The Hill People Gear Runners Harness is now available for purchase. Coupled with a Tarahumara pack and any kit bag, you get a solid, all around day pack. HPG created the system to get your pistol, possibles, and day pack items all in one comfortable package.
Slowly but surely, piece by piece, Hill People Gear is building a system for back country living. Here you see the Highlander paired with the Compression Kit and a prototype Packbag. Keep it coming guys. We love what you are doing!
The Hill People Gear Highlander is designed to serve dual duty as a compression panel using the optional Compression Kit or as a stand alone backpack with a single zip design similar to the Tarahumara.
It can be mounted to a variety of frames as a compression panel including those from Kifaru and as well as the old external frame from Dana Designs. Additionally, it has a padded back and can be worn alone using an optional harness. Below, you can see the Compression Kit.
The Highlander will be available in late April in Ranger Green, Coyote, and Foliage Green starting at $135. Shoulder harnesses and Compression Kits will also be available in all three colors. For more info visit www.hillpeoplegear.com.
Modularity comes to Hill People Gear in the form of the new Recon Kit Bag. Hill People Gear has never been about tactical. Instead, they make kit for back country living. But, after numerous requests from those in the SAR community for some modularity, they relented and decided to add some PALS to their popular Runners Kit Bag chest mounted pouch. If you like the convenience of the Kit Bag, think of all of the options available with the addition of PALS.
They’re not available yet, but the first run will include FoliageRanger Green and MultiCam.
This is a great tutorial on how to convert your HPG Mountain Serape from Poncho to Greatcoat mode. Be sure to watch the video very closely. It explains a lot.
Although Hill People Gear continues to tease us with tidbits of info about their Mountain Serape, it looks like there is finally some light at the end of the tunnel.
The Mountain Serape is based on the tried and true poncho design but HPG has added a hood, drawstring, and unique (patent pending) zipper arrangement that turns it into a greatcoat or a half zip sleeping bag. Designed to be thrown on in cold weather when you stop moving or when lying up, it can also be used as a warmer weather sleeping bag or in conjunction with a bag to increase its range. Additionally, this is a great product for survival use or for conditions where packing light is a necessity.
Weighing in at only 34 ounces, it features a DWR coated mini ripstop face fabric with 2.4oz primaloft fusion insulation. The Mountain Serape is available for pre-order in Foliage or Coyote.
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.
