What is a piece of clothing/equipment for civillians that is actually quite useful/multifunctional, but it's rarely worn because it's seen as cringe, that you would like to see becoming socially acceptable?
What would you wear, if if it was ok and people wouldn't look at you funnily and/or smirk behind your back?

I kinda like the idea of fanny packs. They are a belt that is also extra carry equipment. You can put all sorts of useful things in there. A first aid kit, a powerpack of your mobile phone, pair of shades, a couple of extra mags ...whatever. But I wouldn't want to use one at this day and age, because they are seen as out-of-fashion cringy items.
If they would become "socially acceptable" again ...I probably would.

They already were nigger, you're just detached from fashion because everybody in your flyover still wears bootcuts. Wearing fanny packs across the chest like a sash was in vogue back in like 2017.

These seem practical.
But they are usually used only by some alcoholic bowler enthusiasts with nothing else going on with their lives. So they have a bad rep.

>>63996245 (OP)
Are we talking regular le cringe or le EPIC cringe? Like a downvote or two or getting banned from my every sub for negative karma?

>>63996272
>Wearing fanny packs across the chest like a sash was in vogue back in like 2017.
Chest sling bags are fashion rage in Asia and dripping into Europe now. Probably because of the rise of thievery in societies

>>63996305
And they are ideal for tacticool cary applications (ignoring cringe part).

>>63996305
>>63996314
Aren't these called "messenger/sling bags"?
Not technically fanny packs? (yes, I know that the distinction is miniscule)

>>63996245 (OP)
Bro, the tactical fanny pack is where it's at.
>able to carry a full size handgun and 2+ magazines
>goes with every outfit
>look like a goofy tourist/faggot and carry in lots of sensitive areas
I carry my TISAS in a fanny pack all the time. You wouldn't believe the places you can carry in with it.

>>63996354
I am about to take the tactical fanny pill and join you. Not only would concealing be a breeze but you also get to keep your phone away from your dick to reduce ball cancer.

>>63996354
I’m dadmaxing right now. Crossbody bags are where its at. No printing no matter how I squat or lean. Snacks, sunscreen, phone, 45. Holds everything a guy could want while taking their kids around town.

>>63996245 (OP)
This is the bag I use when I fanny pack carry. Really great for MTB

>>63996245 (OP)
Personally I've seen enough instances of off body carry going awry to think the concept is more risk than its worth. Granted, being able to hold a full size pistol, multiple spare mags, a tourniquet, your phone, your wallet, a beer, the entire population of Finland, and your keys all in one bag sounds very convenient

>>63996245 (OP)
I wear neckerchiefs and I don't give a fuck if people think it looks gay or stupid. They would all go out and buy them if their favorite celebrity started wearing one. The opinion of cattle means nothing to me.
That being said, fanny packs being out of fashion basically broadcasts to everyone around you that you are either a tourist or that you absolutely have a gun, and both of those assumptions will attract negative attention.

>>63997205
>The opinion of cattle means nothing to me.

this is what 30yr old 'finally attractive' dudes say after a childhood of being bullied and pretending to not care.

>>63997213
...hey

>>63996245 (OP)
>What is a piece of clothing/equipment for civillians that is actually quite useful/multifunctional, but it's rarely worn because it's seen as cringe, that you would like to see becoming socially acceptable?

>>63997213
What a gay nigger retard you are.

Belt buckle guns and buttplug derringers

>>63996329
Messenger is larger, square, and worn under the armpit and flat against your back. They're close to a sling bag, especially as people have started purpose crafting them to sell and they've got the asymmetrical straps, but on the other hand, the ones that were and are popular are much smaller then a normal sling back and are instead fanny pack sized, because originally they were just fanny packs worn with a longer strap.

>>63997269
Surplus Br*tish MTP Pants
>cheap
>made for hot weather
>comfy
>practical
But fake multicam and people think you're in the army

>>63996245 (OP)
Why do you care what other people think about your choices in attire? Are you a woman?

>>63997344
honestly, I'd love to rock a poncho.
But i'm not nearly hispanic or enough of a motorcycle owner to wear one

All other answers are wrong.

>>63996305
I CC in leafland with one of these but it's Hugo Boss (c)

>>63996245 (OP)
fanny packs are in normie vogue and make you look like a grayman faggot

>>63996245 (OP)
Cloaks.

>>63997816
Lose some bloody weight.

