[Iam2taz]

I have been looking through to threads and I really can't find anything on this topic.....
I am new to CCW. I am fine with winter early spring or fall carry. But, summer is on the horizon and I want to have my plan in place before it gets hot. ( I am being optomistic!) I am about 5' 11" 215lbs. I carry a Walter P99. I would like to get a 1911 at some point.
How do you conceal carry in the summer, when it is 95 to 100 degrees and it is so humid it is almost raining?:eek: Missouri gets that way! (So do a lot of southern states. Wearing shorts, etc.? Has anyone had used Smart Carry?
Thanks!

[smoketheresfire]

I would imagine most of us have a whole different gun for summer carry. As we have a pretty short winter here (not this year) I usually carry a Walther PPS 9mm IWB. During the winter I have been carrying my Glock 34 (about same size as a 1911 except blockier) as it's no problem concealing it with a big jacket.

[savit260]

I have used the Smart Carry Holsters for DEEP concealment, and they work pretty well. I find they work best with something fairly compact and/or thin. Yes, you CAN conceal a large double stack (I've done it with a High Power), but something along the lines of a J frame, or a smallish single stack work MUCH better IMO.

Personaly, I carry the same thing Summer or Winter. Either a Colt Python or a 5" 1911 in a Simply Rugged holster IWB. An untucked T shirt is all that's need for cover.

If not those, then a Colt Cobra, or 1903 in a front pocket or in the Smart Carry holster depending on the situation

[The Bushmaster]

Iam2taz...Also in Missouri. In the summer I carry a Kimber UCC II 3" 1911 in an IWB at 4:00. I wear a t-shirt with a sport (western) shirt over that untucked and unbuttoned (have to watch the wind).

I'm 5' 7" and 135 lbs. Have not been made in three years of having a CCW.

[lloveless]

You might consider a wal-mart special fanny pack. You will look like a tourist.
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[The Bushmaster]

Iam2taz...If you are still around (begining to wonder). Check out www.missouricarry.com

[The Lone Haranguer]

I last CC'ed in Phoenix, AZ, where it gets, if not especially humid, very hot. I had no particular difficulty with carrying IWB under an untucked shirt, with an undershirt to keep the gun butt and holster from direct skin contact. While I got by with a standard cotton T-shirt, I would recommend one made from a moisture-wicking material.

[Erik M]

I carry IWB at 1'o clock with an untucked shirt. I always wear an undershirt or tanktop. I think 2 layers of lose fitting cotton help prevent printing better than just 1.

[smoothdraw]

Order a Milt-Sparks VM2 now so you have a nice holster comes summer.

[stu454]

An untucked shirt is your friend if you can get away with it.

Wipe the gun down every evening to keep the rust bunnies away.

[The Bushmaster]

Where you at Iam2taz?? Just a one shot deal, I guess...

[Voimakas]

I carry IWB with an untucked button up shirt (and some longer t-shirts) with no printing issues. My IWB holsters have a sweat shield so it normally don't have to worry about moisture on my 1911.

[martialartsblackbelt]

open carry in Mo. its that easy

[hirundo82]

Houston gets very miserable in the summer, and I carry a Glock 19 OWB year-round.

I've built up a collection of button-up shirts that are long enough to conceal well. Buying a size larger than you usually wear can also help with concealment.

[SheepNutz]

This summer, I'll be carrying my Kel-Tec PF-9 in a Concealment Concepts Pocket Pal holster:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4448535600_d18b2772f1.jpg

[loneviking]

Either a Tommys' Gun Pak (hey, everybody else is running around with a waist pack) or just use the same K-holster I use the rest of the year.

[Lastmohecken]

When traveling in the summer, I usually carry a Lightweight Commander, in a Milt Sparks Summer Special, with a T-shirt tucked in and a long square tailed shirt left un buttoned while in the car, but I usually button 2 or three buttons when I get out of the car. This has worked pretty good for me, but IWB carry is not the most confortable, however with the lightweight commander it's about a good as it gets for a gun with decent power.

My Springfield Lightweight Milspec 4 inch gun, with it's tiny absolutely no snag sights, works very well for me, without a holster at all, just stuck inside my wasteband, so sometimes that is all I carry, when I just don't want to fool with any holster at all. It's about the only gun I will do that with.

However, I have since put a new Kimber Tatical Ultra II, (3 inch micro 1911) on layaway, and I hope I can carry it in OWB holster that will still carry high enough that I don't have to worry about flashing with a longtailed shirt. I think it will be more confrotable then IWB carry.

[Avenger29]

I conceal a full size pistol during the summer just like I conceal a full size pistol during the winter.

The main difference is I usually can't get away with using an OWB holster during the summer. So I wear an IWB holster instead most of the time.

You may want to consider appendix IWB.