"long" shirts for concealment

[jecsd1]

Thanks for the info. I have been wearing the supertuck as much as possible to break it in. I have been messing with the depth and cant and I think I have it where I like it. It gets more comfortable everytime I wear it. 3:30 to 4:00 seems to be about right. I have found that an undershirt is pretty much a necessity though. I am definetly going to look around for the duluth trading shirts, 3 inches longer would be much better.

[jamisjockey]

Undershirt depends on the holster, IMHO. I made having a sweat shield a must in my holster selection because of having the pointy bits digging into my love handle. I ended up with the Comp-Tac minotaur and its been a great holster so far.
Another option for undershirts is to wear something designed for athletes that wicks moisture away, rather than an old cotton wife beater which just makes you hotter. A browse through amazon and some other sources finds coolmax tanks on sale for under $10 from various sources.

[Mel]

I made having a sweat shield a must in my holster selection because of having the pointy bits digging into my love handle.

I took a "razor" knife (Exacto with new blade) and cut a small chamfer all around the back edge of my "Super-Tuck".
Made a world of difference.

[MojoTexas]

Thanks for the info. I have been wearing the supertuck as much as possible to break it in. I have been messing with the depth and cant and I think I have it where I like it. It gets more comfortable everytime I wear it. 3:30 to 4:00 seems to be about right. I have found that an undershirt is pretty much a necessity though. I am definetly going to look around for the duluth trading shirts, 3 inches longer would be much better.

+1 for the Duluth Trading "Long-Tail" t-shirts. They're well-made and very long, and I'm a tall guy to begin with. I've been carrying my Kimber 1911 in a Super-Tuck all summer long, PLUS two spare magazines, under those longtail t-shirts and I've yet to have any problems with them.

I bought a couple of el-cheapo compression shirts from Academy, and I wear either one of those or a thin cotton A-shirt (sometimes referred to as a "tank top") as an undershirt so I don't get skin irritation from the holster and magazines.

MojoTexas

[jecsd1]

Are the duluth trading shirts internet only or is there a chain store that carries them?

[MojoTexas]

Are the duluth trading shirts internet only or is there a chain store that carries them?

I think it's Internet and catalog only for now. They're opening their first retail store in November 2010 but it's going to be in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin...which is a pretty far drive from Texas.

http://www.duluthtrading.com/

[NavAir]

I bought a couple of LL Bean Double 'L' polo shirts to use as cover for my IWB carry. I used to wear size L, but I upsized to XL, and bought their 'Tall" variety. The XL was a good idea, the 'Tall" not so much. Concealment was pretty good, even a guy who knew I was carrying couldn't tell me where I was carrying. The tails of the tall variety are too log for a quick uncover. I ordered a couple of the plain XL size yesterday and will see how they fit.

[Dreamhopper]

I get extra long tailed t-shirts from Duluth Trading. That way you get the length you need without extra width.

http://www.duluthtrading.com

[TxSheepdog]

I bought a couple of LL Bean Double 'L' polo shirts to use as cover for my IWB carry. I used to wear size L, but I upsized to XL, and bought their 'Tall" variety. The XL was a good idea, the 'Tall" not so much. Concealment was pretty good, even a guy who knew I was carrying couldn't tell me where I was carrying. The tails of the tall variety are too log for a quick uncover. I ordered a couple of the plain XL size yesterday and will see how they fit.

Yeah be careful not to go too long. Just tried one of my favorite shirts today that I thought would make a perfect cover shirt. Too long. Couldn't get access to the gun without a lot of effort in moving the shirt out of the way.

[RPB]

I haven't run into any "too long" problems, might if I used a "nightshirt"
My technique untucked is extending thumb and using just thumb to raise shirt.
No problem if shirt isn't any longer than my thumb can get below, then drawing might require two hands.
But the longest long-tail Tee I've found so far, is no problem.

I usually get a size or two larger and long tail.

I rarely carry tucked, but the larger + longer shirts work when I do.