>>63997887
Weak sticklike arms arthritically typed this post

>>63997360
This. Messenger bags are sized to fit A4 paper in it.
If you can't fit that paper it literally can't serve "messenger" role.

>>63996288
Tom Knapp disagreed.

>>63997999
Well you could just fold the paper.

>>63996245 (OP)
Might just be my perception but I feel that backpacks in everyday use fits into this category, even though I use one to lug around all the crap I need when I leave the house.
There really isn't any way to carry a lot of stuff around as a grown man that doesn't feel.. off in some way. Messenger bags, backpacks, laptop bags, fanny packs, they all have an immature/feminine energy associated with them.

>>63998260
The backpacker eternally endures the laughter of teens driving by in their first cars. It's the price of being well stocked.

>>63998260
I got a Simms fly fishing sling pack in Alaska a few years ago and it's fucken great. Way better than a normal backpack.

>>63997822
Based.

>>63997344
This is quite relevant to the thread.
Because shemags are really, really useful and multifunctional. Hot climate, cold climate, arid or humid, doesn't matter. A hat, a scarf, a makeshift pillow, headband or blanket. They will have some use. It's just that if you wear them, people will look at you funnily.

>>63998319
Fly fishing backpack might be the way to go. If anyone asks then you have an excuse that doesn’t make you look weird.

>>63997610
Just wear meme camo's like Realtree and everyone will think you live in a trailer park, are autistic, or perhaps actually go hunting once in a while even.

>>63996305
>>63996314

>>63996709
>>63997084
>Keep snacks inside incase you get hungry and want some cashews
>Keep profalactics inside incase you wanna romp with your mistress tonight
>Keep a full size .45 incase a nigga wanna get jiggy with it on the way home
There's literally no downside at all bros.

>>63997822
I didn’t know CA had concealed carry.

>>63996245 (OP)
Funny enough, there's a lot of not-a-fanny pack "cargo fanny packs" for hunting. A big belt of boxy pouches works well for hunting. I've thought about it but it needs shoulder straps and really being behind you makes it awkward to get to. Belt pouches like the M16 3x 30rd nylon mag pouch work well as a replacement (yes, even on leather belts) even if a hair small or a hair too soft-sided for some uses.

>>63996305
As silly as it looks that may very well be what I need for hunting. I hate single shoulder straps, though (would rather distribute on both with optional waist strap).

>>63997816
Ahem.
>da-nah nuh-nah-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh BWOOOOONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJZIl0JPmgs
I have this exact one. It's really good in the sun and IIRC has good airflow to keep your head cool but not being even 1% asian there's no way I can wear it much lol.

>>63998106
Nobody wants folded legal papers.

>>63998421
I'm not an Arab, so I wear neckerchiefs. They're traditional European workwear, and crossed over to be traditional Western/cowboy wear. You can get cotton or silk, plain or patterned, wear them in a variety of ways, use them for slings, cover your face and/or head, roll them like an tie or fold them like an ascot or just tie a knot and wear them cavalry/scout style, strain water through them, use it to carry things, et cetera. Mine are all homemade and plain single colored.

>>64000192
Technically there's an Authorization to Carry for the Protection of Life but literally two people in the entire country (yes, exactly two, someone wrote in and asked for a total number of licenses and that was their genuine response) have them because the RCMP will basically only give it to you if you've had like a dozen failed attempts on your life at which point they'll maybe entertain the thought that you could be in enough danger to need to carry a gun
That being said, when you don't give a shit and know how to avoid police attention you can CC anywhere you want

>>64000192
NTA but technically there's an Authorization to Carry for the Protection of Life but literally two people in the entire country (yes, exactly two, someone wrote in and asked for a total number of licenses and that was their genuine response) have them because the RCMP will basically only give it to you if you've had like a dozen failed attempts on your life at which point they'll maybe entertain the thought that you could be in enough danger to need to carry a gun
That being said, when you don't give a shit and know how to avoid police attention you can technically CC anywhere you want - would be a lot cooler if you could actually get a legal CCW permit without needing to have the mob on your ass 24/7 or some shit but alas

>>64002787
I only meant to post once and aborted the first one, but I guess the site just shit the bed for a moment there so I posted two similar messages whoops

>>63996354
You just described a vertical shoulder rig, retard.
>B-but then I have to wear a super light JACKET
If you’re an adult, you should be wearing a jacket anyway.

