Hill People Gear Commuter

SHOT Show was the first time I had seen the Hill People Gear Commuter urban pack in the wild.

It is packed with features:

• Side entry padded laptop compartment will comfortably fit a 14.5″ laptop. As in, put a tape measure across the outside width of your laptop and see what it measures.The compartment is lined with velcro loop in case you want to carry something else in that compartment in an organized manner.
• Main compartment is accessible via top and one side panel zip. The rear of it is lined with velcro loop for sub organization.
• 3/4 height mesh sleeve inside of panel opening
• Full height cordura sleeve on inside of panel holds a removable foam insert, making the Commuter a padded case for camera gear or electronics
• Externally accessible dimensional “ditty pocket” will hold glasses with room to spare
• 2/3rd height velcro loop field on outside of pack is covered by capture flap, making it a good place for items you want quickly accessible but concealed.
• Bellows capture flap expands large enough to hold a bicycle helmet but lays completely flat when not in use.
• Compression consists of 3/4″ bottom straps and 3/4″ straps from the compression panel to the suspension side of the pack.
• On the right side, the compression panel strap is user configurable to leave no zippers unprotected, the laptop zipper unprotected, or all zippers unprotected. 
• On the left side, the compression panel strap is user configurable to either capture the top of the water bottle pouch or not.
• Bellows water bottle pouch on the left side has replaceable bungy cord elements for good retention without the use of the top strap. Will expand to fit a 3.5″ diameter bottle (standard nalgene) but lays flat when not in use.
• 3/4″ tubular webbing top and side carry straps.
• “Slick” HPG shoulder harness is the same contour and build quality as the standard one for extreme comfort, but removes the bungy cord tethers and related hardware and replaces the 1″ sternum strap with a removeable 3/4″ sternum strap.

Offered in several colors including Elk Brown (seen here), you can pick yours up at hillpeoplegear.com.

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