Does anyone have any experience with the RATS tourniquet sling? I like the idea of having stowage for a TQ but want to maintain the functionality of a good shooting sling.
On a related note is there anything else on the market with a sleeve or pouch to hold a tourniquet?
https://sierratac.com/products/rats-tourniquet-padded-2-point-adjustable-sling
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One of my partners has his CAT rubber banded to his stock on patrol, just rips right off if he needs it. Slings for sling things, real TQs for tourniquet things.
I have the SierraTac RATS TQ sling and it is a very well made piece of kit, as is their standard sling. There is a lot of information out there related to the RATS TQ, some good and some bad. It isn’t, in my opinion, as good as the CAT or SOFTT-W, but it does have its place.
As far as carrying a TQ goes, I try to carry them centerline on my plate carrier, as well as on my battle belt and in some pockets. I have run them with rubber bands, dedicated pouches and the excellent Mayflower/Velocity Systems TQ Retainer. Find what works best for you and run it, it isn’t really rocket science.
Looking for info primarily for pool guns that are checked out for a shift and then returned to the armory.
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Any chance this would work? I have a few on various slings and so far I like it. I use it mostly with SOFT-W and CAT gen 7 TQs but it should work with the RATS if you want to use it.
http://tuffproducts.com/8874-sce-jic-tq-just-in-case-tourniquet-pouch/
Yeah. Maybe. Does the thing stay in position on the sling pretty well?
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Reach out to SierraTac directly and let them know that you are looking at their slings for your departments patrol rifles. They will send you some samples to evaluate.
Our tax medics don’t recommend that TQ. They say it is to thin and doesn’t cover enough area. Most TQs are around 1.5” thick to spread the press out and gives more room for error.
Don’t waste your money. Not only is it too thin to work effectively, but the metal bit has a nasty habit of bending or breaking. Get a real tourniquet with a proven track record.
DO NOT USE A RATS TQ. The TCCC committee has deemed that the RATS is not able to stop bleeding. My buddies that are socm medics refuse to use them. They don’t work.
2nd’d
The CAT and SWAT are what I have heard are the recommended TQs now. The SWAT is very good and being intuitive, easy to apply, works well and fits nicely in an IFAK, but it is not one-handed deploy able which is why the 2nd TQ is recommended to be the CAT.
I’m eagerly awaiting the lawsuits that are inevitable against the companies making these shoddy TQ’s. Use a CAT or a SOF-T. Use those, or you might die.
As I understand it, the wider tourniquet, the less pressure needed to work properly. There’s research to support this; I can’t find my references right now but Google it.
This makes sense on a lot of levels. Why isn’t the blood pressure cuff at the doctor’s office excruciating to use? It’s nice and wide, so it takes less pressure to stop the blood flow. Imagine if it were a 1/2" strap…yikes!
When one tourniquet isn’t fully stopping blood flow, the recommendation is to apply another above it. This effectively creates a wide tourniquet, and blood flow can be stopped with less tension on each compared to a single tourniquet.
I’m not a doc/medic, so do your own research and get trained on the better tourniquets to carry.
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I’m way late to this, but is there a certain type of banD that works the best for securing the CAT? I see guys running them all the time, but I have always guessed it was a bicycle tube.
EPDM bands work well for this. UV and weather resistant. This stuff is also used as a roofing material.
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That’s what “Ranger Bands” are. Or you can pay somebody to slice up the $5 inner tube and charge you $20.
I’ve always used hair ties for mine. I’ve found that rubber bands or tubes eventually dry rot after time exposed to the elements.
Given this is for LEO, your guys don’t have a pouch or pocket somewhere to put a real TQ?
Also, since these are pool guns why not a butt-stock type option? It seems to me this might be a little more secure, as well as less “in the way” option…
This is a bit off topic, but is the RATS Tourniquet a viable option for
children or dogs?
The SWAT-T is a much better choice for this.