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Here is a bit of a review of the Tarahumara pack and Runners Kit Bag from HPG.

Tarahumara / RKB review

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Thanks you, sir, for the review. I've been meaning to order a RKB for a while now, but being on the fence in regards to a Tara has held me up.

I know where a portion of my tax return is going......

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Great review! Real world experience trumps advertising every time.


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George:

I think you saw me wearing a kit bag the first morning of the boar hunt.

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I did, and was going to ask querry you further. I'm not sure why that didn't happen......

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That was my first time out in the field with it, and my impression is favorable.

I used to thread an old fanny pack through the chest straps of a backpack for much the same purpose, but that rode on my diaphragm and I wish these kit bags had been around much earlier.

Mine is the regular kit bag, not the runner. On the hunt, I was carrying 8x40 binocs (which I didn't need), a compass (which I didn't need) and a couple of other small items. Okay, I did use the binocs to look at some of the exotics across the road.

At home, I had stuffed the binocs and a Glock and some other things to try out, and I quickly decided that if I'm carrying both optics and pistola, I'm definitely using the docking straps to suspend from a backpack. Wearing the kit bag alone, I don't think I would carry both. One or the other is comfortable, though.

As you can imagine, there's a heat penalty if you're moving fast in warm weather, but you would have figured that already.

Construction seems every bit as good as others have reported. It's an excellent alternative to a Chesty Puller rig for a pistol. My 6" 629 with Pachmyer grips will not quite fit in the back compartment, but the cylinder on that thing would probably make an uncomfortable impression after a few hours anyway. Your 1911, no problem.

Early days, as far as knowing durability, but I'm happy.

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Thanks!

Sadly, I can't utilize the 1911 as my "everyday" gun. It will work for my others, though.

I'll be ordering the TARA and RKB here shortly. It's a good thing that the tree guys are keeping me busy on my days off....

George


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If I'd known you were interested, I'd have let you take it for a day to try out.

I'm confident you'll like the runner, though.

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Good review. I had a just to look over a friends Runner's Kit Bag last weekend. A well executed, great idea IMO.

A Recon Kit Bag is in the near future for me.


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