Hill People Gear Kit Bag
http://www.hillpeoplegear.com/
I have not seen a review on here for this piece of kit and thought some of you may have a use for something like this.
First let me preface by how great Evan Hill of Hill People Gear was to deal with. I emailed last minute for one of these before a class and they had it to me with a day to spare, great customer service.
My quandry, I do search and rescue (volunteer) and was looking for a way to carry something larger than my P3AT in a way that it would be accessible and not scream holster. Standard holsters don't work well because we wear packs. I considered a couple of micro or small chest rigs but they are what they are, although some searchers use them with admin pouches mounted. There are also the Coaxsher/Conterra, etc. radio chest harnesses but the ones I looked at didn't have enough room to stash even a G26 comfortably. In steps the Hill People Gear Kit Bag.
It consists of three zippered pockets with the rearmost being a discreet pistol pocket. The two front pockets have plenty of room for whatever you'd like to carry, you could possibly overload this if you are a gear junkie but for SAR work it easily holds a Foretrex 301, Eggroll 3x5 pouch, Suunto M-3 and a map. The second pocket I use for a headlamp, flashlight, flagging tape, tape measure, snacks (mini cliff bars). It doesn't weigh much with that load. The cool for this pouch (both in temp and feature) is the mesh panel in the back. Rather than just crossing the straps, etc. the straps connect to a mesh panel that fits unnoticed under a pack and is just plain comfortable. I have decent sized shoulders and it fits me like it was custom made.
Usage - I used this bag for 3 days in a Tracking Class. I wore it at least 6 hours each day/night with a loaded P30 in the pistol pocket along with various SAR and tracking related gear in the front two pockets. I also wore it under a loaded Kifaru Tailgunner the whole time. Weight was no issue, the rig wore well and even in coyote did not jump out to anyone as anything gun related. I then wore it with a G19 out for a mountain bike ride, no issues at all with it flopping, etc. bag stayed tight to my chest and didn't cause any overheating issues, etc. They also have a way you can dock it to a pack. I did dock it to my Kifaru Scout and to my Mystery Ranch 3 DAP but my preference seems to lean towards wearing the bag separate. The straps do not bother me at all underneath pack straps and I just run the pack sternum strap under the kit bag.
The first pic shows all three pockets open. The top pocket is the front. The pistol is a G17 with a SF X200 on it.
Buttoned up you can't see the third pocket zipper.
Pistol pocket zipper exposed.
I left the zippers open with about a 1.5 - 2 inch gap and tucked the pulls inside the pouch. This allows me to get two fingers into the opening and pull the pocket open quickly. The flap covers this with no problem. I played with this with the SERT in it for the last week or so. Yesterday I took it to the range and was averaging 2.6 seconds for a 3x5 index card hit at 5 yards with the G19.
G17 in pouch
P30 in pouch
G19 in pouch
I didn't go into the details of construction and cool features, etc. Ask if you have any questions.
Customer Service: If you go to their site you'll note in the video that they use a webbing attachment to keep a Foretrex 301 attached to the pouch. I emailed Evan asking what I needed to make one and a little later an envelope arrived with the webbing attachment in it.
Definitely a specific purpose rig for me but it seems to be doing what I need it to do well and I'm happy.
http://www.hillpeoplegear.com/
I have not seen a review on here for this piece of kit and thought some of you may have a use for something like this.
First let me preface by how great Evan Hill of Hill People Gear was to deal with. I emailed last minute for one of these before a class and they had it to me with a day to spare, great customer service.
My quandry, I do search and rescue (volunteer) and was looking for a way to carry something larger than my P3AT in a way that it would be accessible and not scream holster. Standard holsters don't work well because we wear packs. I considered a couple of micro or small chest rigs but they are what they are, although some searchers use them with admin pouches mounted. There are also the Coaxsher/Conterra, etc. radio chest harnesses but the ones I looked at didn't have enough room to stash even a G26 comfortably. In steps the Hill People Gear Kit Bag.
It consists of three zippered pockets with the rearmost being a discreet pistol pocket. The two front pockets have plenty of room for whatever you'd like to carry, you could possibly overload this if you are a gear junkie but for SAR work it easily holds a Foretrex 301, Eggroll 3x5 pouch, Suunto M-3 and a map. The second pocket I use for a headlamp, flashlight, flagging tape, tape measure, snacks (mini cliff bars). It doesn't weigh much with that load. The cool for this pouch (both in temp and feature) is the mesh panel in the back. Rather than just crossing the straps, etc. the straps connect to a mesh panel that fits unnoticed under a pack and is just plain comfortable. I have decent sized shoulders and it fits me like it was custom made.
Usage - I used this bag for 3 days in a Tracking Class. I wore it at least 6 hours each day/night with a loaded P30 in the pistol pocket along with various SAR and tracking related gear in the front two pockets. I also wore it under a loaded Kifaru Tailgunner the whole time. Weight was no issue, the rig wore well and even in coyote did not jump out to anyone as anything gun related. I then wore it with a G19 out for a mountain bike ride, no issues at all with it flopping, etc. bag stayed tight to my chest and didn't cause any overheating issues, etc. They also have a way you can dock it to a pack. I did dock it to my Kifaru Scout and to my Mystery Ranch 3 DAP but my preference seems to lean towards wearing the bag separate. The straps do not bother me at all underneath pack straps and I just run the pack sternum strap under the kit bag.
The first pic shows all three pockets open. The top pocket is the front. The pistol is a G17 with a SF X200 on it.
Buttoned up you can't see the third pocket zipper.
Pistol pocket zipper exposed.
I left the zippers open with about a 1.5 - 2 inch gap and tucked the pulls inside the pouch. This allows me to get two fingers into the opening and pull the pocket open quickly. The flap covers this with no problem. I played with this with the SERT in it for the last week or so. Yesterday I took it to the range and was averaging 2.6 seconds for a 3x5 index card hit at 5 yards with the G19.
G17 in pouch
P30 in pouch
G19 in pouch
I didn't go into the details of construction and cool features, etc. Ask if you have any questions.
Customer Service: If you go to their site you'll note in the video that they use a webbing attachment to keep a Foretrex 301 attached to the pouch. I emailed Evan asking what I needed to make one and a little later an envelope arrived with the webbing attachment in it.
Definitely a specific purpose rig for me but it seems to be doing what I need it to do well and I'm happy.
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