Holsters and Gear Recommendations
Concealed Carry Hoodie: How Pass-Through and Holster Hoodies Work
Quick answer: A concealed carry hoodie is a sweatshirt designed to hide a handgun and let you reach it. Most use a pass-through front pocket that opens to an inside-the-waistband or appendix holster underneath; some have holster pockets sewn inside. With a pass-through design, the hoodie covers the gun while your holster and belt do the carrying.
What Makes It a Concealed Carry Hoodie?
The main feature is the pocket. Arrowhead Tactical Apparel describes its line as “Comfortable and practical concealment with pass-through pockets for faster draws.” Rothco says its hoodie’s “Passthrough Kangaroo Pocket Allows For Quick And Easy Access To Your IWB Items For Appendix Carry,” with an “8.25-Inch Internal Vertical Access Point.”
Vertx describes its concealed carry hoodies as having “innovative pockets and compartments strategically placed for easy access to your firearm.”
Two Designs
| Pass-through pocket | Built-in holster pockets | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the gun rides | In your own IWB or appendix holster on your belt; the pocket opens to it | In a holster pocket sewn inside the hoodie |
| Maker example | Rothco: access “To Your IWB Items For Appendix Carry” | Legendary Whitetails: “two adjustable and repositionable handgun holsters, one on the right and one on the left” |
| When you take the hoodie off | The gun stays in your holster on your belt | The gun comes off with the hoodie |
Legendary Whitetails adds that “below each holster are pockets for your magazines.” Other makers add storage elsewhere: Rothco lists “2 Zippered Sleeve Pockets With Wire Passthrough Ports.”
Hiding the Outline
Pattern can help. The USCCA notes that “Prints and patterns can be very effective for concealed carry,” and that different colors and styles “can fool the eye and help disguise the shape or outline of a firearm.”
For fabrics, layering and fit across a whole outfit, see our guide to concealment clothing. For outerwear and pants, see our guides to concealed carry jackets and concealed carry pants. Vests are covered in our concealment vest guide.
Under a Pass-Through Hoodie: The Holster and Belt
We don’t make or sell hoodies or other clothing. A pass-through hoodie still relies on the IWB or appendix holster underneath; see our appendix carry guide. For that holster, the Cloudster Pillow holster wedge mounts to any IWB or AIWB holster with hook-and-loop, angles the grip into your body, and has memory-foam fill you can add or remove to set its thickness. The Kore gun belts we carry are 1.5″ wide.
Concealed Carry Hoodie: Questions People Ask
How does a concealed carry hoodie work?
Most have a pass-through front pocket that opens to a holster worn underneath, so you can reach the holster through the pocket. Some have holster pockets sewn inside instead.
Do I still need a holster?
With a pass-through design, yes: the hoodie covers an IWB or appendix holster on your belt. Built-in designs have the holster sewn in.
What happens when I take the hoodie off?
With a pass-through design, the gun stays on your belt. With built-in holster pockets, the gun comes off with the hoodie.
Does Cloudster Pillow sell concealed carry hoodies?
No. We make the Cloudster Pillow holster wedge and magnetic mag carriers, and carry Kore belts.
Written by the Cloudster Pillow team. We make the Cloudster Pillow and the Cloudster magnetic mag carriers, and carry Kore belts. We don’t sell clothing, holsters or firearms, and no maker paid to be mentioned here. This is general information, not legal advice or a substitute for professional training; check the carry laws where you live.
