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Today: I’ve used a daily go bag with various items for years. I have cycled through many different ones. Adding a bag to your everyday carry may give you the versatility you want to carry things you can’t carry on you but would like to have.
I got this question from a listener that manages a hardware store. He has to carry, lift, and move heavy things all day and can’t have people seeing his gun. He doesn’t think there is a high risk of his store being robbed, but is worried when he has to lock up late at night when he closes. He wants to carry first aid gear and a bigger gun then the pocket gun he carries daily for those late night lock ups.
My first thought was a bag. Since I’ve carried the bag everyday for years I have a lot of good suggestions for you if you are thinking of a bag.
I made a go bag part of my EDC by camouflaging it in plain sight. I put all more normal stuff in there too. I carried my lap top, gloves, bottles of water, lunch, and anything else that I would use during work in the bag. This would make it seem like the purpose of the bag was to carry my everyday stuff. When really I had another gun, extra ammo, first aid gear, and survival stuff in the bag.
With a little work and practice you could be the gray man even carrying a go bag with you everywhere.
My only major problem I had was putting too much stuff in the bag and then it became too heavy to actually use. So be careful and select your gear and bag wisely for your situation and this may work well for you too.
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I’ve Carried Bags everywhere for decades now
I would hide my tactical stuff by putting everyday gear in the bag and getting a bag that didn’t look tactical
I’ve used camera bags, hydration packs, backpacks, and computer bags
You can be a gray man even while carrying a tactical bag
Bags I’ve used and like; 5.11 Tactical, Condor, Blackhawk, Maxpedition, Tactical Tailer, Hazard 4, NcStar. My wish list bag right now is a Vertx Commuter Sling Bag.
Choose the color of your bag with hiding it in mind
Look around and see what everyone else is carrying and try to look like them
Load Out:
- Daily non-emergency/non-tactical gear on top and in the open
- Tactical and emergency gear hidden in different pockets then where you everyday stuff goes
- Bigger gun easy to carry
- First aid gear
- Food
- Water
- Phone cords and charger
- Get-Home items
- Extra Ammo
- Supplement your on body carry stuff
- Collapsible Baton
- Pepper Spray
- Restraints (buy ASP Restraints, they are the best)
Daily Use
- Can’t leave the bag alone if you have a firearm in it
- Presentation from a bag is really slow, go to the gun early
- Gun in holster always! I like a holster that I can take it out of the bag and put it on my person
Off body is not the best carry, but it is generally better than no carry.
Thanks for listening, don’t forget to check out the Shooter’s Club, and if you need ammo check out Lucky Gunner.
Stay Safe,
Ben