Where is your gun when you shower?

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As hilarious as this thread is lol But!! with the layout of my home I actually have a gun within hands reach .. Being Paranoid keeps you alive remember !! :D
 
Why are we just focusing on the showers at home? What about hotel room showers? Truck stop showers? Showers at the homes of family members, friends, and one-night stands?

We need to consider these things, too......
 
I found the closed whipping thread and cant believe that no one there mentioned how Gus used the Colt Walker he so easily (Ha Ha) carried in a belt holster to whip the surely bartender. At around four pounds that horse pistol could be used to build a house if you did not have a hammer.
 
Why are we just focusing on the showers at home? What about hotel room showers? Truck stop showers? Showers at the homes of family members, friends, and one-night stands?

We need to consider these things, too......
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For me it's the exact same answer. Gun is wherever my pants are.
 
My bathroom gets very humid when I shower, what should I do with my gun? I'm thinking about wrapping it in a towel while I shower, I'm not sure how well it will be protected though.
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Just place the gun on the floor, in a towel, or in your pants/clothes. The steam from the shower tends to rise, so the floor stays pretty dry. Just make sure to take your stuff with you. (including your gun)

As long as you clean and oil the gun regularly, it should be fine.
 
No problem...I prefer baths, a nice relaxing soak, back to wall, feet to door, have one of those 1930s claw foot bathtubs, and in keeping with that bygone era...trays on either side that hold a couple of 1911s.
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If you are going to use this method you must take a bubble bath. Like Tuco in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Of course you must scrap the 1911 and use a single action revolver. For authenticities sake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUslGSoEH8I
 
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Funny how someone who does not know your situation can judge you.
In my case I am home alone when I shower, with the shower and exhaust fan running I cannot hear the doorbell.

So my weapon is on the vanity under my clothes along with my cell phone with the door locked.

Once while doing my daily duty I heard the front doorbell and by the time I was finished they were at the back door and one was looking into my garage to see if there was a vehicle. When I confronted them they said they guess they had the wrong house.

Personally I never leave my gun unattended in a room between me and the doors. The last thing I would want is for someone to be able to get to it before me. :)
 
I've kept my KT P11 in my holster in the bathroom while showering for three years now absent any problems whatsoever. I think it depends on the model but it's the last worry I would have--safety comes first and foremost. I am not saying I would bring a show-piece in there with me every time but my carry piece is my tool--I shoot it, clean it and pack it.

-Cheers
 
My mother told me that for years after she saw the movie Psycho, she showered with a steak knife within reach. She hates guns though.:p
 
My bathroom gets very humid when I shower, what should I do with my gun? I'm thinking about wrapping it in a towel while I shower, I'm not sure how well it will be protected though.
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I did that once ("Once") with my brand new poly semi, I forgot it was in the towel. When I picked up the towel, I forgot it was in there, it fell to the hard floor, it happened in slow motion. "Noooooooo!" Clunck, clinck, ponk, pink!

Now I just keep it in a drawer. Slightly out of reach.


No problem...I prefer baths, a nice relaxing soak, back to wall, feet to door, have one of those 1930s claw foot bathtubs, and in keeping with that bygone era...trays on either side that hold a couple of 1911s.
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Bygone a lot of water. Those things are huge, that's the X-frame (aka .500 S&W) of tub's.:D
 
"If you are going to use this method you must take a bubble bath. Like Tuco in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Of course you must scrap the 1911 and use a single action revolver. For authenticities sake." [lawnboy]

"When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk." [Tuco]

Authenticity, huh, well authenticity is important. In the movie, which takes place during the Civil War, Tuco shoots an adversary thru a heavy cloud of bubble bath suds...well thats kinda iffy, the wet suds would likely have fouled and kept the cap and ball (not sealed cartridge) revolver from firing. Also my claw foot bathtub is too new (not Civil War vintage).

However, a 45 ACP 1911 would work just fine.

"...a lot of water. Those things are huge, that's the X-frame (aka .500 S&W) of tub's" [Walklightly]

Shot an X-frame, they do kick some, but too much penetration, I'll stick to the 1911.

Well gotta go, time for my 1911 C&L bubble bath.

Check your 6.
 
"If you are going to use this method you must take a bubble bath. Like Tuco in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Of course you must scrap the 1911 and use a single action revolver. For authenticities sake." [lawnboy]

"When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk." [Tuco]

Authenticity, huh, well authenticity is important. In the movie, which takes place during the Civil War, Tuco shoots an adversary thru a heavy cloud of bubble bath suds...well thats kinda iffy, the wet suds would likely have fouled and kept the cap and ball (not sealed cartridge) revolver from firing. Also my claw foot bathtub is too new (not Civil War vintage).

However, a 45 ACP 1911 would work just fine.

"...a lot of water. Those things are huge, that's the X-frame (aka .500 S&W) of tub's" [Walklightly]

Shot an X-frame, they do kick some, but too much penetration, I'll stick to the 1911.

Well gotta go, time for my 1911 C&L bubble bath.

Check your 6.
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500 gallon's later, Your my hero:D
 
Good point.

This thread triggered two thoughts as soon as I read the OP. The first was obviously Tuco in the tub. The second was a guy I knew in the Marines in the late 80's. When I got to my first duty station at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI my squadron still lived in open squad bays for the first year or two before moving to BEQ. Open squadbay means community showers. There was one guy whose name I can't remember who used to bring an ashtray to the shower with him. He actually smoked while showering. He'd perch the ashtray on the soap tray mounted on the wall and periodically he'd pick up his cigarette and take a drag during his shower.

I don't know why a thread about what to do with your gun while showering triggered thoughts of smoking in the shower, but it did.
 
Walklightly, that was a real nice 1911 hot chamber C&L bath. Good guns and a relaxing soak.

Lawnboy, I don't smoke in the tub, but the boss* lights candles, prefers a PPK...

Check your 6.


*wife
 
Some of my fraternity brothers give me grief about being over prepared.

One of there favorite jokes is that I kept a Glock in a ziploc bag in my toilet and spare ammo hidden under the sink in a box of cleaning supplies.

I often laughed it off, however, reading this thread, it sometimes makes me wonder if there not on to something, and then I simply readjust my tinfoil hat and go about my day.
 
To me your current location is moot--crap happens in every environment be it macro (say a Mall) or micro (say a restroom). Until such time that I pass through those perly-gates where I won't need to any longer worry (fingers crossed), I will be prepared.

-Cheers
 
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