I've been carrying a sling bag for years. Have several but my favorite is a Victorinox. Started using one at work when I wore scrubs a lot and they just carried over into retirement.
Good grief! Who’d have thunk this thread would have turned into such a heated “discussion”…..on some peoples part. Heck! I even had my life threatened in some unhinged rant just for making a joke although that post seems to have been removed. Sure, frontier woodsmen carried a haversack but that’s because no one had invented a freakin’ backpack yet. Now using a term…..IMO like “Battle Purse” is just as silly as calling something a “Tactical Garter” or maybe a “Combat Corset”. You have to know it’s going to invite a little jabbing in fun and if you can’t take the jab then that’s on you.
Now! I can see some benefit to carrying a “chest rig” especially if you have an issue carrying on your belt or just like carrying more crap around then you can fit in your pockets. Me? I have on my person a Swiss Army Tinker, bill fold, car keys, Zippo, wallet, handkerchief and Kimber Micro 9.
….and I’m my car I keep a little “half-pack” with all the goodies I’d need to get me out of a jam in most situations.
Am I secure in my manhood….absolutely. Raised two daughters as a single dad and have spent my fair share of time staring at feminine pads and so on in the ladies isle without a blush. What I’m not going to do personally is carry a “purse” especially in this world of sexual ambiguity. Proceed as you like and God bless ya but that ain’t for me.
For full disclosure, how many people on here making fun of Battle Purses use either:
A) a photographer vest with 30 pockets
B) overalls with 8 pockets
C) the side pocket of a wheelchair
D) a oxygen tank that has a pocket or pockets
E) a insulin pump bag that has pockets
F) a mobility scooter with basket