The Tourniquet NOW!™ Pouch is the perfect balance between speed and protection, in a platform that allows you to add a tourniquet for your everyday carry. The TQ Pouch gives you superior protection yet quick access to your CAT or other similarly sized tourniquets. In line with our other medical equipment, such as the Trauma Kit NOW!™ and the Micro TKN™ – the Tourniquet NOW!™ Pouch can be accessed with one hand (or even a single finger) - simply pull the tab down and remove the tourniquet.
Previously, you had to decide between over-built flapped or zippered pouches, hard ‘open top’ pouches, or having your tourniquet exposed with rubber bands. The first option can become too complicated or time consuming, searching for a zipper pull. – time that cannot be afforded when seconds is the difference in survival. Exposed tourniquets will experience faster degradation from UV rays, water, sand and debris.
There are two mounting options available - a belt mounted version for everyday carry or duty belts and a MOLLE mounted version.
MOLLE Mounted
The Tourniquet NOW! Pouch starts with the Helium Whisper® MOLLE attachment system made of ULTRAcomp® - a battle proven, high performance laminate. This creates a small and light yet secure MOLLE attachment for the Pouch on any MOLLE warbelt, plate carrier, pack, or any other platform. The tourniquet fits inside an elastic keeper attached to the lid that is then folded up and secured on the top with a hook and loop field. Lastly a BLIP – or Ball Loaded Index Point makes for the perfect ‘pull’ with gloved, wet, or bloody hands.
Belt Mounted
The Belt Mounted Tourniquet NOW! Pouch allows you to carry a tourniquet on your belt – easily the most effective life saving device. Whether a trip to the mall, the office, or through the woods – a tourniquet should always be with you. The Pouch fits on any pants belt or duty belts up to 2” wide.
The Tourniquet NOW! Pouch was designed around the CAT tourniquet but can fit the SOF, RATS, TK4, SWAT-T, or other similar sized tourniquets with some unpackaging and rearranging.
As with all Blue Force Gear, it is made with excellence in the USA and carries a limited lifetime warranty.
Reviews
4
Great pouch (1 minor flaw)
Posted by Kevin on Jul 4th 2024
Overall this is arguably the best TQ pouch currently available and the one I recommend to most people. The only minor flaw IMO is the TQ identification. I've gone through probably 4-5 of these pouches over the past 5 or so years and have noticed after around a year the TQ lettering will get worn away. If TQ identification is not a big deal to you then neither is this point I'm making. I feel a better solution could be something as basic as a hook and loop section for traditional medical id cross, TQ etc or if they really wanted to go overboard and be different, use the existing Blue Force Gear medical cross accessory lineup/create a new insert that says TQ.
5
thumbs up
Posted by FJB on May 9th 2023
the pouch is well-designed and is a quality product. the pull tab is easy to find and grab. deploying the tourniquet is very simple and fast. no complaints.
