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temo79 05-01-2011 06:45 AM

Best model/way to carry spoon while workingout?
 
Really, any models are sweat friendly? Holsters no holster?

Rick Lee 05-01-2011 06:56 AM

I'd be overjoyed just to be able to carry a spoon in my rental car where you live (and I'll be there in a week). Anyway, I've given this some thought since that mass killing at that gym in Pittsburgh a few years ago. I don't see how you can use anything other than a fanny pack or belly band and even then you're pretty much screaming out that you're packing. I suppose I could some tiny .380 and have Robar NP3 the whole thing, but it'd be uncomfortable and covered in sweat all the time. I can wring my clothes out after my workouts and I wouldn't want a nice gun subject to that much sweat.

Gogar 05-01-2011 07:49 AM

If your fking Glock goes off and hits me in the leg at the gym, I'm takin your house.

Seriously though, can anyone recommend some waterproof holsters for me so I can carry in the shower?

motion 05-01-2011 08:20 AM

A fanny pack is not screaming that someone is packing. As a matter of fact, 99% of the population's brains do not work that way. They would never conceive of the possibility that someone at a gym working out is packing. I guess a gun nut's brain is slightly warped in that regard :)

Walter_Middie 05-01-2011 08:27 AM

Fanny pack may be OK. I'd think gym bag or small back pack with a water bottle and towel to throw off any suspicion.

Rick Lee 05-01-2011 08:32 AM

Why in the world would anyone wear a fanny pack at the gym other than to conceal a gun? They flop around a lot if you're on a treadmill-like machine and they get in the way if you're on any weight machine other than just using free weights. My gym has a policy against having gym bags anywhere on the floor. Even if they didn't I'd never ever carry a gun that was not on my person or in a locked container 100% of the time. Arms length in a gym bag is very bad, both tactically and legally. My gym has lockers and my bike has lockable side cases. When I'm working out, the most I have in my pockets is my Blackberry and a handkerchief. My iPod clips to my waistband. I did see a guy wearing a fanny pack in there last week and I immediately though "gun." But then that's totally legal around here, just looks kinda cheesy.

Rick Lee 05-01-2011 08:34 AM

Check these out.

Belly Band Holsters - Magills.com

red911sc 05-01-2011 08:53 AM

Why? Seriously...

Rick Lee 05-01-2011 08:56 AM

This is why.

At least 4 die in gym shooting near Pittsburgh - CNN

How many gyms have you seen with metal detectors or an armed guard at the door? This nutbag was free to shoot as many people as he had ammo for. No one could stop him. Think about it. A gym is one of the few places even the gun nuts don't bother carrying into.

DARISC 05-01-2011 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Gogar (Post 5995981)
If your fking Glock goes off and hits me in the leg at the gym, I'm takin your house.

Seriously though, can anyone recommend some waterproof holsters for me so I can carry in the shower?

I put mine in a plastic zip-lock bag and put it on the soap dish ledge. Be careful you don't grab it by mistake when you reach for the soap. Boy, do bullets ever ricochet in tile showers! :eek:

When I go to the gym I put my bagged spoon in my jock strap; makes a VERRRY impressive bulge! And No one will say anything, unless, of course, you go to one of those gyms where the gays go.

scottbombedout 05-01-2011 09:01 AM

Good timing that this thread came up.

What would be the best way/spoon to carry while shagging the missus?

BlueSkyJaunte 05-01-2011 09:01 AM

Try deepconceal.com (busty model not included with purchase) or Kangaroo Carry.


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Originally Posted by red911sc (Post 5996066)
Why? Seriously...

Because he wants to. He needs neither your approval nor your understanding.

Rick Lee 05-01-2011 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by scottbombedout (Post 5996079)
Good timing that this thread came up.

What would be the best way/spoon to carry while shagging the missus?

Oh, that's never a problem. I have grab guns throughout the house, one under the bed and one in the nightstand. When out by the pool at night, well, that gets tricky.

DARISC 05-01-2011 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte (Post 5996082)
Try deepconceal.com...

I'm afraid to look. Do some of you guys stick your spoon up your butt?! :eek:

red911sc 05-01-2011 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte (Post 5996082)
Because he wants to. He needs neither your approval nor your understanding.

