The fanny pack is now making a resurgence.
Do you carry off-body all the time? I tend to avoid anything 5.11 or outdoors for fanny packs and opted with a nike that fits a compact and sub compact in there and looks less "gun" and more style. I typically only wear it when i feel like wearing a more fitted tshirt that will print which i have a lot of.That wouldn't fit in the model I use. You would probably need a backpack for that
I get it but... No I don't think it makes anyone a target. I'm 62-- a Vietnam era/post Vietnam era teen. I started wearing/carrying many things Army OD in Jr High school. Field jackets-- fatigue pants-- Hell I used to ice skate in an OD Trench coat and high school muffler...combat boots, jungle breeches and blouses-- boonie caps w/jeans and flannel. I think you'd find tons of Utes and 20 somethings still hit up surplus shops and Goodwills where they pick this stuff up and sport the same stuff even today. Old guys wear it because--comfortable/versatile or just because. I think-- like most of us when we think about carrying--you get hyper-sensitive to everything you're doing/wearing. Eventually it wears off with time. How we carry ourselves, comport and act while strapped has more to do with drawing attention than an OD/cammo murse/satchel. Meh--My 2 cents.You don't think tactical bags with tactical loops everywhere makes you a target? 'Screams shoot me first in my mind or at least gear queer w possible concealed. Maybe its just because I'm xmilitary...Honest question by the way!
I don't think any of that is an issue anymore. No worry about 5.11 gear either. People wear all sorts of things, now-a-days. "kids" in their 20s are carrying all manner of gear, including "tactical" stuff as they just seem to like it. Don't get me on the personal offense I take to effeminate men wearing lumberjack plaid and beards! I mean, at least they aren't wearing skinny jeans with that outfit anymore. Being middle aged you get to a point where you don't give a crap what people think and wear whatever is comfortable. I've more or less given up on jeans and just cargo pants it everywhere. People wear pajamas on commercial flights for Gods sake! I mean, if you were well built and carried yourself with military demeaner bad guys may get an uneasy feeling about you, even if they couldn't identify why. In fact, if you are just alert to your surroundings it is going to send subconscious warning bells to ne'er-do-wells that you aren't an easy target.You don't think tactical bags with tactical loops everywhere makes you a target? 'Screams shoot me first in my mind or at least gear queer w possible concealed. Maybe its just because I'm xmilitary...Honest question by the way!
OK that is funny, pretty good photoshop I didn't catch that.
I used to use one myself back in the day.Before the Maxpedition rage that really caught on thanks to Jack Bauer on “24”, I used this during and after my Greensuit days.
View attachment 381025 Good ol’ fashion USGI Map Case aka the “F@g Bag” for Off Body carry when had my CCW.
No offense meant, but by that argument, then everyone that has a backpack of some sort with tactical loops on them would be a target. I would like people who subscribe to this idea to start posting examples of where this has actually caused the person to be the first person shot in any incident.You don't think tactical bags with tactical loops everywhere makes you a target? 'Screams shoot me first in my mind or at least gear queer w possible concealed. Maybe its just because I'm xmilitary...Honest question by the way!
So, how often does this actually happen? Cites?I agree. Another aspect is that if a hoodlum is looking for a quick score (snatch and run), in this case they would not only have your bag but also your gun.