Hey guys- I have a G19 that is my primary carry weapon. I live in a very hot and humid climate and spend many months out of the year in shorts and tee shirts... imagine your standard beach community fare. I hear people say that you need to dress around your gun, but when it is 95° there is only so much clothing and layers you can put on before you are just miserable (then you draw attention to yourself because you look so out of place!). Not a big fan of oversized clothing- jerseys, hawaiian shirts, etc. I have been having a heck of a time concealing the G19 with just a tee shirt. Has anyone had any success with this?
You can't have your cake and eat it too, champ. There are plenty of concealment options out there but when it comes to shedding clothing, all of them require some form of compromise.
I live in St. Louis, and through late June to late August, it is ridiculously hot and disgustingly humid. We have no large bodies of water, mountains, or other geographic zones capable of moderating the temperature to any meaningful degree so we freakin fry during the summer months. Everyone tells me that being in the midwest, the humidity and heat can't be that bad, but I have spent summers in Phoenix, Austin, New Orleans and the Tampa Bay area and I would sure as hell rather be in any of those places than in St. Louis during the last half of summer. I remember back in 2007 in August we had a series of massive summer storms. Our local energy provider (Ameren) totally dropped the ball on preparation and recovery and half a million people were out of power for over a week of 100 degree + weather. Hundreds died from heat stroke.
Back on subject!
My normal wear during the summer months is a pair of cargo shorts/messenger pants (current favorites are from Dickie's and Cabelas), a pair of tennis, my wilderness instructor belt, and an OWB thumb break scabbard from DeSantis. I wear an undershirt (a T Shirt or an A Shirt) tucked in, and an a loose cotton shortsleeve button up. Although I have the physique for it, I don't feel the need to wear tight shirts to show off my pecs. Do you want to look like you are on roids, or do you want to stay safe and conceal effectively? Here, during summer, shorts and light shirts are the rule.
My button up shirts are usually light colored plaids or solid colors. The plaids are good because the pattern helps break up the outline of the gun. If you want to wear less, invest in a smaller pistol.
A clip draw would also be an option as previously mentioned. If you don't want to drop the dime that installation of a Cominolli requires, you can always get something less invasive like a Saf-T-Blok or something similar. You could also look at getting a dale fricke appendix carry holster ( would recommend an archangel). I can wear one of those appendix IWB under an undershirt and nobody notices anything.