Lunch box concealed carry?

Status
Not open for further replies.
I would be hesitant to carry in something that I won't have in my possesion 100% of the time. Either that or folks start calling you "Lunch box guy". Now if I did it woud be in a "Welcome back kotter" lunch box I had as a kid!
 
A friend of mine modified his backpack so he could draw from it with the gun situated at the SOB. Since his pack is ALWAYS on him [or put back on instantly after switching optics/bodies](photojourn like i am), I debate doing it as well since my pants are always sliding off me and i rarely button jacket so shoulder holster is occasionally seen.
 
In the late 80's a coworker wanted to sell me his HK4 in .32 ACP. He carried at work every day in (gasp!) California. He and the other techs dealt with some rough characters in very remote locations -- northern California growing operations.

When I expressed interest in the HK4 he grabbed his lunch box -- one of those mini-cooler types -- and opened it up. He fished around in maybe 3" of water and ice, pulled the pistol out, shook it off, unloaded it and handed it to me. The pistol was in good condition. It had most of its finish intact and appeared to be rust free. When I asked him about keeping it in water, he scoffed. He had been a "river rat" in Vietnam, swimming up different waterways as forward recon for patrol boats and typically carried little more than a combat knife and a sidearm. He said something like "maintain your gun and a little water won't hurt it".

I ended up not buying the pistol (poor starving college student) but as far as I could tell, it worked absolutely fine.

He carried in his lunch box because no one gave it a second look but if a carried handgun printed, he could get tagged as an undercover cop and that could end suddenly and badly.
 
My father who was a district judge carried a glock 25 in a purple and green tupperware lunch box in his office and to and from his court room. Made for an easy unobtrusive carry option, sure concealing under a judges robe would be easy, but drawing may not be.
 
Same disadvantages as purse carry, number 1 being that its nearly impossible to be welded to it at every moment.

Serious question, ...

Where would this lunchbox be when you are in the bathroom?
 
Geno, careful not to go chewing on those freeze packs. CNN tells me they might contain ethylene glycol.

Seriously though, unless the lunch box was sewn to my clothing, I wouldn't dream of it.
 
A problem with an obvious solution...

Saakee:
[...] my pants are always sliding off me [...]
Click to expand...

'Sorry to get on your case, Bro, but what are you, a "gangsta"? Ditch the "inner-city/hip-hop" fashion statement and buy the right size trousers and a belt! Sheesh!

As to lunchbox/backpack/briefcase/purse carry: Of course there are special conditions where it may prove practical. But, as a general rule, your gun should not be carried in anything not attached to you, that can be out of your sight long enough to be misplaced, forgotten or snatched.
 
Ringolevio said:
Saakee:


'Sorry to get on your case, Bro, but what are you, a "gangsta"? Ditch the "inner-city/hip-hop" fashion statement and buy the right size trousers and a belt! Sheesh!

As to lunchbox/backpack/briefcase/purse carry: Of course there are special conditions where it may prove practical. But, as a general rule, your gun should not be carried in anything not attached to you, that can be out of your sight long enough to be misplaced, forgotten or snatched.
Click to expand...
I wear only BDU trousers and proper belts but i've been fluctuating in weight due to long term illness. Don't assume.
 
No lunch box carry for me. I work construction and I'm often separated from the area where we take lunch. I've been carrying for a long time, but I've never been able to get my mind around leaving a gun in my lunch bucket. If you're not in a sweaty tool-laden environment, I would think carrying on your person would be easy.
 
Isaac-1 said:
My father who was a district judge carried a glock 25 in a purple and green tupperware lunch box in his office and to and from his court room. Made for an easy unobtrusive carry option, sure concealing under a judges robe would be easy, but drawing may not be.
Click to expand...
If you have the robe that buttons (rather than the one that zips), you can still reach your jacket breast pocket, if that's where you carry. And they will add an extra pocket in the robe when you order it, if you ask. :)

Derry
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

D
  • Locked
My "Dumb Box"
Replies
15
Views
804
BucksDC
B
D
  • Locked
(FL) Concealed gun law is mum on liquid lunch
Replies
15
Views
1K
Robert Hairless
R
J
  • Locked
Carry where not allowed by accident?
2
Replies
49
Views
2K
Bugflipper
B
K
  • Locked
A book worth of reading / kill time
2
Replies
27
Views
1K
rogerjames
R
R
  • Locked
Who is attending CounterAttack?
Replies
4
Views
748
Mark Benningfield
M
Back
Top