Erste Hilfe Pouch IFAK S MKII Oliv
I have two TT IFAK Pouch S (1x olive Mk I, 1x stone gray olive IRR Mk II). Both are top-notch in terms of workmanship and only differ in details. The Molle suspension on the Mk II is often criticized, but I can't understand that. Both variants work 1A.
The dimensions of 15 x 15 x 4.5 cm and the width of 4 Molle slots make the IFAK perfect for mounting on a small backpack or on a battle belt. However, in practice, the bag quickly becomes too small. In particular, the inserted inner panel is of course even smaller than the outer dimensions of the bag. You have to be careful, for example, with San material such as Chest Seals, spiral tubes, etc.
The H-Vent Chest-Seal fits the inner panel when you bend the edges of the package. The actual Chest Seal is already folded as standard by the manufacturer. A Fox-Seal fits without wrinkles in the outer pocket, but not on the inner panel. The inner panel has side fixings for the paracord, which of course reduce the usable area. So watch out which Chest Seal you buy with this bag!
With packaging, spiral tubes CH26 or CH28 fit just barely onto the inner panel, preferably diagonally. Here, too, you have to fold down the sides of the packaging.
A 4" Israel bandage fits well on the inner panel. You also get a 6" Israeli bandage or an OLAES bandage (OALFP-4) on the inner panel, but they take up so much space that you have to omit other San materials.
The concept with the inner panel has two disadvantages: a) when you pull out the inner panel and remove San material, you often unintentionally pull out other San material; b) the lower Velcro flap does not seal the bag 100% tight, so that there is an increased risk of dirt getting into the bag and thus onto the San material.
The following load fit in my pocket: 4" Israeli bandage, Celox-Gauze 1.5 m x 7.6 cm (shorter than the version recommended by the CotCCC!) , 2x H-Vent Chest Seal (in a double pack), 1x CH26 spiral tube, 2x Optitube 5g (lubricant for spiral tube), emergency blanket, respiration film, 2x nitrile gloves, 1x adhesive tape in zip bag, 1x tick tweezers. I am still missing a pneumothorax relief needle, but with a length (packaged) of 14.5 cm it would certainly fit on the inner panel.
I no longer stored: 1x eye shield, leucoplast tape, TCCC wound card and triangle cloth.
I would like the TT IFAK Pouch S to have a bit more depth. Maybe 6 cm rather than 4.5 cm.
Conclusion: I am a big TT fan because of the good workmanship and also particularly appreciate the IRR product range. The width of 4-molle loops is also good for mounting on the duty belt. Unfortunately, you can't store all the material for a “standard” IFAK and the bag is also not 100% dustproof and mud-proof due to the side openings on the Velcro fastener. Anyone who can live with it gets a good product.
As an alternative product, you should also look at the TT IFAK Pouch Dual IRR, which has only recently come onto the market. The overall concept looks promising, even though I think that with the outer dimensions 20x11x3.5 cm you will run into a similar space problem. In particular, the depth of 3.5 cm seems too small for me.