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I don't mean off body, necessarily, but i'm thinking about a maxpedition versa-pak to carry when traveling - sort of a mini go bag to keep all the normal "stuff" in one place on family get aways. Aside from the obvious things to be carried, I think it could be handy to keep things like a camera, keys, and just general stuff without the bulk of a full backpack
Anyone ever consider one of these?
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Diaper bag works better. No one will give it a second look as long as the kid is present. My wife bought me a camo diaper bag so it didn't look weird when I used it.
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Maxpedition screams gun to me. A diaper bag sounds better, but only if you have a baby with you. Otherwise, it is like wearing a photographer's vest without carrying a camera.
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Sounds like a messenger bag would work, one from a non-"tactical" maker, and especially one without MOLLE attachment points, FDE fabric, etc. I have a Timbuk2 messenger bag that I carry to work and it is very well made and functional. Might be worth a look; you'd have to add a holster but there's plenty of ways to do that without calling attention to the bag.
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I'm currently working at an Embassy overseas and all the security folks carry a Maxpedition bag with emergency gear, but we're in a semi-tactical environment. I think if I was looking for an alternative carry for more gear than I could carry on my belt/pockets I would look at one of the single-strap backpack. Google "sling bags" or "sling backpacks" and you will see all sizes, shapes, and colors. You see them everywhere now days...
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Maxpedition screams gun to me. A diaper bag sounds better, but only if you have a baby with you. Otherwise, it is like wearing a photographer's vest without carrying a camera. ^^^This^^^
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I have two that I have been carrying for 20 years....
One is a small black pouch that can carry a 1911 size pistol but rarely does as it has my chackbook wallet, glasses, sunglasses, extra keys, lighter, energy bars, some para cord, meds, small first aid kit...sounds big but it isn't. It was made by a company "Ellis of Florida" but have never been able to find the company to buy another one. BagMaster has some that are similar...
The second is a MountainSmith lumbar pack. This can hold the small bag, camera, water bottle, rain jacket, just lots of "stuff". Can be carried as a waist pack, with a carry strap or like a backpack using the MS "Strapletts".
Neither scream "GUN". Will try and post a picture later...
Eagle Creek also makes a lot of small to medium size belt pouches that don't scream gun...
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I have one of these Maxpedition Fatboy Versipack that gets occasional use. It really isn't very comfortable to lug around and I find that I pay too much attention to it when a gun is in it and it isn't over my shoulder. Put a big water bottle in the side pouch and nobody pays any attention to it as a potential gun transportation device. However, if you want something that folks don't associate with guns, use an old SLR camera bag. IIRC Sam (Mannlicher) posted a while back that he has one and likes it.
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I carry a Maxpedition Fat Boy Versa Pack everywhere I go. If I go into the grocery store, the bag stays in the 4Runner, behind the seat and out of sight. My pack has the main compartment, and 6 others. In mine, today, there is: CZ 75D PRC with three 14 round magazines camera alternate cell phone back up meds small first aid kit ESEE Candiru knife in Kydex pocket sheath Spyderco Native 5 Swiss Army multi tool, as well as a CRKT pry bar tool. Measuring tape, and other tools Keys, that I don't want to carry in my pocket water bottle Clif Bars, Altoid mints two Surefire lights charged battery gizmo to keep my iPad or iPhone charged iPad Mini, along with charger, cables, patch cords, ear buds 'mini office' in one of the pockets. Check book, calculator, pens, stamps, other items Billfold, change, eye glasses cleaner, sun glasses,
I am sure other stuff is buried in there somewhere. Weighs a bit, but when I leave the house, I have everything I need with me.
oh, front pocket of my shorts has a S&W 442, along with a couple of Bianchi speed strips, another pocket knife (today, a belt knife). Behind the front seat, there is a .30 USGI Carbine and extra mags.
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I very strongly feel that if one carries in social situations, the gun must be carried on the person. I've got a good friend, a retired LEO, that has two guns stolen because he left them in his car while having lunch or using an ATM. That said, I do carry my extra magazine in the glove box of my Jeep when out and about. When doing my exercise hikes, in and out of our local canyons, I do carry my SIG 220 in a Mountain Smith Lumbar Pack. But I also have a five ft. long walking stick and a folding knife with me as well. But, rain or shine, even in very hot weather, the 220 rides in it's IWB holster under a loose fitting shirt. E
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I carry a Maxpedition Fat Boy Versa Pack everywhere I go. If I go into the grocery store, the bag stays in the 4Runner, behind the seat and out of sight. My pack has the main compartment, and 6 others. In mine, today, there is: CZ 75D PRC with three 14 round magazines camera alternate cell phone back up meds small first aid kit ESEE Candiru knife in Kydex pocket sheath Spyderco Native 5 Swiss Army multi tool, as well as a CRKT pry bar tool. Measuring tape, and other tools Keys, that I don't want to carry in my pocket water bottle Clif Bars, Altoid mints two Surefire lights charged battery gizmo to keep my iPad or iPhone charged iPad Mini, along with charger, cables, patch cords, ear buds 'mini office' in one of the pockets. Check book, calculator, pens, stamps, other items Billfold, change, eye glasses cleaner, sun glasses,
I am sure other stuff is buried in there somewhere. Weighs a bit, but when I leave the house, I have everything I need with me.
oh, front pocket of my shorts has a S&W 442, along with a couple of Bianchi speed strips, another pocket knife (today, a belt knife). Behind the front seat, there is a .30 USGI Carbine and extra mags.
Sam, sounds like you're ready to go down into the 'hood.
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My boys are in there teens, so carrying around a diaper bag would look pretty out of place for me.
I have a Maxpedition Fat Boy as well loaded up with similar items as Sam's and for the same reasons you list. I only carry mine when on hikes or other similar outings while traveling. Otherwise, it stays in the truck. I'd much rather have my gun on my person than in a bag that I can be separated from. Usually, the gun in the bag is there as a backup to the one on me or as an extra one for a family member. They are available in all kinds of colors and I got mine in a non-tactical color. Looks more like a camera bag than anything else.
It is nice cause, as you say, it's not as bulky as a full back pack. Just big enough for some essentials.
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