Chest or Thigh Rig

[SA Friday]

Rgr cowboy, I've done that on occasion. I just prefer an OWB with a long button up untucked. That's how I role... the preppy gansta! HAHA. I'm kidding.

Mike, do you have any extra pictures of the Raven setup? I'd be interested in seeing the back of the holster, etc. Does it use belt loops or what? Their website through google is a little ambigious.

Ya, definately light in the pic department, but it looks like both IWB and std belt loops can be attached to the holster.

[cowboykjohnson]

Rgr cowboy, I've done that on occasion. I just prefer an OWB with a long button up untucked. That's how I role... the preppy gansta! HAHA. I'm kidding.

I know what you mean, I wear wranglers, and tuck in shirts... my carry style has to work with that because I don't like change!

[Irving]

A polo shirt untucked is standard fair for me.

I'd honestly feel douchey carrying in a thigh or chest rig if I was just hiking.

[Graves]

Looks interesting... but I'm still not convinced on IWB's for my body type.

It can be converted to iwb; yes but it comes as an owb belt holster. I thought I saw a few of your posts saying you used an MTAC??

[BadShot]

"The mission drives the gear, not the other way around" - Pat Rogers

The situation drives the gear, not the other way around. - civilian version


There is not a one size fits all solution. If you're just CCW'ing around town, that's a belt holster by your own admitted preference. If you're out hiking with just a pistol a thigh rig, ala Safariland 6004 might be the better option for you, though I think you'll find that any long duration hikes will disprove the idea that this is a good solution. Thigh platforms also impair entering and exiting vehicles, limits access to the weapon in a vehicle as well.

Chest rig, well that's one way to go and if you get a base low profile platform (ATS and Eagle both make excellent ones) you can add and remove pouches as the activity would call for.

I'm not a fan of Raven for a few reasons, but I'm not going to bad mouth them because I think the product is quality, I just am not comfortable with the design impacts on my chubby sides

I think you're realistically looking at a few different options here Bear, as my boss is fond of saying, identify all of the requirements, then go find the solution/product, not the other way around. You also just need to accept that you're going to have multiple pieces of gear. I tried for years to keep my platforms to one single holster, one single chest rig... yeah that didn't work out so well. And in the end it cost me about 3x as much as it would have if I'd just done my research and chosen the right gear for the right role the first time.

[OgenRwot]

There is no one good solution to this problem.

On the belt is great for the range and what not and around the camp site. But if you have a pack and you're hiking/backpacking it's not gonna work.

Chest rig works/drop leg work great for competitions, that comes down to personal preference. Drop leg also works with a pack, chest rig is hit or miss depending on your pack and chest rig. That's why I don't have a holster on my chest rig. More room for mags as well.

I use a drop leg for back packing and competition. Hiking around with no pack, it's on the belt.

[SA Friday]

I have a bag built into my pack harnesses that carries my gun when backpacking. Strong Side concealed carry without the pack.

[Graves]

There's an inside shot with the pancake clips.

[Hoser]

Chest rig works/drop leg work great for competitions,

Not at all.

Thats the slowest place to keep it.

[SSChameleon]

I've been using a hunter holster on the belt while hiking. If I have a pack I use a nylon holster that snaps over the belt on my pack. I've never used a chest rig, and the only drop leg I tried was cheap and uncomfortable.