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Posted: 4/20/2022 1:33:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So that what the cowboys from that Primus music video ended up doing... [shrug]…I dunno… |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 1:36:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Right? That has never made any sense to me. Better off getting a quality CK chest bag. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Nobody will notice my Hill People Gear pack! Right? That has never made any sense to me. Better off getting a quality CK chest bag. In our defense, when using the non-molle HPG options while hiking (especially with a pack) or mountain biking with a Camelbak, most normies really are oblivious. It's other gun owners who recognize it for what it is. I suppose I could pull my pants down, wear a hoodie and use a chest bag/ghetto holster instead. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 1:41:58 AM EDT
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Skinny jeans are the way.
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Posted: 4/20/2022 1:46:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I wore European purchased clothing and they could still tell I was an American. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I was in Amsterdam wearing nothing to stand out and had a dude walk up “Hey American gangster. Need some coke?” Sometimes trying to hide is impossible. I wore European purchased clothing and they could still tell I was an American. They say that Americans have a characteristic strut/swagger to the way we walk. Our mannerisms/movements are also different. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 1:48:38 AM EDT
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My nephew, who is an LEO, knows that I have carried for decades.
Our extended family spent the better part of a day doing stuff together. At supper, he seemed a little bit frustrated. He said, "OK. Where is it?" He couldn't make me even when he knew I was carrying and had hours to do so. I told him: "G27 right front pocket and an extra mag in the left front pocket." I look like everybody's great grandpa. People don't give me a second thought. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 1:48:44 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/20/2022 1:57:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In our defense, when using the non-molle HPG options while hiking (especially with a pack) or mountain biking with a Camelbak, most normies really are oblivious. It's other gun owners who recognize it for what it is. I suppose I could pull my pants down, wear a hoodie  and use a chest bag/ghetto holster instead.Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Nobody will notice my Hill People Gear pack! Right? That has never made any sense to me. Better off getting a quality CK chest bag. In our defense, when using the non-molle HPG options while hiking (especially with a pack) or mountain biking with a Camelbak, most normies really are oblivious. It's other gun owners who recognize it for what it is. I suppose I could pull my pants down, wear a hoodie and use a chest bag/ghetto holster instead.Absolutely, because bulky wearable items are normal for those activities. I was talking about what it looks like to simply wear it over your regular clothes during ADLs, or even if you are out for a stroll in the park Hopefully you dont skip leg day. Otherwise those pants will slide right off that ass |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 2:08:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I was in Amsterdam wearing nothing to stand out and had a dude walk up “Hey American gangster. Need some coke?” Sometimes trying to hide is impossible. It’s the shoes. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 2:09:05 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/20/2022 2:31:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They say that Americans have a characteristic strut/swagger to the way we walk. Our mannerisms/movements are also different. It’s called freedom, Baby!  |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 3:39:40 AM EDT
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No one ever believes I am a cop.
I work a few shifts a month as a street cop for a suburb of a big city. (I used to do it full time) I post about it on social media. It never fails that one of my Hollywood friends asks me if this is a new acting gig. and what show it is.
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Posted: 4/20/2022 4:05:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The Feds I know look like they'd be working a beach shack renting surfboards or rednecks. You'd never suspect them. Gun owners love to copy what they see. So many dress how they think "undercover" Feds look like. Granted I'm guilty of it too sometimes but it cracks me up. You can rent a redneck? Where do you have to go for that? The Tractor Supply parking lot? |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 4:08:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've waltzed past so many cops and liberal Karens in decades of carrying in gun hating areas and other places cough cough. "Getting made" because "I know what to look for" is like ouija dogs. If a waltzing penguin went past me I would probably pretend that I hadn't seen it either.
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Posted: 4/20/2022 4:16:13 AM EDT
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So, lose the sunglasses and smile more?
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Posted: 4/20/2022 4:16:17 AM EDT
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Wear what you're comfortable in.
If you're trying not to stand out, you're going to stand out. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 5:03:27 AM EDT
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The (then) wife was mad at me as we were in a strange city looking for a location of her cult church. I had spotted two people on the sidewalk and said 'There's two of them, we'll ask them'. She was furious with me, but I was right.
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Posted: 4/20/2022 5:54:01 AM EDT
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Skinny jeans ftw, throws them off every time
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Posted: 4/20/2022 6:06:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They say that Americans have a characteristic strut/swagger to the way we walk. Our mannerisms/movements are also different. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I was in Amsterdam wearing nothing to stand out and had a dude walk up “Hey American gangster. Need some coke?” Sometimes trying to hide is impossible. I wore European purchased clothing and they could still tell I was an American. They say that Americans have a characteristic strut/swagger to the way we walk. Our mannerisms/movements are also different. We walk like we want all the space around us. We tend to have a larger ''personal space'' then Asians and Europeans. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 6:16:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They say that Americans have a characteristic strut/swagger to the way we walk. Our mannerisms/movements are also different. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I was in Amsterdam wearing nothing to stand out and had a dude walk up “Hey American gangster. Need some coke?” Sometimes trying to hide is impossible. I wore European purchased clothing and they could still tell I was an American. They say that Americans have a characteristic strut/swagger to the way we walk. Our mannerisms/movements are also different. There are WW2 stories of escaped american POW's getting snagged because of how they held their cigarettes. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 6:31:45 AM EDT
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I look like I shop at Walmart....
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Posted: 4/20/2022 6:34:07 AM EDT
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It's called "contractor camouflage"
We used to laugh at them all the time when I was working. H |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 6:37:19 AM EDT
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Jeans, a form fitting shirt or sweatshirt, and running shoes blend in nearly everywhere.
