Next time pack the tactical looking bag with a penis pump, dildos and lube.

Let the guard know it's your anniversary.

Is it ok to dress like a ‘gun guy’ when you don’t or can’t carry a gun? I’m a little serious too.

I was once asked by a guy with seemingly ill intent ‘if I was a cop’? I didn’t give him a straight answer & he decided to go elsewhere.

There may be a time one should have a Sig hat. I’m not just talking about the ‘shoot me 1st’ reasoning.

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Originally posted by 400m:
I know you bought a different pack but 5.11 has a 32L pack called the COVRT18 2.0 and it looks like something a college kid might have on his back. Just another option for you.

400m beat me to it. I have the COVRT18 pack, blue and gray, and it's been with me east-to-west and south-to-north several times, seeming to be totally unnoticed. It's a good pack, in my opinion.

More on the 2017 mass shooting:

New FBI records offer detailed insights into Route 91 mass shooting

By Briana Erickson and Sabrina Schnur Las Vegas Review-Journal
March 30, 2023 - 8:41 am

The lead investigator of the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas criticized the FBI on Thursday after the federal agency released new documents about the gunman’s final days.

Kelly McMahill, a retired deputy chief, said it was “unprofessional” for the FBI to publish the new information without first notifying the Metropolitan Police Department.

“It will be very damaging to the 22,000 people that attended the concert, the victims of the family members that were lost and the survivors,” said McMahill, who is married to Sheriff Kevin McMahill. “There is still no known motive five years later, and LVMPD would never hide a potential motive from any of our victims.”

A spokeswoman with the FBI’s Las Vegas office could not be reached for comment Thursday.

The newly released records provided some additional insight into Stephen Paddock’s mindset and gambling habits before he fatally shot 60 people and injured hundreds more at the Route 91 Harvest festival on the Strip...

Complete article:

https://www.reviewjournal.com/...ss-shooting-2753200/

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snip …I was once asked by a guy with seemingly ill intent ‘if I was a cop’?

Lol, when I was on the job most people recognized me as a cop( which is why I tended to shop elsewhere), but one day some clown asked me if I was a cop, I told him no I was a Trooper. He just kinda looked at me funny and walked off.

On another occasion I was in the ABC store and the guy behind the counter called me out as “that asshole cop who took me to jail”. I laughed and said, “that must have been my twin-he’s a city cop here, I’m a trooper and I’d have written you a few of tickets and let you go”

/drift

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Originally posted by HRK:
Carrying a rifle in LV< take a spare golf bag with cover, nobody will give it a second glance.

Small pistol AR or AK, Tennis racquet bag

Interesting that you were let in, checked in, and then inspected, perhaps the desk clerk noticed the bags.

I've thought about doing something like this:

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Originally posted by Edmond:
I have literally carried less than that in combat.

You also had supply lines and I also spent two years within a twenty minute drive of constant rioting where they took to blocking interstates, so yeah, we've had different experiences.

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Originally posted by Edmond:
I don't like traveling with my Martin as some people assume it's an expensive guitar. Thieves know our stuff better than we do, it seems.

Yeah, probably a wise move. I'd prefer a plain gig bag, but at least it's thin and it's in reasonably beat up shape, so it doesn't exactly scream "boutique guitar."

As it's been said here already when it comes to bags, for most the vertex gamut is a great option. Have one of the original ones and let a scorpion beat around in it along with some mags.

For travel, I still love my LBT pack (think it's the 14l size). It's simple, plain, bomb proof, and a lot lighter than the vertex one.

Disney does room checks on the regular. I have a larue discrete case locked. Never been a problem.

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Originally posted by Edmond:

I don't like traveling with my Martin as some people assume it's an expensive guitar. Thieves know our stuff better than we do, it seems.

Peter Frampton's guitar case looks like something a college kid owns. Sturdy but very well worn with stickers on it. Excellent camofluage.