Original SOE Gear Deployable CAT2 Pouch


Tourniquets have been seeing an increased level of attention in recent years. with a variety of manufacturers offering different versions. The use of the tourniquet is being instructed more, and it has proven to be a lifesaver. Because of this, they have become a widely issued and carried means of combat life support. As with anything else that is carried, how to carry it has been addressed through a variety of measures. When a tourniquet is needed, it's needed badly and the clock is against you. You want to be able to get the tourniquet applied in a hurry. That means it needs to be readily available, quick to get into action, yet securely held so that you know it is where it should be.

Some of the simplest measures are to pack the tourniquet in a pocket or inside a larger med pouch. Rubber bands have been used, as has shock cord. They've been Velcroed to other items, PCs, or rifle stocks. While these work in a pinch, John Willis came up with a more secure means of not only keeping the tourniquet handy, but also secure so that when you need it, it's where it should be and you don't have to dig through other items or containers to get to it.


The OSOE Deployable TQ Pouch. Pull tab release is made of red nylon to ID the contents as medical gear.

The Deployable TQ Pouch provides an enclosed pouch that holds either a CAT2 or SOF CAT type tourniquet inside and rapidly pops open to give you access to the tourniquet with a simple pull. The pouch itself is a folding flap design that secures with Velcro and a metal snap.


The pouch opened up.

The flaps open up, allowing the pouch to be spread open. A CAT2 or SOF CAT is placed inside and centered in the pouch. The pouch will hold either of these two TQs, but the CAT2 fits better due to the lack of the turnscrew as found on the SOF CAT. The flaps are closed around the TQ, and then this is folded up on the "hinge" of the flaps so that the hook tape catches the loop pile on the base of the pouch.


The TQ in the pouch, flaps folded around the TQ.


The pouch being folded back on itself to bring the Velcro together.

With the flaps of the pouch secured to the base, the pull tab and top strap are snapped together, holding the walls of the pouch in place and TQ packed inside. The bright red pull tab quickly identifies the contents as medical items, and a quick pull of the tab pulls the pouch open, spreading the flaps and dropping the TQ into your hand.


The interior of the pouch has half of the snap behind the red pull tab. The top strap has the other half.


The top strap snapped, securing the TQ in place.

The Deployable TQ Pouch is an easy way to keep a TQ on hand and ready to go. Like John's other items, it is constructed of quality materials here in the US.


The pouch shown with a SOF CAT.


Shock cord used to secure a TQ.

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