Your right, carry on... SmileWavy

scottbombedout 05-01-2011 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by DARISC (Post 5996095)
I'm afraid to look. Do some of you guys stick your spoon up your butt?! :eek:

Give me a break, dont you know anything man?:mad:

As long as the barrel is pointing downwards its perfectly safe.

juanbenae 05-01-2011 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by motion (Post 5996031)
i guess a gun nut's brain is slightly warped in that regard :)

+1.

Rick Lee 05-01-2011 09:44 AM

Being called warped with regard to guns by anyone from Kalifornia is pretty rich.

motion 05-01-2011 09:53 AM

I am from Montana. I have guns. I don't wear them on the treadmill. Although I did see a guy with cowboy boots and Wranglers on the treadmill once. I should have been armed. You just never know.

RANDY P 05-01-2011 10:02 AM

Maybe he's not in the gym.

I could see the validity of carrying while jogging-

Then again if he's in the gym and working out then you are asking for it. Good way to get someone hurt, it isn't necessary with all the people, cell phones, desk phones, crowded etc. etc.

I'd be pissed if I saw someone armed while lifting weights, not to mention the management would probably have issues with it.

rjp

RANDY P 05-01-2011 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by motion (Post 5996141)
I am from Montana. I have guns. I don't wear them on the treadmill. Although I did see a guy with cowboy boots and Wranglers on the treadmill once. I should have been armed. You just never know.

I did a strenuous leg workout (leg press, squats, leg extensions then cardio) once in a dress shirt, gabardine wool slacks and Mezlan shoes - I took the tie off.

My office buddy was literally in tears because he was stuck in a rut of booze and bad habits and quit going to the gym so I made him go right there and then. Jump start.

People remembered me there after that day.

rjp

azasadny 05-01-2011 10:06 AM

Ruger LCP in a DeSantis Nemesis holster works for us...

Rick Lee 05-01-2011 10:08 AM

I know some cops work out at my gym and I can't make out any weapons on them when they're there. But random mass shootings happen several times a year and they tend to only happen where everyone else is unarmed and the madman knows he'll face no armed resistance. When my number is up, I want it to be something that was 100% unavoidable, not something a little preparation and situational awareness could have prevented.

Joe Bob 05-01-2011 10:23 AM

stainless smith......357, lycra holster.....

red-beard 05-01-2011 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by temo79 (Post 5995875)
Really, any models are sweat friendly? Holsters no holster?

I carry a Keltec P3AT in the original case with a spare mag. This is then inserted in a 1qt Ziplock bag, left open at the top. Not a fast draw, but at least I have something with me.

speeder 05-01-2011 01:41 PM

OK, some nut can start randomly shooting people anywhere. I get it. The odds of it happening to me are slightly less than winning the lottery twice in one day but hey, if you feel the need to carry everywhere you go, knock yourself out. I like my chances better of somehow squirming out of the room if I'm not the first one or two shot better than being in the middle of a fire fight between you and the madman but that's just me. And if you're one of the first one or two shot in a *surprise!* situation, it doesn't matter if you are in a police station or on a NATO base. You're toast.

I would say that a gym is probably the safest place on earth right now in regards to random mass murder. What are the chances of that happening twice? One in 2 billion the the 8th power??

red-beard 05-01-2011 02:05 PM

Denis,

Nice smarmy attitude. And good luck with your ideas. Try to be helpful next time when you post.

I wish your calculations were accurate, but the chance that a person in the USA is involved in a situation where a gun will be useful, is a lot better than 300,000,000 to 1.

Temo, any of the suggestions are good, but again I suggest you put the bag around your pistol to protect it from sweat, just like you would do for your cell phone.

red-beard 05-01-2011 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by red911sc (Post 5996066)
Why? Seriously...

I bicycle about 100 miles a weekend. Some of the areas we ride through are remote. And some of the areas we ride through are sketchy. We do not ride through anyplace that is REALLY bad, but you never know.

I am more concerned with wildlife than wild people. We have coyotes, wild dogs and bobcats in the areas we ride.

All of this aside, in 2008, in a good area, on a bicycle trail a person training for the MS150 was shot when he was confronted by three people trying to steal his bicycle.

sc_rufctr 05-01-2011 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by speeder (Post 5996388)
OK, some nut can start randomly shooting people anywhere. I get it. The odds of it happening to me are slightly less than winning the lottery twice in one day but hey, if you feel the need to carry everywhere you go, knock yourself out. I like my chances better of somehow squirming out of the room if I'm not the first one or two shot better than being in the middle of a fire fight between you and the madman but that's just me. And if you're one of the first one or two shot in a *surprise!* situation, it doesn't matter if you are in a police station or on a NATO base. You're toast.