>>64000699
I want some folded legal papers.

>>63996288
Why don't jackets have this many pockets?

Why don't pants have cargo pockets at waist height, where you can actually reach them? They can go over normal pockets, and it looks less dumb.

>>63996305
That's going to flop everywhere if you move faster than walking speed and can't adjust it any tighter than what photo shows like most of those sling bags. Need bottom one to have a third strap to go around. Or something that can tighten all the way down so it's not loose
t. Used to longboard down city roads in China in 00s before cars were a thing and those became fashionable without practicality.

>Subtle fashion thread
What up anti /fa/ggots, I've been Boomermaxing phany packs and sporty sweatpants with zipper pockets too since I'm an old hag now and don't have the energy to care.

>>64003164
were you asleep during the early 2010s techwear fad?

>>63996329
How do you not know you are fucking a reptillian?

They're just so versatile. Every man needs a concealable stick.

>>63996288
This. I love the idea of using a vest for shooting and outdoors. But there are too many weirdos and sweats and fuds that ruined the identity.

>>63997086
Any good phany packs for Floridaman and Ohioman you recommend?

Who cares what other people think?
Anyway, you have been visited by The Patron Saint of Crossdraw.
Comfy carry for life will be granted to you but only if you reply; "Thank you Based Lee Van Cleef"

>>63997084
Been looking for a good crossbody bag for just this purpose, what do you use?

>>63997629
Ponchos are cool, unfortunately I'm not cool enough to wear one casually

>>63996245 (OP)
I wear a hiking cheese bag all over the place for all the same reasons, dadmaxxed

>>63997213
>t. cares a lot about what other people thinks of him
>y-you must've gotten bullied and been unpopular
the normalnigger response when he can't come up with anything to say, lel.
nta but i scared and confused bullies by laughing at them whenever they attempted to remind me of some dumb faggy status quo i didn't care about, and the rest of the class thought i was pretty cool for it.
turns out if you just don't care about normalnigger things and do your own thing they start following you because that's how their brains work.

>>63996288
You might not like it, but this was peak Delta Force and unnamed CIA contractor tactical performance circa 2004 or 2014.

The real problem is everyone knows the camera vest is used by elite forces, so it's now just the shoot me first rig

>>64006390
You must be 18 to post
Also
>things that didn't happen

>>64000649
But can you soak it in water to provide a cooling effect? That’s a big part of the point of a pith helmet.

>>64006608
believe me or believe me not, it's god's honest truth.

>>63997213
comments like this are so retarded but it's a thing that I see a lot. Vaguely try to generalize someone and hope their own insecurities make them chimp out. Either a seething zoomer parroting some bs he saw online or a buckbroken millineal. It's like a basic bitch form of social engineering yet nobody seems to recognize it

truth is most people lose their purity/individuality as children in their teen years and only rediscover it in after their 20's.

also the fact that nobody on /k/ knew what a crossbody bag is is very telling to how out of touch you all are. Yall should be thanking the kinds of people you despise for making purse carry normalized for men lmao

>>64003322
Their primary practicality is against thieves.
It's difficult to grab and carry away such bag and you can grab it back with both hands to retain.
They are forward inside your vision so its much easier to spot pickpocketer opening or cutting bag to steal things.

>>63998319
I'd be fine with something like that as long as it was big enough to carry all my stuff around in. It's annoying to need that much with you but when you live in the middle of nowhere you have to plan ahead.

>>63996245 (OP)
I've got a couple of fanny packs I use for different gun things. I've got one that I keep my fishing stuff in, and one that I intermittently use to throw shotgun shells into for skeet(it perfectly holds an entire box of shells) and that I've also used for CCW when I get a new pistol but dont have a holster for it yet. It works out fine but I sorta don't like having a sack laying on my sack since I don't cross body carry it, also sorta hate having something around my waist. Maybe next time I'll cross body carry
>>63996288
I've got one but I've only ever tried it on one. It's a little big on me which is fine but feels goofy. Problem is I live in Florida and it's way too hot alot of the time to ever wear one of these reasonably. They are nice for throwing some mags into when you are goofing around but eeeehhhh

>>63996245 (OP)
I'm gonna be honest with you if I wasn't trying to get a girlfriend so I can get married and have kids eventually I'd be wearing nothing but milsurp all the time and look like an unkempt freak. This may still happen once I do get married

>>63996245 (OP)
Find one that you wear on the hip, not on your belly, jeez.

