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Like all of us, I want my bedside piece to be easily accessible if/when I need it. No fumbling around in the middle of the night, trying to work locks open or to search for my gun in a drawer. Space between my bed and treadmill (aka, the clothes rack) does not allow for a standard-sized nightstand, so I've designed an extremely functional bedside holster for my PM9, Ruger SP101, or any other pistol I may acquire in the future. Counting the travel time to an Office Depot and a Walmart, the project took less time to complete than it will to finish this post with pictures. It also cost a whopping $15 (+ tax).
Take a look at the pictures below and I'll walk you through the procedure in case you want to build one, too.
Picture #1 shows the parts of the my Homemade Budget Bedside Holster:
1. A plastic document holder from Office Depot ($8)
2. A Crossman holster for a generic airsoft pistol from Walmart ($7)
3. Some industrial strength velcro I had in my garage (only 5-6 inches)
Picture #2 shows the Crossman holster out of the package. (Sorry for the low quality pic.) Notice the velcro flap on the back of the holster that serves as a belt strap, the pocket in the front for a magazine, and various straps (which I will remove later since the holster will be stationery).
Picture #3 shows two pieces of velcro in place, making sure the correct side of the velcro would attach to the holster and hold it in place. Next, I cut off all the unnecessary straps and removed the snap strap to clean up the holster and make retrieval easier.
Picture #4 shows the holster without the extra straps, attached to the sign holder, and comfortably nesting my loaded PM9 with an extra magazine filled with hollow points. It's time to put this puppy to bed.
Picture #5 is the finished bedside holster slid between the mattress and box springs, the new night-time home for my PM9. (Don't tell my wife I posted a picture of our unmade bed on the internet! If you do, I'll need to move my new holster set-up to the couch! The holster is completely concealed by the comforter/bedspread.)
My Ruger SP101 fits nicely and looks great in this holster as well. In fact, any full sized pistol would fit since the bottom of the holster is open to allow for larger and longer barrels.
I felt so proud of my project that I celebrated by purchasing a box of 100 WWB on sale at Walmart for $20.97. Hey, that's about $5 more than I spent on this Budget Bedside Holster!
Take a look at the pictures below and I'll walk you through the procedure in case you want to build one, too.
Picture #1 shows the parts of the my Homemade Budget Bedside Holster:
1. A plastic document holder from Office Depot ($8)
2. A Crossman holster for a generic airsoft pistol from Walmart ($7)
3. Some industrial strength velcro I had in my garage (only 5-6 inches)
Picture #2 shows the Crossman holster out of the package. (Sorry for the low quality pic.) Notice the velcro flap on the back of the holster that serves as a belt strap, the pocket in the front for a magazine, and various straps (which I will remove later since the holster will be stationery).
Picture #3 shows two pieces of velcro in place, making sure the correct side of the velcro would attach to the holster and hold it in place. Next, I cut off all the unnecessary straps and removed the snap strap to clean up the holster and make retrieval easier.
Picture #4 shows the holster without the extra straps, attached to the sign holder, and comfortably nesting my loaded PM9 with an extra magazine filled with hollow points. It's time to put this puppy to bed.
Picture #5 is the finished bedside holster slid between the mattress and box springs, the new night-time home for my PM9. (Don't tell my wife I posted a picture of our unmade bed on the internet! If you do, I'll need to move my new holster set-up to the couch! The holster is completely concealed by the comforter/bedspread.)
My Ruger SP101 fits nicely and looks great in this holster as well. In fact, any full sized pistol would fit since the bottom of the holster is open to allow for larger and longer barrels.
I felt so proud of my project that I celebrated by purchasing a box of 100 WWB on sale at Walmart for $20.97. Hey, that's about $5 more than I spent on this Budget Bedside Holster!
I have bony knees and sleep on my side, so I put a pillow between my knees and lower legs. Keeps me comfortable. But I don't toss and turn in my sleep. So, my night wear is my day wear without a shirt, with my jeans pockets emptied out, and with a sweat shirt on over my T-shirt on cold nights. And I lay on top of the bed, not under a sheet. One does what one has to do to cope with what life dishes out (or plops on them! 
).
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