Curious what people's solutions are for carry when backpacking. One thing I've seen is carrying a subcompact in a hip belt pocket but this ends up being a clumsy draw due to the zipper and being in condition 3 for safety without modifying the pocket.
Other things I'm aware of are the hill people gear bag which doesn't appeal to me, off body carry which appeals to me the least, drop leg with a safariland dfa and single leg strap, and a chest holster. I suppose aiwb or iwb is possible but it seems like it would be a terrible draw and extremely uncomfortable while moving.
The drop leg with dfa and chest holster ideas speak to me the most especially since you can theoretically just switch out safariland holsters on the rig. I am somewhat worried that the dfa will make long treks uncomfortable/lead to accelerated arthritis due to the unbalanced load. The chest rig is probably a slower draw and seems like it could get in the way of the chest strap of packs but it is at least balanced.
Any thoughts?