I'd wear armor every day, everywhere like I was fucking Piccolo if I didn't think the cops would harass me at every opportunity.

>>64006915
Fffffuck I might have to try mine out then. I have that same model of pith hat you do with the yellow microfiber in the front headband. How well does that work on yours?

>>64008798
Honestly I haven’t tried it. Also mine is a Disney knockoff that I got when we took our kids their…. Wanted something that they could spot in a crowd… it worked perfectly. I had a customer who had a collection of vintage helmets who told me that was one of the cooler things to do with them. If yours is real fiber material and you try it please report back

>>63996245 (OP)
Poncho since I can conceal all kinds of stuff under it, though it hasn't really stopped me from wearing one sometimes (with a sombrero on too).

>>63996245 (OP)
Concealable soft armor.
I still might buy one just so I can have it on under a hoodie, just in case. Idk which one to buy though.

>>64006337
Thank you Based Lee Van Cleef, for the crossdraw is truly the best.

>>63996329
Flat-patterned courier bags ride much better on the torso than contoured sling bags.
>t. bagfag

>>63997999
Or lots and lots of what we call Legal Sized paper here. I used to courier for a couple of law firms and the amount of paper that would go back and forth was staggering.

>>64000608
We regularly have Load Bearing Equipment threads. Expandable belt kit is the way to go in the field.

>>64001241
Dimensions and what's your preferred material? I've been thinking of adding a kerchief to my field kits mostly as a sling but also for various Boy Scout uses.

>>63996245 (OP)
>fanny packs
Most guys, secretly, liked it. The problem are women: they are the ones who mock it.

>>63997344
Too much associated with kebab terrorists and now with feminazis pro-Palestine.

>>64000649
Based. I use one when cleaning the garden.
I'm also black and like Raiden from MK.

>>63996288
Really? I always associated them with old men fishing.

>>64012980
>caring what wuhmen think
Also half of them turn 360 degree's and walk away from that belief when they become mothers and then all the sudden having a big pouch around their waste is very useful for keeping snacks and other distractions on them, even more so for them in fact since women's pants tend to have pockets that aren't even suitable to hold a single penny, never mind shit people usually carry like sunscreen a type-c cable and their keys plus a smoll 380 if they CC, hence why purses are sell.

Honestly cargo shorts needs to become fashionable again, those hippy faggots might have been onto something.

>>64012714
I think I'd like an ALICE butt pack but I feel they're too floppy and loose. Using one means losing water bottle holders and it going under my ass when I sit (as well as losing easy access) which bugs me. I think I might end up either modifying an old ALICE harness or making my own so I can easily unclip it and flip it like a backpack. I pretty much carry this hunting:
>2x water bottle (from the pack or reusable; ideally I could add something to keep them cool like mylar or foam)
>roll of bags (think: roll of film size)
>sometimes: surplus dry bag or grocery store bag
>sometimes: game cameras, hanging equipment
>some kind of snack (usually in exterior lower lg pouch, either for extended trips or in case of low bloodsugar, especially in heat)
>disposable gloves (often in pants pocket)
>spare mag (always in pants pocket)
>keys (always in upper small exterior pocket of backpack)
>wallet (mostly in same pocket as keys to keep them from jingling)
>camera (sometimes, usually belt pouch)
>sunglasses (often, usually belt pouch)
>gloves (jacket or backpack, depends on time of year)
What I often do with a backpack is clip the waist strap and only keep the left shoulder strap on. This means the left needs good padding. It leaves my right shoulder bare to be able to shoulder a rifle repeatably instead of the butt wobbling around on uneven shoulder strap padding (or it getting in the way otherwise). I figure putting the weight so low may help my back/shoulders as well, but I haven't gone all in yet. My other observation is that a belt pouch at my ~3 o'clock works fine but having one on both sides (9 and 3) often leaves my arms and rifle with little room to work with and hang comfortably. Too much at the 6 leaves me with a fat ass struggling to get through tight trails. Water bottles often crinkle or get in the way, too, which is a whole other problem to solve.

>>64012980
Most women aren't gonna make it bro. You're the prize.