I would say that a gym is probably the safest place on earth right now in regards to random mass murder. What are the chances of that happening twice? One in 2 billion the the 8th power??

I'm not sure that's a good argument at all.

If you feel you need to carry you should carry 100% of the time IMO. I don't/can't carry but on my evening walks I wish I could... But were does it stop?
If I truly felt a need to carry I would and I would have to do it illegally.

-----------------------------------------

The other night I was walking near my house and I live near a football oval. There were people parking their cars and walking to the stadium.

As I passed people walking I couldn't help but feel a certain tension in the air. I kept thinking it would have been reassuring to be carrying.
There are so many people assaulted or molested at the football that it's becoming ridiculous.
Almost every week we hear about someone going missing or being seriously assaulted because they were wearing an opposing team scarf or whatever.
The police seem to be powerless to do anything about it. Was I being paranoid? Probably yes...
But one thing I do know is some seriously demented wankers go to the football and I wouldn't want to bump into any of them after they've had a few drinks and their team has lost.

Zeke 05-01-2011 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by red911sc (Post 5996097)
Your right, carry on... SmileWavy

I think it's your left. No, maybe your right. You're right if you guess both. But I do carry left, because it's my right.

Joe Bob 05-01-2011 04:02 PM

I carry on the the left....I like a cross draw, doesn't interfere with the seat belt and is next to the door so less likely to be observed......

Rick Lee 05-01-2011 04:12 PM

I don't carry at the gym. I always carry to it, but leave my sidearm locked up in my sidecase or locker. As much as I'd like to have it with me all the time, it's just practical there, where I always have earphones in and there's such a large space and wall of windows. I let my situational awareness slide for that hour or so.

Joe Bob 05-01-2011 04:22 PM

I remember reading back in the day, Science Fiction where they were able to modify a flap in the epidermis to allow for a concealed organic based knife.

Always thought that be now, it could be done....

DARISC 05-01-2011 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick Lee (Post 5996085)
...I have grab guns throughout the house, one under the bed and one in the nightstand.

I have one of my many grab guns in a modified holster clipped onto the side of my toilet bowl.

I do NOT want to be caught with my pants down.

It wasn't more than a week after I clipped it on that at three o'clock one morning, half asleep, I sat down to do #2, looked up, saw a stranger in the dim light, grabbed the gun and shot myself in the mirror.

Kraftwerk 05-01-2011 10:11 PM

Seriously, I would love to carry a Kalashnikov when I ride my bicycle. Perhaps then I would get a little respect..

Better yet Chinese Uzi's seem to be 75% plastic and a hell of a lot lighter.

slodave 05-01-2011 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DARISC (Post 5996600)
I have one of my many grab guns in a modified holster clipped onto the side of my toilet bowl.

I do NOT want to be caught with my pants down.

It wasn't more than a week after I clipped it on that at three o'clock one morning, half asleep, I sat down to do #2, looked up, saw a stranger in the dim light, grabbed the gun and shot myself in the mirror.

Okay, now that's funny! :D

Jim Bremner 05-01-2011 10:29 PM

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stuartj 05-01-2011 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kraftwerk (Post 5997175)
Seriously, I would love to carry a Kalashnikov when I ride my bicycle. Perhaps then I would get a little respect..

Better yet Chinese Uzi's seem to be 75% plastic and a hell of a lot lighter.

I have a sawn-off clipped to the frame next to the pump. Means I cant carry a drink bottle but it seems such a small price to pay for the peace of mind. Last Saturday I had to ride through the local park on my way to the bagel shop- and there was a football game on. I was seriously glad I was packing heat, some of those under 14s are freaking huge. And meth crazed.

stuartj 05-01-2011 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr (Post 5996446)
The other night I was walking near my house and I live near a football oval. There were people parking their cars and walking to the stadium.

As I passed people walking I couldn't help but feel a certain tension in the air. I kept thinking it would have been reassuring to be carrying.

Whilst I will grant you that Adelaide is a very odd town, you may have been here (PP) too long.

Bill Douglas 05-01-2011 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr (Post 5996446)
seriously demented wankers go to the football and I wouldn't want to bump into any of them after they've had a few drinks and their team has lost.

Ah, ya just got sour grapes because we beat you at the basketball - on your own turf no less.


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