CCW When you Ride... Paranoia?

I don't ride, but not keeping it attached to your body sounds like a pretty good idea to me. The hard part will be finding a balance between easy to get to and safety.

I do agree with everyone who said you should carry. You never know when or where you'll need to protect yourself or your loved ones. Look at all the people who have been attacked by mountain lions and such while riding bikes. Read about the case of Mr. Harold Fish. He was hiking in Arizona when he stumbled upon a bad situation.

Statistically, you're probably safer from BG's in the woods, but there's still a chance, and as long as there's a chance and you legally can carry... then by all means carry.
 
I think your best bet for accessibility and not being on your person, is to get saddlebags for your tank. Its right in front of you for accessing it, and you don't have to worry about landing on it if you get tossed. I would keep it in a holster inside the saddlebag also.
 
Not paranoid! Just carrying another tool.

Be happy that you can carry. Here in Cali, I'm pretty well restricted to no carry.... but I can open carry in the national forest... one of the places I'd least likely need a gun. Go figure. :mad:

So when I am in the national forest on one of my motorcycles or my quad, I do enjoy strapping a sixgun on my hip. :)
 
carry

I regularly ride my 4 wheeler on the farm for work and play. I always have a long gun on the vehicle, and usually have a side arm.
A few years ago wild dogs were a problem. On one ocassion I spotted 8 in one pack. I was on foot, I had to hide to avoid them.
On another I was face to face with two small dogs, I was unarmed. They growled and showed their teeth. I threw rocks and yelled, but they held their ground. I probably could have taken them, but the bites and them possibly being rabid crossed my mind. I retreated and went for my rifle. They were gone when I returned.
Dogs are no longer a problem, but there's plenty coyotes, also cougers have been spotted in my area.
So I carry
 
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When I used to ride I was younger and didn't have any handguns but I always carried a possibles kit for breakdowns. A gun would fit in with the rest of the tools. After trial and a lot of error I found a fanny pack worn backwards so the pouch was in the front was the best solution. In a crash you could tuck and roll normally and if it comes loose you notice it pretty quick. You can move around on the bike as usual. Some of the latest types I have seen have a seperate pocket for easy gun access.

Keep it shiny side up!

Bob
 
I have a solution to your problem, J. This way you won't have to interrupt your ride when dealing with those pesky drunken pot-growing northern bearoose types! (J/K) :D Sorry...couldn't resist! Seriously, though, I like relee's idea.

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Update

So I experimented with a side pocket... I have a side pocket on my thigh that sit's like cargo pants and it fits in there. I Dumped it 4 times last weekend (it was rain/snowing so the ground was like wet play-doh) and my impact points are on my hips and shoulders, rarely my knees, and I almost ALWAYS contact the small of my back. (Because my powerband is crazy in higher gears so I love 3rd gear! That being said, when I go down i'm MOVIN! and I end up rolling.) So I am looking for a nice pair of riding pants that have a leg pocket or a way to put something on my chest would be great too!!!! but if my USP isn't covered, it WILL get dirt on it. How does mud affect a gun such as my USP? I won't ride in sand so that's out, just mud and grass.
 
My husband carries in the woods because of man and beast and carries in church because we live in a crazy world. He has never needed his except for hunting.

I fell off my horse and landed on my glock and could not walk for 6 weeks. :D

Thinking of a shoulder holster or maybe a saddlebag or saddle attachment. One guy carries his on the front of his saddle. That works if the horse does not run off.

Sometimes people get shot accidently - I wonder about that in a wreck too?
My cop friend in Mancos Colorado shot himself in the backcountry when his gun fell off the dashboard of his truck. ouch.

Happy trails and stay safe.
 
Try www.safepacker.com
I had something similar to sarry my pda in.
Carry on body not on bike, same issues as a briefcase/purse/folder holster.
As for being paranoid, have you been keeping up with the changes to the NPS (national park service) weapon laws?
After a few incidents culminating with a murder on the AP trail, CC is now legal if your state allows carry in state parks.
Apparently the guvmint is as paranoid as you are.
Member of the "Pants on = gun on" club. Now offering, for a limited time, free memberships !
 
I love this whole "paranoia" sophistry. Society at large has been sold a bill of rotten goods by a bunch of befuddled lemmings. Mankind has been going out in the wilderness armed ever since the advent of the opposing thumb and a sophisticated enough brain to use it. It takes an especially "advanced" individual these days to convince himself that being essentially helpless constitutes a superior mindset. ;)

Of course the concrete wilderness is often even more dangerous, giving the "cultural elites" amongst us even greater chances to demonstrate the trendy but confused notion that preparedness is paranoia.
 
I am an old guy that still rides a lot. (Own 7 bikes) . I also own more than a few guns...Why would I want to own a hand gun and have a CCW if I did not use it.

Sort of like that old pilots saying...nothing more useless than the runway behind you...same with a gun when you need it and it is setting safe at home.
 

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Y'know, I find it's easier to just carry all the time, period. My crystal ball is in the shop.
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MINE TOO!

those damned lazy repairmen, always taking forever fixing our crystal balls O_o
dont they know i'm in need of seeing the future NOW
i guess they figured i'd have already looked into the future and had seen my need, so i would already have a backup in waiting... but alas, even with my crystal ball, i just wasnt thinking that far ahead.

bottom line, carry.
i try not to shop, live, or visit places where i have to worry about defending myself, but if it were that simple, then nobody would ever carry unless looking for conflict.
 
Take a look at the Safepackers

I don't think the link in the post above works. Safepacker's are sold by Wilderness Tactical: Safepacker Holster .

I have been using one for a couple years now-it attaches well to a pack or a web belt for hiking. They also have an accessory that turns it into a running pack, but not sure I'd want it in small of back for jogging much less while off-road riding. You could probably come up with a way to strap it down for your purposes.

Here's a pic from the link

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Kawasaki all the way. (1979 Kawasaki KZ 400)

My opinion would be--you can't use what you don't have, if you have what you need you will be prepared.

Always remember think smart and act safe.
 
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