Ladies. What does your purse weigh?

feywon said:
A heavy purse can be swung in self defense. Then there's things in them that can be useful that way too which can be moved to a pocket or your palm if instincts suggest you should. Keys, pens and nail files can be all cause sufficient injury if applied to soft tissue areas to give you time to run (screaming).
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Yes, us guys need to know that too.
 

Probably not even a pound. Much lighter after I took all the change out of it. Got to do that every once in awhile so not to get weighed down by change.
 
Well, right now it weighs a ton because it's stuffed with everything I couldn't stuff into my carry-on, including 6 blown-glass hearts that I'm babying like little chicks.

On the trip out, I had to dump everything out because I had a paperback in the bottom and it triggered a search by TSA.

This time, no problem. Go figure.
 

I try to always carry phone and keys in my pockets. If I step outside and the door locks behind me or I have a fall I'm covered. I recently switched to an old, small leather pouch on a long strap. Someone called it a disco bag. My big one is more like a filing cabinet with samples of my work, just in case. Samples on my phone are good enough. Whatever I carry is always "hands free".
 
caroln said:
I don't have a scale to weigh it, but it's definitely on the heavy side. If anyone needed anything, I probably have it in my purse! :ROFLMAO:
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Being in California I haven't had any exposure to this: In Red states where typically gun laws are far different than in California do women often carry guns in their purses? Men from these states have often remarked that they feel safer because they carry a gun with them in their state. But, I've often wondered if women carry a gun as commonly as men seem to and therefore feel safer by it as well.
 
feywon said:
Indeed it might in a variety of ways. When i was just out of VISTA i still hungout with my ex co workers. One of my friends was teaching newbies self defense. One of things he pointed out was that a heavy purse can be swung in self defense. Then there's things in them that can be useful that way too, which can be moved to a pocket or your palm if instincts suggest you should.

Keys, pens and nail files can all cause sufficient injury if applied to soft tissue areas to give you time to run (screaming). Travel sizes of both hair spray which more females used in those days, and colognes can temporarily impact vision of an assailant again buying you time.
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You may be surprised to learn there is a unisex object both men and women carry that is often the best weapon to use - the common hair comb. Drag it across someone's face or eyes and you can deliver a stunning blow. A friend of mine took it a step further. He carried a metal hair comb and ran the teeth across a metal grinder at an angle thus beveling the points to a fine spike. Really effective if you take the time to practice it and get good with it. No one is ready to deal with a comb.
 
My purse is so heavy, that I always leave it in the trunk of my car when I go shopping and just take whatever cash I need. I usually switch to a smaller purse for church.
 
Barely 1.25 lbs. It’s less than a pound when I remove my phone. Since I rarely use cash, I got rid of my wallet. My cards are in a metal business case, a couple of loonies ($1 coins) and a couple of baggies with misc items. I used to carry beautiful leather purses until I realized how heavy they were once loaded.
 
Jules said:
Barely 1.25 lbs. It’s less than a pound when I remove my phone. Since I rarely use cash, I got rid of my wallet. My cards are in a metal business case, a couple of loonies ($1 coins) and a couple of baggies with misc items. I used to carry beautiful leather purses until I realized how heavy they were once loaded.
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Look at Portland Leather if you'd like a small purse. I just bought one & I love it. It's great leather that will last a very long time. I've been looking for something that is well made & that's not to be found in the stores anymore, at least to me. It was one of their "seconds" & I can't find any reason why it was.

Portland Leather Goods | Handmade Leather Products from Portland, OR
 

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