What are /r/TacticalMedicine's favorite Products & Services?

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We bought a closet shoe organizer that we hung from the netting. It wasn’t fancy or customized, but it worked well and was cheap enough that if a crew with sticky fingers decided to reallocate it, it wasn’t the end of the world.

Something similar to this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016IQQEAE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_EJEHH0SGSPE6VK6VHBNP?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I have a 14er tactical ifak pouch that I use for my EDC that is great. Regularly transfer it between my sling bag and even cargo pockets on my shorts with no problem.

It’s small, low profile, and holds a ton (incl a CAT on the side). Pictures

ArcEnCiel Tactical Fanny Pack for... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZHQ22GC?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

This is the exact Fanny pack, my only gripe is if you pick it up by the adjuster part it easily loosens. But other than that, love it.

The one my unit issued me came with a Molle pouch. But most Molle admin pouch should work

Amazon all day long....

https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-BVM-O2-Tubing-Micro/dp/B01E8PBB0A/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=3OZ1DC082NH2L&keywords=pocket+bvm&qid=1654176139&sprefix=pocket+%2Caps%2C760&sr=8-3

For that price, you likely need look at milsurp, airsoft gear, and chinese amazon stuff.

Which is not necessarily a bad thing. A lot of high-speed gear is priced correspondingly high because the target market can afford to pay top dollar for (usually) top equipment, but the target market is also pretty small so it doesn't get the benefits of mass manufacturing.

Going outside that market, yeah you're probably sacrificing some build quality and features, but if you just need a reasonably functional bag to hold some stuff in a reasonably organized fashion, the stuff targeted at civilians for non-adverse use is probably "good enough" for most purposes.

Here's a couple Amazon specials in your price range. I own the first one for my range IFAK, it seems decent enough for the price. * https://www.amazon.com/LIVANS-Tactical-Tear-Away-Emergency-Survival/dp/B0814SCBST/ * https://www.amazon.com/WOLF-TACTICAL-Rip-Away-EMT-Pouch/dp/B074548KSW/

The mystery ranch RATS is a really nice pack, sucks that it’s like $600, if you want an ifak it’s best to just get the pouch and then work your way from there getting what you prefer. Just get the stuff you need, while keeping in mind that an IFAK is just for yourself. If you’re thinking of a full kit then you’re going to want a bag that allows easy accessibility and customization. Here’s one that’s affordable and similar to the RATS from TCCC:

EXCELLENT ELITE SPANKER Medical Backpack Tactical Knapsack Outdoor Rucksack Camping Survival First Aid Backpack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07335434H/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Y6E5KEE1CZ441ZWSJ3QC

If you need a refresher on what you should pack with you then refer to Deployed Medicine, and there are lots of great resources around the internet. Best of luck homie.

The gold standard is a tool called youtube-dl. Yes the name is a little misleading, but it basically can download almost any streaming video nowadays. It's free, open source, ad-free, and pretty much every "save video" website uses it on the backend.

https://youtube-dl.org/

It is a command-line tool as well, so you need to open a command prompt / PowerShell / terminal and have some basic understanding of how those work. There may be graphical interfaces available, but honestly it's so simple I don't think anyone actually needs one. Just youtube-dl.exe <video_link> in most cases.

Let me know if you need help and I'll be happy to give more info.

I was referring to the stop the bleed packaged kits that are vacuum sealed and only contain a tq, a chest seal, and not much else.

Its one of these. kind of what I would usually consider as a bare minimum. Should be able to fit something like this about anywhere. I dunno, just seems a little less risky than what OP described.

Petroleum gauze. One or two (individually packed) lays very flat, takes up hardly any room in a fak, and keeps a burn moist until further care is available.

Okay, maybe I answered my own question: https://www.amazon.com/Orca-Tactical-Rip-Away-Medical-Blowout/dp/B01G07FO3O

Anyone good with Orca brand?