PSA: Found a great CC jacket for summer
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 7:14 pm
Dickies are great, but I found another cool piece of equipment...
I ran across it while Googling around the Internet looking for new concealed carry options. I was annoyed because I couldn't find anything that would allow me to carry OWB in the summer; at least not comfortably. I'm not a small guy (5'11" and 205lbs, trying to lose 50!) so most carry options don't work that well... if I had a muffin top, my clothing would drape of the gun a little better, and if I was skinny, the gun would tuck into my waist. Unfortunately I'm pretty much slabsided right now, so a bulge on the side is A BULGE ON THE SIDE (and about that obvious!).
But enough about me. I saw a guy on another forum who suggested this:
http://www.zahal.org/products/bodyguard-jacket-shabak" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
So, in a moment of weakness (I have a lot of those) I ordered one. I usually wear a large, but it was suggested that they're sized pretty small so I got an XL (luckily!). I ordered on the 2nd of this month, and it came in today... 2 weeks on the dot (standard postal from Israel).
My first impression wasn't that great, because it came in a tiny package, which led me to believe it was much thinner than I was hoping. I was wrong though... it's actually reasonably thick material, and feels fairly sturdy. It has four pockets on the front, and a moneyclip/cellphone/etc pocket on the inside with a pen pocket next to it.
I just gave it a test run to the local burger joint, and I have to say I'm very pleased. My OWB USPc 9MM disappeared under it, and nobody went running and screaming, which was a good sign. Even bending and other movements that would usually cause some printing seemed to be toned down a lot.
Here's a bad cell phone pic of me in it:
It was comfortable in today's mid-80's temps, and felt like it would be fine up through the 90's too. It's really exactly what I was wanting... a short-sleeve cover garment that doesn't really stand out a lot, and works the way I want it to. It's nice enough that I won't feel out of place in any of the places I usually go.
Looks like it's going to be one of my most-worn pieces of clothing
God bless Israel for stuff like this!
Remember, if you do decide to order one, order at least a size larger than you normally wear. Mine is VERY close to being too small, but it's perfect.
I ran across it while Googling around the Internet looking for new concealed carry options. I was annoyed because I couldn't find anything that would allow me to carry OWB in the summer; at least not comfortably. I'm not a small guy (5'11" and 205lbs, trying to lose 50!) so most carry options don't work that well... if I had a muffin top, my clothing would drape of the gun a little better, and if I was skinny, the gun would tuck into my waist. Unfortunately I'm pretty much slabsided right now, so a bulge on the side is A BULGE ON THE SIDE (and about that obvious!).
But enough about me. I saw a guy on another forum who suggested this:
http://www.zahal.org/products/bodyguard-jacket-shabak" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
So, in a moment of weakness (I have a lot of those) I ordered one. I usually wear a large, but it was suggested that they're sized pretty small so I got an XL (luckily!). I ordered on the 2nd of this month, and it came in today... 2 weeks on the dot (standard postal from Israel).
My first impression wasn't that great, because it came in a tiny package, which led me to believe it was much thinner than I was hoping. I was wrong though... it's actually reasonably thick material, and feels fairly sturdy. It has four pockets on the front, and a moneyclip/cellphone/etc pocket on the inside with a pen pocket next to it.
I just gave it a test run to the local burger joint, and I have to say I'm very pleased. My OWB USPc 9MM disappeared under it, and nobody went running and screaming, which was a good sign. Even bending and other movements that would usually cause some printing seemed to be toned down a lot.
Here's a bad cell phone pic of me in it:
It was comfortable in today's mid-80's temps, and felt like it would be fine up through the 90's too. It's really exactly what I was wanting... a short-sleeve cover garment that doesn't really stand out a lot, and works the way I want it to. It's nice enough that I won't feel out of place in any of the places I usually go.
Looks like it's going to be one of my most-worn pieces of clothing
God bless Israel for stuff like this!
Remember, if you do decide to order one, order at least a size larger than you normally wear. Mine is VERY close to being too small, but it's perfect.
It does say "something" 65% and "something" 35% though.
