Any of you guys use this specific item ? It looks interesting and possibly immenently useful for outdoors hicking etc. My daughter has offered to take me on s ome short hikes on the Appalachain Trail and I plan on taking her up on the offer. I hunt but have never hiked, and this APPEARS to be a way to solve the gun problem and stowing quick access items.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...d=AGDG9ZE216HT&psc=1

Wow, that’s expensive for a chest fanny pack.

I have the Original Kit Bag but in V1. https://hillpeoplegear.com/Pro...uctID/71#description

I really like it. It's well made, I think by First Spear, and carries well. I've carried it on an 8 mile hike with a Ruger GP100 and 1 or 2 speed loaders, Surefire, Leatherman, spare batteries, fire starter and keys and wallet. The idea being you can have your survival/emergency stuff close at hand without removing your pack and if you do remove your pack and become separated from it, you still have the essentials.

I've also ran 2-3 miles with mine with a Glock 26, light and keys/wallet. It's not bad, but for long and really sweaty runs, maybe not. The smaller bag and a stabilizer strap would be better.

It worked well with my pack after some adjustment and was secure enough I didn't get chafing. Works best with flat semi autos over revolvers, especially if you want a reload, my opinion. Other wise it gets bulky fast. I did through a few stitches in some of the wider pockets to better hold my magazine and Surefire upright and not loose. I use it now to carry a Glock 40 in 10mm with a Raven Concealment trigger guard holster.

I'm currently trying to find a good single shoulder strap for it for more urban use. Also, it does not work well for me with a seat bealt in a car or my side by side. Nature of the chest mount.

I would like the loops on the bottom of the new one, good spot for a TQ or knife.

Mine is Coyote brown, they didn't offer black. If I did it again, I'd buy the black and put a outdoorsy patch on it to make it blend in more.

If you like, I'll send you mine to try, just pay return shipping.

I purchased the runners kit bag to use while riding a bike as well as hunting. Plan to use it with the 220 and carry small flashlight and recharge battery. Might even be able to get a small wallet in too, or at the least my LTC and DL. I have yet to use it between work and the weather but I hope to remedy that soon

http://hillpeoplegear.com/Prod...goryID/1/ProductID/2

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I have one as another option for a chest rig for my G20.

Easy open, quick access, room for other small items. I like it.

HPG makes great stuff. Someone said it is expensive and it is. But a lot of the better nylon / Kydex stuff is getting pricey these days. Buy once, cry once.

Just about anything the Hill People make is good stuff. Chris

I have and use the item you linked. Here is how:

Summer biking

Day hikes

Deer hunting

Power goes out in our neighborhood often during the summer - great to throw on when wearing sweats/t-shirt around the house if you want quick access to weapon, flashlight, etc.

I’ve never known H.People to sell outside of their website, I’d do a bit of research just to be certain the item is genuine.

A great buy though, fantastic quality.

To add -

It still drives me crazy that H.People or others like them refuse to put out colors other than “tactical”. I’d love to have one in a blue or red that does not scream ‘gun’ at outdoor events.

I could not get one from HPG in time for a 75km hike I just did and ended up having to get a made-in-China competitor off of Amazon.

I ended up with the Emerson Gear pack and glad I did. Some would call it a knock off, but I don't consider it to be a copy. The HPG pack has a dedicated CCW compartment, and if that's what you need it for, then go with that. For me, I was using the pack to keep my gear handy while hiking and moving around camp, and the extra organization the Emerson pack provided was very efficient and practical.

It felt a little dorky at first, but it's absolutely coming with me on every backpacking trip now. I ran some elastic cord through the molle loops and made a stretch capture for my gloves. Mounted a bear spray canister and a knife up front, kept my cell phone (for pictures), trail map, InReach, headlamp, lighter, pills, hand sanitizer, spotlight, and first aid inside. In town and as my airline carryon, I bundled up the extra straps and turned it into a cross body messenger bag with the elastic cord.

I just bought one this summer for my G20. It is well made.

https://hillpeoplegear.com/Pro...oryID/1/ProductID/37

I have a couple. They are expensive. They are very well made, First Spear as mentioned above sews them.

For mountain bike rides I love them. Easy way to carry. You can get wrapped around the axle with the internet guys about the draw from this pack but I choose not to. I can carry phone, keys, gun, reload, energy bars, and some basic bike stuff and it never leaves my body. It has the advantage when riding, or walking too, of being able to access your phone or whatever without shifting your backpack.

For certain uses I think they are fantastic. I have never regretted buying one.

If you are a runner you need the stabilizer strap. Its just a bungee basically but it keeps you from flopping around. Good way, perhaps the best way, to carry gun running in mountain lion, predator territory.

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Originally posted by Aeteocles:
I could not get one from HPG in time for a 75km hike I just did and ended up having to get a made-in-China competitor off of Amazon.

I ended up with the Emerson Gear pack and glad I did.

This one?

https://www.amazon.com/AIRSOFT...ds=Emerson+Gear+pack

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Originally posted by 9mmepiphany:

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Originally posted by Aeteocles:
I could not get one from HPG in time for a 75km hike I just did and ended up having to get a made-in-China competitor off of Amazon.

I ended up with the Emerson Gear pack and glad I did.

This one?

https://www.amazon.com/AIRSOFT...ds=Emerson+Gear+pack

Negative.

This one (Search Emerson Gear Tactical Recon Kit Bag):

https://www.amazon.com/EMERSON...300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

I have both the recon kit bag and snub by kit bag. Both are great

That looks too tactical for the trail, in my opinion. It's also too big and too heavy.

I've been on the trail ... Throw a j-frame in your pocket... More than enough.

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Originally posted by bubbatime:
That looks too tactical for the trail, in my opinion. It's also too big and too heavy.

I've been on the trail ... Throw a j-frame in your pocket... More than enough.

I J-Frame isn't going to be much good against a bear.

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Originally posted by Aeteocles:

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Originally posted by bubbatime:
That looks too tactical for the trail, in my opinion. It's also too big and too heavy.

I've been on the trail ... Throw a j-frame in your pocket... More than enough.

I J-Frame isn't going to be much good against a bear.

Bear pray....Statistically , works better than any handgun.

Exactly.

Even bear spray is more effective than a J-Frame... And a can of bear spray isn't fitting in your pocket

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Originally posted by Aeteocles:
I J-Frame isn't going to be much good against a bear.

Tens of thousands of people hike this trail every year. Bear encounters are few and far between and likely smaller black bears if so. The threat on this trail is not bears, its two legged predators that KNOW a lot of unarmed hikers hours from civilization and police are easy to rape and rob.