How to handle using restroom IWB?

[Houdini1953]

How do you handle removing your IWB weapon when using a public toilet? Do you take your rig with pistol intact and place it on the floor or what! What if you have diarrhea and have little time for consideration?

It happened to me recently and the experience was not pleasant at all. I took holster and weapon off as I was mounting the toilet and just placed them between my feet with little care at the time for someone knowing that I was carrying!

Some public restroom stalls have a coat hook and if you had a plastic bag you could hang a bag on them and place your weapon and holster in them and still be safe but this is something I wonder what others have thought about or encountered and have a better solution!

 

[The Big D]

So easy...on the hook with hook behind the trigger. ..unholstered Very difficult for anyone to see. If no hook, atop the TP holder or the tank.

But I try to avoid public facilities!

 

[Evil One]

Tucked into my pants between my feet.
Or, if there is room, on top of the TP dispenser.


Jim

 

[DrMark]

Tucked into my pants between my feet.
Or, if there is room, on top of the TP dispenser.

This is what many do, calling it "the underwear hammock."

Hides it from eyes that may glance under the stall, and doesn't increase risk by unholstering a loaded gun.

 

[2son]

funny post. I never thought about how other people do it, but I put it in my front pocket when sitting. iv'e heard stories of people leaving them behind setting on the toilet tank.I can't imagine how someone would respond if they were to see it just laying there on the floor between my feet.

 

[Kanewpadle]

How do you handle removing your IWB weapon when using a public toilet? Do you take your rig with pistol intact and place it on the floor or what! What if you have diarrhea and have little time for consideration?

It happened to me recently and the experience was not pleasant at all. I took holster and weapon off as I was mounting the toilet and just placed them between my feet with little care at the time for someone knowing that I was carrying!

Some public restroom stalls have a coat hook and if you had a plastic bag you could hang a bag on them and place your weapon and holster in them and still be safe but this is something I wonder what others have thought about or encountered and have a better solution!

You're Houdini and you couldn't figure it out?!

 

[pineappleshooter]

You could post this over on glocktalk and they can tell you how to take a "tactical" dump!

 

[chief38]

Try not to use multiple toilet rest rooms. If it's a single, just lock the entrance door.

You can also throw a magazine, newspaper, etc. over the gun when dropping trow. Depending on the rig, you could also fold it inside your pants (kind of roll it in) to conceal it.

Chief38

 

[LenS]

I've seen this question asked in every forum I've been on, dozens of times on each.

I leave my gun holstered, make sure it's not hitting the floor by applying "outward tension" with my legs (I don't want my pants laying on the bathroom floor even if I was unarmed!), and don't worry about pervs crawling on the floor peering under stalls!

Forgetting an unholstered gun in bathrooms happens a lot and in states like mine, you will lose ALL your guns (PD will confiscate, give them to a bonded warehouse who will sell them and pocket all the proceeds, all legal under state law) and permits plus face criminal charges for doing that. Yes it has happened and that is how it gets played out unless the person is a uniformed officer.

 

[vigil617]

There are public toilets, and there are public toilets.

In some of them, I would not want my weapon hanging on a hook out of reach if, as has been known to happen, a BG considers someone like me a target of opportunity for assault or robbery. I'm caught with my pants down, literally.

I remember reading in another thread about a now-retired LEO who said he once had to use a public toilet in a very questionable neighborhood. There was no stall door. He held his weapon in both hands pointed straight ahead while he sat on the toilet. Sure enough, someone came in and came toward his stall, but turned quickly and left when the LEO asked, "Can I help you?" while keeping the pistol pointed.

More often, though, I guess the public restrooms are more or less non-threatening (well, except for the communicable diseases, anyway). Nevertheless, I'd still want my weapon close at hand, whether holstered or not. I wouldn't put it on the floor -- ugh -- so hammocking sounds like the best option all round.

 

[The Big D]

This absolutely true story comes to mind...

A few years ago I was in Pat O'Brien's (New Orleans) bar. A bachelorette party was in the house, and I was approached with the question: "Boxers or briefs?" Seems they had a scavenger hunt for the bride and a pair of men's briefs was needed. When I noted the color of mine was red, the deal was closed.

I adjourned to a men's room the size of a small closet and was standing naked from the waist down holding a 9 shot semi-auto when a young fellow walked in. To be sure, the boy looked scared! I told him it was not as it seemed...not sure he believed what he was seeing.

Tucked the briefs in my hand and delivered them to the bridesmaid who thereupon placed them over the bride's head and around her neck where she (proudly?) wore them for the rest of the evening.

More about that evening later...perhaps!

Be safe.

 

[ladder13]

I keep mine in my hand, ready for the toe tappers.

 

[TNDixieGirl]

Maybe I don't fully understand the question, but why would you have to take it off at all? I never have. Ever. It remains on my waistband and rests nicely on top of my thigh until I'm done with business.

 

[Mphstiger1981]

This absolutely true story comes to mind...

A few years ago I was in Pat O'Brien's (New Orleans) bar. A bachelorette party was in the house, and I was approached with the question: "Boxers or briefs?" Seems they had a scavenger hunt for the bride and a pair of men's briefs was needed. When I noted the color of mine was red, the deal was closed.

I adjourned to a men's room the size of a small closet and was standing naked from the waist down holding a 9 shot semi-auto when a young fellow walked in. To be sure, the boy looked scared! I told him it was not as it seemed...not sure he believed what he was seeing.

Tucked the briefs in my hand and delivered them to the bridesmaid who thereupon placed them over the bride's head and around her neck where she (proudly?) wore them for the rest of the evening.

More about that evening later...perhaps!

Be safe.

Dear Penthouse Forum,

You won't believe what happened to me...

 

[bluegrassarms]

Maybe this is why the older military sidearms had lanyards.

 

[IndyHD]

I agree with the under ware hammock. Easily accessible and still hidden.

 

[pineappleshooter]

I agree with the under ware hammock. Easily accessible and still hidden.

Does Ren Wax protect against skid marks?

 

[MP22]

This might just be the strangest thread on the forum.

 

[Kanewpadle]

This absolutely true story comes to mind...

A few years ago I was in Pat O'Brien's (New Orleans) bar. A bachelorette party was in the house, and I was approached with the question: "Boxers or briefs?" Seems they had a scavenger hunt for the bride and a pair of men's briefs was needed. When I noted the color of mine was red, the deal was closed.

I adjourned to a men's room the size of a small closet and was standing naked from the waist down holding a 9 shot semi-auto when a young fellow walked in. To be sure, the boy looked scared! I told him it was not as it seemed...not sure he believed what he was seeing.

Tucked the briefs in my hand and delivered them to the bridesmaid who thereupon placed them over the bride's head and around her neck where she (proudly?) wore them for the rest of the evening.

More about that evening later...perhaps!

Be safe.

Man, those size 48 briefs must of been a sight around her neck!

 

[Silversmok3]

How do you handle removing your IWB weapon when using a public toilet?

There's only one step to be careful of. First you unzip the fly. Don't skip that step before handling the gun.

OH... You meant the weapon. Ah, that's a little bit more involved. Pick a stall on the farthest end with a solid wall. Hopefully the solid wall will be on your strong side as you sit on the commode.

If you must use a central stall, arrange your pants in such a way that the IWB holster is above the stall line.

Next week's lesson:how to smoothly tell your girlfriend about concealed carry as she's trying to undress you. Wish they taught that lesson at Gunsite Academy.