Fannie pack holster question ???? - The Firearms Forum

Deacon_Man · 10-07-2011, 07:22 AM

Can anyone here tell me if it is leagal to use a fannie pack holster out in open sight. I bought a Taurus .380 and it came with a fannie pack holster. I live down here in Wonderfull Texas and can't find anything regarding this kind of holster.

carver · 10-07-2011, 10:00 AM

Fanny packs are leagal. TX law requires that you conceal the pistol, and a fanny pack does just that. I have used them in the past, and they are a handy way to carry, but a little slower to get to than hip carry. Fanny pack carry is refered to as "Off Body" carry, and that is another reason I stopped using the fanny pack. The bad guy (BG) comes up from behind, and cuts the strap, and runns. He now has your fanny pack, and everything you have in it, gun, and all. It is legal though.

terryu1 · 10-07-2011, 11:05 AM

Excellent synopsis Carver!!

Brisk44 · 10-07-2011, 12:25 PM

I use one sometimes, they work ok.

carver · 10-07-2011, 12:38 PM

This is the one I own, it has the YKK siper that allows you to just pull on the pack to open it. Faster than a zipper, or a zipper with the pull tabs, but still it has the same problem as all other fanny packs in that it can be taken from you really fast. http://www.nrastore.com/nrastore/Pro...px?c=2817&p=SA 20015

Caneman · 10-07-2011, 01:04 PM

doesn't a man wearing a fanny pack scream concealed carry?

carver · 10-07-2011, 01:08 PM

Take a walk thru a shopping center, like the mall. You might find several men wearing fanny packs. Then take a trip to the nearest beach! However, when I see anyone wearing a fanny pack, I have to think that there might be a gun in it. But, maybe not.

Deacon_Man · 10-07-2011, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by carver

Fanny packs are leagal. TX law requires that you conceal the pistol, and a fanny pack does just that. I have used them in the past, and they are a handy way to carry, but a little slower to get to than hip carry. Fanny pack carry is refered to as "Off Body" carry, and that is another reason I stopped using the fanny pack. The bad guy (BG) comes up from behind, and cuts the strap, and runns. He now has your fanny pack, and everything you have in it, gun, and all. It is legal though.

Carver, My fanny pack holister has two magnet snaps, just lift the flap. It also has two open slots in the bottom where you place your fingers and pop the gun right out when needed.
Thanks to all for your comments.......

Clipper · 10-07-2011, 06:18 PM

I bought a Fanny Pack at a gun show some time back, thought about using it for carry, but decided, like Carver, that it is too easy to lose. IWB for my Titan .45, pocket for the snub .357 or pocket for the 9mm derringer, don't leave home without it.

skyfire1 · 10-28-2011, 09:31 PM

I have a cheap one I got online, works but I feel like everyone is looking at me or it. Perfer IWB.

Porkbutt · 11-28-2011, 01:30 PM

A fanny pack is handy when riding a motorcycle, other than that, an inside the belt holster works well.

reynolds357 · 11-28-2011, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caneman

doesn't a man wearing a fanny pack scream concealed carry?

Just being honest, to me they scream homo.

Boris · 11-28-2011, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by reynolds357

Just being honest, to me they scream homo.

Wheres the like button?

That made my day.

Boris · 11-28-2011, 07:19 PM

Carver

Beach carry is a tough one for me. Off body carry and I leave it with the flip flops and towels. Don't want some kid snatching my gun then playing with it.

I just pocket carry and clean it real good when I get home. The P32 functions great with the little bit of sand that does get in it so I don't worry about that too much.

Caneman · 11-28-2011, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reynolds357

Just being honest, to me they scream homo.

PanhandlePop · 11-30-2011, 11:02 AM

Homo-schomo, I bike ride a bunch and if it wasn't for a fanny pack there really wouldn't be a good way to carry. I don't use it otherwise, but for me it serves a good purpose.

CampingJosh · 11-30-2011, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by reynolds357

Just being honest, to me they scream homo.

Don't care what you think of me. If a particular item is the best way to accomplish something I want to do, that's what I want to use. I don't care if it's not manly. Oh well.

reynolds357 · 11-30-2011, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CampingJosh

Don't care what you think of me. If a particular item is the best way to accomplish something I want to do, that's what I want to use. I don't care if it's not manly. Oh well.

You could carry in a purse. That seems to work well for my wife.

redwing carson · 11-30-2011, 11:23 PM

I think a fanny pack on a man says I am armed. This means take me out first.

Caneman · 12-01-2011, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reynolds357

You could carry in a purse. That seems to work well for my wife.

i carry a man bag, my wife calls it my purse

carver · 12-01-2011, 11:18 AM

In the world of Concealed Carry most of us are looking for those bulges that tell us who is carring, and the fanny pack makes us want to think that the man using it has a firearm in it. But that's just not the case. Many people wear them for the extra storage. The folks that don't carry would not think for a moment that you have a gun in there! If you like the fanny pack, use it! Just because I am usually dressed in a T shirt that is not tucked in, does that make most people think that I have a gun? I'm a big, fat, old, guy, but I can carry in nothing but my swim trunks. I use the Smart Carry System, the large one, and a .38 snubbie tuck inside of it. Salt water, and sand won't do much to a stainless steel gun, and they are easy to clean up afterwards.

