes in the Camelback.

Does that S&W say "no less that 120 grain bullet" on the barrell? Why is that?

Posted: 4/14/2007 6:54:17 PM EDT

[#15]

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Does that S&W say "no less that 120 grain bullet" on the barrell? Why is that?

"Magnum bullets that weigh less than 120 grains will exit their cartridge before the cartridge charge has a chance to completely burn. This charge will leak out onto the cylinder and frame while still burning, causing damaging oxidation to the gun's exotic materials over time. "
linky

I run in suburban sprawl so I carry a can of pepper spray clipped on my shorts.