Went to the Taylor today.

[ClarkLZeuss]

In retrospect, the very best option would be your actual holster with Ring's "blue gear," but I don't have a trainer in the models I actually carry...and that's not a viable option unless you really have a use for the things--they aren't cheap, given what they are.

I was going to say an airsoft replica would be a good alternative. And cheaper. I have one of those that is the exact physical dimensions of my Taurus so it fits my holster perfectly. 'Course, I don't carry my Taurus anymore, only the Glock.

You could still cause alarm with a toy gun or airsoft. Also in some TX cities you may have big problems with airsoft restrictions.

Lets look at more hypotheticals:

Using your standards as CHL you intentionally fail to conceal when you move your gun from a holster to the console of your car with anyone present in or near the car in the parking lot before going into a posted location.
You intentionally fail to conceal anytime you wear a shirt that you know is not long enough to fully conceal your firearm.
You intentionally fail to conceal anytime you are camping and put your firearm away for the night in your tent (with others present).

The minutia of undefined instances in the law are endless, the point is the Mitigating and Extenuating circumstances are what determine whether or not someone will be charged under the law.

All true. However, my point about carrying an Airsoft replica was not to somehow be more legal but to help people be at ease. Maybe that's silly, but you never know how people will respond to seeing a holstered, actual weapon. However, if you could tell them legitimately, "Don't worry, it's just an airsoft, the real one's at home," perhaps that would assuage some fears.