Hill People Gear has been offering the Raven VanGuard for some time now and I am intrigued with the concept. Available for both the Glock and M&P, the VanGuard was originally envisioned by Shay VanVlymen of Mindset Laboratory and manufactured by Raven Concealment Systems. It is designed to protect a pistol’s trigger from accidental squeeze while being stored in non-holster carriers such as day or fanny packs. The VanGuard is tethered so that during the draw it will pull free from the trigger guard. Hill People Gear sells them for use with their Kit Bags and Runner’s Kit Bags, but the VanGuard looks like it would be a good pairing with many carry options.
Tags: Hill People Gear, Mindset Laboratory, Raven Concealment Systems
I wonder how well (if at all) these work with something like an X300 or TLR-1. Love my Kit Bag, and might need to get a couple of these.
Plaxico Burris wishes he had one of those. Would of saved him a bunch of headaches
They dont work w/ weapons mounted lights. You can see where the tie down is on the front of the trigger guard. No way for it to attach when a light is in the way.
I carry my Glocks (19 or 26) with these tied off to a belt loop almost exclusively.
Rick
Here’s an option for pistols with rail mounted lights:
http://www.hillpeoplegear.com/Forum/tabid/679/forumid/23/threadid/521/scope/posts/Default.aspx
Wouldn’t surprise me if Raven didn’t start making something like this as well.