Originally Posted by T_Inman
Originally Posted by Mountain10mm
put one mount on your right hip belt of your pack and a second mount on your pant's belt (under your pack's hip belt) at the same location.

If that was under my pack belt, it would dig into my waist or hips something fierce as soon as the pack belt was tightened.

Solid idea, but I am not sure it'd be so solid in practice.

With my old frame pack (Kelty Tioga II) the shoulder strap and belt attach to the frame at the sides, the belt doesn't wrap clear around. This leaves a void of sorts where the belt doesn't ride against the body. I have used that space for a handgun .. short super blackhawk. If I remember right, my oldest pack frame / meat frame is set up the same way. For exactly the reasons you mention, that carry location does not work with my internal frame packs nor possibly with a friend's newer external frame which has a "full contact" wrap around belt.

Tom

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