>>63997344
I used to wear one of those shooting in the desert. When the sun dipped and it got cold it worked perfectly

>>63996305
wtf I own this exact bag
I wear it on the back though
>>64003322
I like it because you can swing it to your front very easily

>>63997344
i went on a trip to arizona and would wear one of these over my face with sunglasses when I couldn't be arsed to put on sunscreen
funny looks but it worked really well
>>63998260
>they all have an immature/feminine energy associated with them.
boo hoo grow up

Erbelstock Bando XL. I just got my Aliengear cloak holster for Glock+TLR1. I have a Glock with Holosun PID in there, and it fits great. Also put a Militech IIIA panel in the bag because it hardly weighs anything.

>>64013783

>>63996288
>>64007610
Fellow Floridian here! Lee county represent!
I've got three. I wear them in the winter.
I really like being able to carry my larger pistols and also a larger knife without fear of printing.

it's funny, nobody really cares or reacts to the vest. all that "everybody knows your carrying vest" crap is just myth.

>>64013668
It takes me about 3 seconds to shrug out of my heavy LBE if needed but I can reach every pocket on the buttpack with it in-place. It's really a nonissue, I keep jacket and tarp in it, cordage, etc.
Good list for hunting, you can jam all of that and more into a proper belt kit. If you're looking for something really well integrated, check out the British PLCE, the paratrooper version being highly acclaimed. The pouches are the same size across the belt, it might distribute that chunky feeling you don't like.

>>64013816
Most of that stuff is all in your head. Like when you start carrying you feel like your gun sticks out so much and everyone is looking at it, when in reality they are not. Nowadays I'll even stretch and show off my gun on my beltline and people don't register it's there.
>Lee county
Hey my family has a cabin there and I visit all the time. Cute little place. I bet nobody would bat an eye if you open carried a G34 in the rural areas around there though lol

>>64013853
agreed.
I was once hanging out with some DEA agents during a seminar. one was wearing a skin tight T-shirt. it took me four hours to notice his CCW on his back hip.
People really don't look.

as for the rural areas, they're disappearing, but when you get out into them, the police could care less and won't bother to investigate a complaint unless its repeating and won't show up for at least one day later. the sheriffs have better things to do; like harass farmers.

>>63998260
>they all have an immature/feminine energy associated with them.
Yeah, until someone in their tight fitting skinny jeans with paper thin an shallow pockets and sleeveless shirt (with no bag or phanny pac/k/ to speak of on them) needs a tool like a screwdriver/scissors/can-opener, a drink to not die from dehydration, an IFAK to not bleed to death, or your backup gun innaSHIFT scenario because THEN they end up looking like the foolish girly little bitch boi and damsel in distress for being unprepared and (You) are the big dick swinging GIGAChad of peak masculinity helping them out minor inconvenience or a life or death situation with what you bring to bare out of your messenger/laptop bag or fly fishing sling bag.

Stop letting basedciety dictate what you can and can't wear. For example whenever I'm short on an ingredient when cooking I just throw on some bike shorts and a bike pack and head on over to the grocery store that way and stuff what I need in said bag since I'm not far from the store where I live. Yeah I occasionally get looks, I simply don't give a fuck though.

>>64014061
You get "looks" for... going to the grocery store? What's it like being gangstalked?

>>64014092
>What's it like being gangstalked?
Is that what's happening? Weird, all things considered though I'm kinda flattered that glowniggers find me attractive.

>>63997816
if you're a kommando that odd thumbnail looks like a deer butt escaping through a hole in the fence

>>63997360

I put my carry piece in my briefcase when I go to work, shift to appendix as I leave the office. G43 in summer, P01 in fall/winter, works great and looks professional vs looking like a fucking tool with a fanny pack.

>>63996245 (OP)
>"That piece of gear you would like to use, if it wasn't seen as cringe"
Be free, become a King of Cringe OP. Just bee yourself.

>>64014941
There goes my future as a hand model..

>>63997961
Fat fuck Friday isn't for another three days moron

>>63996245 (OP)
The reason people dont wear fanny packs anymore is because if you have one on the cops know your gun is in there.

>>64014914
He's calling you a schizo, anon.

>>64015787
Or you have a rock in it for a slungshot in NYC, very very illegal.

>>64015787
>the cops know you have a gun
I don't give a fuck if the cops know, it's not a crime to carry a gun in any civilized state. I print like a mother fucker when I appendix carry my 92 and I dont care who knows I have it.

>>64015835
>He's calling you a schizo, anon.
Man I wish I was that badass.