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I took a MaxxTop fanny pack, put a paracord lanyard on the main zipper to make it easier to find the main zipper. I replaced the waist strap and fastener with the strap/fastener from a Phylster Enigma Express. My G43X is sheathed in a Concealment Express kydex holster without the belt clip. The pack had a built in keychain clip which connects to a
Key chain clip attached to the holster tension screw.

Anyone else use a fanny pack to carry concealed?


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JArthurD said:
No. But I did tell my wife to shoot me if I ever wore a fanny pack. I can see the point if you are a runner though. Otherwise, having to unzip the pack kind of flies in the face of rapid deployment ability.

Just my two cents worth…
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Somewhere in my box of unloved holsters there is a fanny pack with a zipper for the outer pouch and Velcro to get quick access to a pistol in the inner pouch.
 
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Wait for it……many replies are coming to question your choice of concealed carry.
Anyway in my holster tub someplace is a black nylon De Santis waist pack. (If it’s on your Fanny how do you draw from it)?
On cross country long drives it works well with a Gen-3 G-22.
They have their purpose and “if” I ever wore one in public, I wouldn’t care what anybody else thinks.
 
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I see many people now using “fanny” packs as over the shoulder packs. Probably people that actually care what some simp thinks about the fashion of others. In the summer I use a “hip pack” (fanny pack) to carry a J frame. I have yet to have anyone question my use of it. It’s probably because I am also wearing cargo shorts and fashion conscious morons appall cargo shorts so that in itself is giving them palpitations.

As for the type of pack I wear, it’s generic and as small as I can get away with.
This is the one I have. It screams “older guy who has no fashion sense.”
ZZNICK Genuine Leather Fanny Pack/Waist Bag/Organizer with Adjustable Belt, Multiple Pockets Waist Pack https://a.co/d/2gtMibf

I get a kick out of guys that buy a ”Tacticool” pack then are surprised that people know they’re carrying a gun. But then most “Tacticool” guys or tactical minded people won’t use a Fanny pack because it’s not quick access enough. Yet these same guys would probably advise a lady to get a handbag dedicated to CCW. I never quite understood that.

Anyway, it sounds like you have a good plan for your choice in carrying. Now, practice, practice, practice on accessing and drawing your handgun. At some point you may find a Fanny Pack isn’t for you. At this point you can start your very own “holster box” where all the failed carry options end up. I recommend the handy boxes from Rubbermaid. 😉
 
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Pat Riot said:
I see many people now using “fanny” packs as over the shoulder packs.
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This is how I see them being used by the younger crowd, but I doubt most of them have a firearm inside. Since they are just slung over the shoulder, can you imagine how many hands it would take to actually draw a weapon from it?

I do have one, a Galco brand that I used a little many years ago with a G17 when they were more mainstream. Today I use a Dynamis Alliance LVL Comp slingbag when I carry off body or want to take a larger gun with me.
 
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I have an Uncle Mike's I'll occasionally use on the bicycle. Otherwise, a fanny pack would be very out of character for me. Not many guys wear them where I live. They stand out.

I bought mine back before Illinois had CC. Used it for "Illinois Carry". That is, an empty gun and a loaded mag - in separate pockets. Didn't do it much. Usually when traveling in-state.
 
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I have for over 15 years and still do, everyday at the gym and in the summer in the backyard.
I have always worn it as a shoulder pack, even before it was cool (actually I made it cool 😁).
I have a Blackhawk! (for over 10 years now) and it fits life little necessities: wallet, keys, G19 and spare mag...
 
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Had a fanny pack back in the very early '90s. Wore it one summer at the end of the "fanny pack craze". EVERYONE who owned a gun immediately saw the little nylon loop for quick opening.

But it just wasn't my style.

It transitioned into my pipe and pipe tobacco holder for camping for a couple years. One time while eating at a diner in Maine on the way to Baxter State Park a local police officer at another table was eyeing me and my pack... he never said anything to me, and afterwards I realized I could have just told him there was no gun in it. He probably would have enjoyed his breakfast more. I did notice that the officer was carrying a beautiful shiny 357 mag revolver - this was before the great switch to Glocks.
 
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I use to have a kinda square fanny pack, carried all my stuff in it when I went to work(at a Hospital). I even had a Walther PPKS with an extra mag in the back pocket. It was one of those velcro closures pockets. It worked so very good, I used it for years. The Doctors could carry on their belt but it was against the hospital policy for any other staff to have a CCW. I was never without it! I knew of 3 Nurses that packed a CCW and I laughed about it. The leftist who ran the hospital would have craped themselves if they knew.
 
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