r/hillpeoplegear

r/hillpeoplegear community feedback requested

All of the mod stuff is now in good order. I’m not sure if Reddit clears certain things automatically or if they were never set up in the first place, but it looks like one thing we need are some community rules…

What would you like to see, or rather not see, in r/hillpeoplegear?

I generally think subs like this benefit with less moderation, nobody likes a power tripping mod, but we do need some guidelines to be a sub in Reddit’s good graces.

There’ll be the usual “Follow Reddit Rules.”
Another should probably be “Must relate to Hill People Gear products.” How strict do you want that be? Some communities like off-topic conversation.
Allowing sales posts? Better off in another sub? Allowed willy-nilly? Or with strict guidelines?
Allow commercial links to HPG products for sale?
What else?

Right now all features like images and videos and gifs are enabled. There are some very minimal automations in place to keep out spam, and enforce aspects of Reddiquette. New and low karma accounts may be filtered for a bit, but authentic content will get approved.

I’m a strong believer in mod transparency. This isn’t my sub, it’s yours, I’m just here to help keep the lights on. Let me know what I can do.

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u/asq-gsa — 8 days ago

Qui-Ya Light on a 40 mile Kings Peak to Red Castle trip

Took my Qui-Ya Light, medium SAR kit bag, and mountain serape on a 40 mile trip up to the highest point in Utah in the High Uintah Mountains in the Wasatch National Forest and surrounding lakes. Kept daily items and food in the kit bag. Basic camp gear and serape in the qui-ya. Not shown in the pic are my boots, which I carried the whole trip only to summit Kings Peak in, as the sandals I wore the rest of the trip were not great for the steep, rocky, class 3 scramble to the top of the 13000ft summit.

I used the serape as part of my sleep system. Which I usually take to about mid to high 40’s. Didn’t anticipate that the weather would drop below freezing during the night. So I was pretty cold and had to use my puffy jacket and survival blanket to stay warm. I was able to discover the limit of the serape which was a valuable learning experience.

u/Sunbro_Como — 13 days ago

HPG at "THE BEACH"

For those who have seen the movie with Tilda Swinton and Leonardo, this is The Beach in the film.

To say this bag is perfect for international travel is an understatement. The rearmost pouch is perfect for a muji passport and cash wallet, and is easy to keep secure and "no touch" while you have your daily cash, trinkets, phone, sunglasses, etc in the other pockets.

Not that pickpocketing is a concern in Thailand or Japan, but the way it rides tight to the chest is 10/10. Low key enough but 100% unique enough that it can't be mistaken for anything else and so easy to access what you need.

Daily EDC, hiking, concerts it does it all. Pro tip is to put a velcro 5x8 HPG pouch in the middle compartment for the best organization. It also works super well to slide a camp knife on a velcro wing sheath for trails and camping.

Amazing product as always. Aston 3 rocks, admin pouch with shoulder sling and hyration is perfection, and this belt pack does it all. Whenever people ask "what bag should i get for xxx" HPG is pretty much always the answer.

u/Paper_Hedgehog — 14 days ago