What to do with you gun while in a public potty.

[LaVere]

What do you do with your Gun when you use a public restroom and sit on
the potty? Are you concerned about dropping it, showing it to the person
next door, having the person next door grabbing it and run. Do you
carefully choose a stall where no one can sit next to your gun side
maybe because of a wall? There are a lot of tuff stuff to think about
this winter.

 

[neoncowboy]

I only poop at home.

 

[CAS700850]

While I prefer to do as neoncowboy does neener: ), there are indeed those times when you just cannot wait. Or am I the only one who has this reaction to Mexican food?

It really depends on how I'm carrying, the typw of holster, and whether it will be secure against falling if my pants are at half-mast. And worries, and I'll hold it. The gun, that is.

 

[fisherman66]

I usually aim either at the crack by the door or at the little red mat. Depends on which gun I'm hold'n.

Depends --- haha, I made a joke.

 

[1911 guy]

Tactical Underoos

Seriously, my pistol gets laid inside the seat of my pants and my "drawers" go on top of it and my off side mag. Hey, quite peeking at my underwear!

 

[fisherman66]

1911;

Those wooden grips blend right in.

 

[TexasRifleman]

I use the "underwear hammock" method. Having it hanging there inside your drawers makes it pretty difficult to forget.

If you want to get graphic to understand what I mean, imagine sitting there, but taking the elastic band of your underwear and kinda hooking it over your knees, supporting the weight of the gun which you will place inside your underwear where your goodies would normally be.

Keeps it available for use (although that's kinda silly), and most importantly it's in a place where you won't leave it. Taking it off person is just begging for that one time when you're in a hurry and leave it behind.

 

[thereisnospoon]

Close this thread please!

Calling all MODS...


I am not sure I REALLY want ot know what everyone here on THR does whilst on the throne...

 

[TexasRifleman]

Calling all MODS...


I am not sure I REALLY want ot know what everyone here on THR does whilst on the throne...

Daily CCW requires some realistic thinking. It's not all about what cool holster to buy. I wish someone had told me all this distasteful stuff before I started carrying so I wouldn't have had to spend a year and a half figuring it out by myself.

 

[stevelyn]

Joe Boxer hammock method. Now that you know where it's been you probably won't be asking me to borrow it.

 

[fisherman66]

I'm no longer worried about finger prints and rust (well, not the finger prints at least.)

Urine a lot of trouble if there's an accidental discharge.

 

[TexasRifleman]

Urine a lot of trouble if there's an accidental discharge.

He's here all week folks, try the veal.

 

[Mulliga]

Honestly, the safest thing to do is to hold it.

If you put it in a flat spot, as unlikely as it sounds, you might forget it. Also, if someone bumps into the stall wall or slams the stall door next to you, it could jar the gun off and cause it to drop.

If you leave it in the holster with your pants, unless it's a pocket gun, it would be possible (if, again, unlikely) for someone to snatch it from the adjoining stall. Finally, having it in hand means it is ready for defense, instead of having to be awkwardly drawn from the floor.

 

[Nio]

This is a really good thread...

You never see this talked about in any of the books.

I had to use the method of 'self discovery' on this one myself. While at work, we have private bathrooms with large vanities, so I take my jacket off and lay the weapon on the vanity. I can't really forget it.

Depending on the public restroom in question will depend on what I do with the weapon. If there is a hook on the inside of the door, frequently I will hang the weapon by the trigger guard on the hook. There might be some danger in that, but being mindful of the danger will keep anything stupid from happening.

I've used the 'hammock' method as described by others too, but I'm not always dressed to do that. Wearing a skirt or a kilt precludes that too.

Nio

 

[Technosavant]

Another good option:

If shopping, place it inside the shopping bag. Better hidden (you can go it above floor level, out of sight), and you still won't forget it. The weight will remind you to reholster when finished.

 

[poppy]

I know some are having fun with this thread, but it is a serious question. It probably didn't make the national news, but an off-duty cop went to the jon in the Hamillton County court house in Cincinnati and left his Glock behind. I think he laid it up on the paper holder. It went missing, and to tell you the truth, I can't remember the end result.

The point is, one needs a plan that assures that the gun is secure. poppy

 

[Vern Humphrey]

I wear cowboy boots. My .45 goes in a boot top, concealed but readily accessable while I'm seated on the throne.

 

[jsalcedo]

In the underwear.

I don't want my gun or holster touching the pee soaked floor of a public restroom.

 

[eastwood44mag]

Crass as this topic may be, it does get a person thinking. Thanks to everyone who included a worthwhile post. If I ever get to a CCW state, I'll have something to think about.

 

[mcosman]

I carry an XD sub-compact in an ankle holster with long pants. So a non-issue there. I carry a Kel-Tec P-38T in the front right pocket when I wear shorts. Some of my reasoning for this was when I was being fitted for a suit and needed to change I was immediately uncomfortable about the gun hanging with the pants in the changing room. Even though I was never more than 4 feet from it. Although some changing rooms would reveal my ankle carry.

Also I try to avoid using public restrooms whenever possible...
*Homer* Eeeeww. I touched iiiit */Homer*

I would hate to have to throw away a gun.

 

[bermbuster]

Put it in your bra? Oh wait, that doesn't work for most of the posters here.

 

[pax]

Drop trou.
Rebuckle the belt on its longest setting at knee height.
Do business.
Put self back together.

In a portapotty:

Close the lid.
Drop trou, rebuckle at knee.
Lift lid, sit down, do business.
Stand up, close lid.
THEN pull up pants.
(Not going to lose a gun or gear into the portapotty as a friend of mine did once!)

pax

 

[geekWithA.45]

BVD Hammock.

Hard to forget it in the stall that way.

 

[gunsmith]

I forgot mine once!

I was a security guard and (Thank God) I was in a building that had closed for the night. As I left the bathroom I had the feeling that something was wrong, dreadfully wrong. Three or four minutes of wondering whats wrong when it hit me like a ton of bricks...
I ran back & there was my Glock, right where I left it.

I once read a thread on packing .org where this guy found a gun on the lid of the toilet bowl tank, I can't remember what the out come was.

 

[V4Vendetta]

I only dump at home. Urination however, I do anywhere.