Caneman · 12-01-2011, 12:27 PM

^^^ carv, i crotch carry as well with the Smart Carry, works well with gym shorts in the spring and summer

10-07-2011, 07:22 AM	#1
Deacon_Man V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weatherford Texas Posts: 452	Fannie pack holster question ???? Can anyone here tell me if it is leagal to use a fannie pack holster out in open sight. I bought a Taurus .380 and it came with a fannie pack holster. I live down here in Wonderfull Texas and can't find anything regarding this kind of holster. -->

10-07-2011, 10:00 AM	#2
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,254	Re: Fannie pack holster question ???? Fanny packs are leagal. TX law requires that you conceal the pistol, and a fanny pack does just that. I have used them in the past, and they are a handy way to carry, but a little slower to get to than hip carry. Fanny pack carry is refered to as "Off Body" carry, and that is another reason I stopped using the fanny pack. The bad guy (BG) comes up from behind, and cuts the strap, and runns. He now has your fanny pack, and everything you have in it, gun, and all. It is legal though. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

10-07-2011, 11:05 AM	#3
terryu1 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NE Pennsylvania Contributor Posts: 1,243	Re: Fannie pack holster question ???? Excellent synopsis Carver!! __________________ ARMED INFIDEL

10-07-2011, 12:25 PM	#4
Brisk44 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Iowa Contributor Posts: 1,747	Re: Fannie pack holster question ???? I use one sometimes, they work ok.

10-07-2011, 12:38 PM	#5
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,254	Re: Fannie pack holster question ???? This is the one I own, it has the YKK siper that allows you to just pull on the pack to open it. Faster than a zipper, or a zipper with the pull tabs, but still it has the same problem as all other fanny packs in that it can be taken from you really fast. http://www.nrastore.com/nrastore/Pro...px?c=2817&p=SA 20015 __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

10-07-2011, 01:04 PM	#6
Caneman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,259	Re: Fannie pack holster question ???? doesn't a man wearing a fanny pack scream concealed carry?

10-07-2011, 01:08 PM	#7
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,254	Re: Fannie pack holster question ???? Take a walk thru a shopping center, like the mall. You might find several men wearing fanny packs. Then take a trip to the nearest beach! However, when I see anyone wearing a fanny pack, I have to think that there might be a gun in it. But, maybe not. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

10-07-2011, 06:18 PM	#9
Clipper V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Amarillo, TX Posts: 381	Re: Fannie pack holster question ???? I bought a Fanny Pack at a gun show some time back, thought about using it for carry, but decided, like Carver, that it is too easy to lose. IWB for my Titan .45, pocket for the snub .357 or pocket for the 9mm derringer, don't leave home without it.

10-28-2011, 09:31 PM	#10
skyfire1 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 66	Re: Fannie pack holster question ???? I have a cheap one I got online, works but I feel like everyone is looking at me or it. Perfer IWB.

11-28-2011, 01:30 PM	#11
Porkbutt Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 21	Re: Fannie pack holster question ???? A fanny pack is handy when riding a motorcycle, other than that, an inside the belt holster works well.

11-28-2011, 07:19 PM	#14
Boris Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 607	Re: Fannie pack holster question ???? Carver Beach carry is a tough one for me. Off body carry and I leave it with the flip flops and towels. Don't want some kid snatching my gun then playing with it. I just pocket carry and clean it real good when I get home. The P32 functions great with the little bit of sand that does get in it so I don't worry about that too much.

11-30-2011, 11:02 AM	#16
PanhandlePop V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 252	Re: Fannie pack holster question ???? Homo-schomo, I bike ride a bunch and if it wasn't for a fanny pack there really wouldn't be a good way to carry. I don't use it otherwise, but for me it serves a good purpose.

11-30-2011, 11:23 PM	#19
redwing carson Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: western wyoming Posts: 734	Re: Fannie pack holster question ???? I think a fanny pack on a man says I am armed. This means take me out first.

12-01-2011, 11:18 AM	#21
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,254	Re: Fannie pack holster question ???? In the world of Concealed Carry most of us are looking for those bulges that tell us who is carring, and the fanny pack makes us want to think that the man using it has a firearm in it. But that's just not the case. Many people wear them for the extra storage. The folks that don't carry would not think for a moment that you have a gun in there! If you like the fanny pack, use it! Just because I am usually dressed in a T shirt that is not tucked in, does that make most people think that I have a gun? I'm a big, fat, old, guy, but I can carry in nothing but my swim trunks. I use the Smart Carry System, the large one, and a .38 snubbie tuck inside of it. Salt water, and sand won't do much to a stainless steel gun, and they are easy to clean up afterwards. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

12-01-2011, 12:27 PM	#22
Caneman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,259	Re: Fannie pack holster question ???? ^^^ carv, i crotch carry as well with the Smart Carry, works well with gym shorts in the spring and summer