I posted this on Lightfighter...people found it useful...thought it might help some folks here.

Where do you stow the shower cookie?

Man i was thinking of this exacr concept the other day.  Concept would work well with shotgun shells too. Just a bag full of shells with flashlight, knife etc. My buddy who I was going to do this for has a house full of kids, no gunsafe and had concern about keeping the shotgun loaded or with rounds mounted on a side saddle

Cool idea.

No retention of the contents is my only concern.

I simply keep a few loaded guns around the house, with loaded mags in various places as well.  Couple of the guns have lights on them, and I have a big LED-converted D Cell Maglight by the bed.

And then, of course, I have a Certified Man Bag that most of that kind of thing rides in that I haul around with me away from the house.

Might want to add more cord on the bottom so it doesnt flop around and you can remove the items with one hand.

i like it

I can already do that...and it doesn't flop around.

 

I remember Clint Smith pushing this idea a while back.  

Just curious why you need a pistol mag and a rifle mag?  Are you going to carry one in each hand?

See original post for that explanation.

I read it.  
The idea (as you said) is that it's something you can throw on quickly if you're in the shower or in bed or whatever when shit goes down.  If you're not wearing pants it gives you a way to carry stuff you might need.
So, if you're not wearing pants, where does the pistol go?  
The concept of the little purse thing is sound, but you've got to be realistic about it.  You're not going to jump out of the shower/out of bed/off of the wife and be able to carry two guns.

An alternate idea would be to have a stiff belt with either velcro or a quick-connect buckle.  You'd have your pistol on the nightstand (or whereever) and you mags, extra light, emergency phone, and an empty holster would be on the belt.  (If you really wanted to use your AR for HD and have the pistol too, you could have the pistol in the holster and an AR mag pouch on the belt too.)  The belt would be just as quick to put on as the pouch and you'd have a place to holster your pistol if you needed both hands or when the police showed up.  

If you read again...closely....you'll see I addressed the magazine question and also briefly mentioned my belt system.

Only use that cell phone if you can't get to a land line, 911 operators care about one thing before any other, "WHERE"  A land line instantly tells them. Cell phones do not.

Understood. Landlines aren't too prevalent in the places I stay though, but I'll remember that.

 

Well shit, I guess they were right about my attention span.  My apologies, carry on.

They were over generous. They also didn't mention your ears, they really should have. Something could have been done when you were younger, now, only amputation.

I hope the dalmation bites you.

HA!

 















 

I am gonna have to build one of these

This is quite possibly the best idea I have seen all year.

I am already plotting mine. I think I might just throw in my PT738 into the bag as well since it is quite small.

I like it!

I use something similar but a bit larger.  I use a Maxpedition Thermite with similar contents but more magazines.  I have been thinking of getting something smaller and may steal your idea.

I picked up this Eagle carrier from SKD during their sale due to this thread. I have a G19, an extra mag, a cell phone, a flashlight, and a Spyderco.

My 870 has a side saddle so I did not feel the need to put extra rounds for that in the pouch.

Something about the guard bag, the scattered mre's and standard "dormroom" furniture in the room makes me think you're in the gaurd/a cadet corps somewhere in college, I like that all reservists and gaurdsmen in college (just a guess) have there own arsenal and preparedness bags/etc, makes me feel better about my daughter being in college! her boyfriends has a similar set up in his apartment just off campus.

I actually got kicked out of ROTC....and I was one of the good ones.

From personal experience I can't say I trust the college kid boot cadets like myself....I'm disciplined...praise God...most of those kids are just no different from other college kids, but they put on the uniform...and do nothing but chase tail and drink booze.  Prior service guardsmen and guys who went from Active to ROTC are usually a bit more squared away.


The Guard bag....I can't wait to get rid of that thing, just can't afford anything else yet...even though now I work in a store that sells bags I need. but I have to admit...it's served me well. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_5_10/118768_EDC___Important_carry_stuff.html&page=2

A note on shells and side saddles...







Using a velcro side saddle allows you to carry a backup "card" of shells. If the side saddle on your shotgun goes empty, God forbid.... you can rip it off, reach in your pouch for that card of shells, and tack it back on to the velcro on your receiver. I thought this was a good idea....but never tried it myself, verified it with a friend this morning who has much more experience than I.

I like that Eagle Carrier...and hey...a velcro card of shotgun shells might stick to the velcro on the carrer.