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Posted: 4/20/2022 6:51:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: OP is not wrong. Yep fpni for sure |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 6:51:50 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/20/2022 6:53:01 AM EDT
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Bowtech camo hat, heavy weihht tain defender hoodie and old beat up carhartt work pants and work boots.
As common as common could be around here. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 6:54:02 AM EDT
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I work in a corporate office now and was shocked to see all the molle packs being used to carry laptops.
It’s business casual and I wanted to blend in so I carry a grey ghost gypsy packpack But may go molle to blend in 
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Posted: 4/20/2022 6:56:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Op posts pics of 5.11 clothing line and expects anyone to believe that's "grey man"? Lols, more like FCBC https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/394169/6371CB50-7A52-4939-9EA3-C501259F33E5_jpe-2355284.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/394169/E9348026-700A-4A81-839B-F41872B6FD7C_jpe-2355285.JPG I like saying, "Whaddya got in there, a Glock 19?" 
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Posted: 4/20/2022 6:58:36 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/20/2022 6:58:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's called "contractor camouflage" We used to laugh at them all the time when I was working. H |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:00:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I was in Amsterdam wearing nothing to stand out and had a dude walk up “Hey American gangster. Need some coke?” Sometimes trying to hide is impossible. So, I hate the be the guy that has to tell you. His accent made it sound like coke, he was actually asking if you needed some cock. You were sending out some gay vibes, bruh. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:01:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: *Grey person Grey it 
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:03:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nobody will notice my Hill People Gear pack! |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:05:28 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:05:48 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It’s the shoes. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I was in Amsterdam wearing nothing to stand out and had a dude walk up “Hey American gangster. Need some coke?” Sometimes trying to hide is impossible. It’s the shoes. Locals walk to their destination, we walk slowly and look in every shop window. Plus we are loud because we want everyone to hear us. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:11:12 AM EDT
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only thing more obvious:
a group of .mil folks on TDY, or a group of NG/Reservists on annual tour.... always wear the same thing. always have one with affliction shirt on. always have that one guy that will have something related to their branch (baseball cap with Army/AF, etc, and/or a branch-related t-shirt)--one usually wearing jean shorts as well edit almost forgot the 1-2 day of not shaving...to "blend in" |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:25:49 AM EDT
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Up your BMI to 30 plus and it will help. Feds got to pass that fitness test and the people with strong arms and flat bellies get noticed. Be pleasantly overweight and no one will think a second thought, but they will know you are American.
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:28:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So that what the cowboys from that Primus music video ended up doing... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Is this better? Except jeans and no pack… https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7543/28206841176_4f3da576d7_z.jpg *not me So that what the cowboys from that Primus music video ended up doing... “My name is mud” |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:29:24 AM EDT
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Fat is the best cammo
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:35:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's the shoes. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I was in Amsterdam wearing nothing to stand out and had a dude walk up "Hey American gangster. Need some coke?" Sometimes trying to hide is impossible. It's the shoes. Just like I can spot a foreigner instantly by looking at their shoes. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:36:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There are WW2 stories of escaped american POW's getting snagged because of how they held their cigarettes. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I was in Amsterdam wearing nothing to stand out and had a dude walk up “Hey American gangster. Need some coke?” Sometimes trying to hide is impossible. I wore European purchased clothing and they could still tell I was an American. They say that Americans have a characteristic strut/swagger to the way we walk. Our mannerisms/movements are also different. There are WW2 stories of escaped american POW's getting snagged because of how they held their cigarettes.  King of The Hill-Why are You Holding Your Cigarette like some kind of European Nazi? |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:36:43 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:36:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Up your BMI to 30 plus and it will help. Feds got to pass that fitness test and the people with strong arms and flat bellies get noticed. Be pleasantly overweight and no one will think a second thought, but they will know you are American. GD leading the pack on this front! |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:39:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I look like I shop at Walmart.... Because I do shop at Walmart? 
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:43:18 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:44:42 AM EDT
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I've long referred to the look in the OP as "Contractor Chic." And yes, criminals peg people looking like that as cops. A LEO here said perps refer to 5.11s as "cop pants".
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:46:32 AM EDT
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Polo with khaki shorts talk white socks and white Skechers. No one would bat an eye. Add a Fanny pack for additional camouflage.
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:48:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've long referred to the look in the OP as "Contractor Chic." And yes, criminals peg people looking like that as cops. A LEO here said perps refer to 5.11s as "cop pants". Don’t forget the knockoff 5.11s!  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:49:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Super-duper gray man is dressing like a tradesman with slightly dirty pants and a tool bag. That look can get you anywhere without anyone thinking you're anything more than a fixture. The construction worker angle certainly worked for the subway shooter. I wear jeans, either a plaid short sleeved shirt or one of my company logo’d carhart shirt, and sneakers pretty much every day. I don’t know if that’s “grey man” or not but I don’t really give a crap (nor do I give much thought to printing) I assume that most people see me as I am; a middle aged, slightly overweight dad, who wears black socks. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:50:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You thought you were wearing nothing that stands out. But, you were. Subtle, yes, but readily identifiable to those looking for it. Same reason I knew I was picking up Europeans coming off of the Appalachian Trail. I'd know they were European before I even stopped my truck. It's not 100%, but close enough that you'll make money even when giving generous odds to those betting against your call. To me, the shoes always give away Europeans. Pumas or Addidas? Yup, yurrup. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:52:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No one ever believes I am a cop. I work a few shifts a month as a street cop for a suburb of a big city. (I used to do it full time) I post about it on social media. It never fails that one of my Hollywood friends asks me if this is a new acting gig. and what show it is. The cake scene made the movie ...
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