I carry a P3AT basically anytime I'm not sleeping. It's basically like carrying a second wallet. If I'm going into a rough area, fishing, hunting, hiking or camping a G36 get's the nod IWB and at times the little P3AT is still in the pocket. I've been carrying for nearly 25yrs now, carrying is ancillary to my daily life and have been thankful that I chose to carry on two different occasions separated by a decade or more.
Have even carried into Canada on one trip. A 12G pump with an over folder stuffed into a molle scabbard strapped to my DL650's engine guard. When in US states that allowed it, it was loaded mag, cold chamber, safe. When in shithole states like the Land of Liberals, it was unloaded, ammo locked in the pannier. When in Canada, it was carried unloaded, ammo in the pannier. Gun was locked to the bike with a cheap bike lock and a trigger lock. When I made camp, firearm was loaded. Spend a month on a bike and everything smells like to food to a bear and yes, 1.25 oz slug at roughly 1500fps can stop all manner of predator, four legged and two legged.
BTW, there was a can of bear spray on the left side engine guard. I was a boy scout,,,,, "Be Prepared" stayed with me! ::008::