• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
The Loadout Room

The Loadout Room

Professional Gear Reviews

Hardcore Gear and Adventure

Menu
  • Shooting
        • Pistol
        • Pistol Accessories
        • Rifle
        • Rifle Accessories
        • Shotgun
        • Machine Guns
        • Air Guns
        • Ammunition
        • Optics and Sights
        • Weapon Lights
        • Tips & How-To
        • Concealed Carry
        • Holsters
        • Suppressors
        • Precision Rifle Shooting
        • Firearms Training
        • H&K MP-5 Sub-Machinegun: Famous but not FriendlyH&K MP-5 Sub-Machinegun: Famous but not Friendly
        • Glock-17_1A Former Delta Force Operator’s Glock 17 Setup
        • 300-blackout-used-for-home-defense-ar-15-pistol-fThe Home Defense AR-15 – Setting Up for Success
        • lossy-page1-1280px-Da_Nang_Vietnam…._Sergeant_Robert_E._Fears_clears_an_area_using_his_flamethrower._-_NARA_-_532491.tifThe Brutal Reality of the Flamethrower and the Men Who Carried It
    • Close
  • Gear Reviews
      • Mission Gear
      • Camping Gear
      • Survival Gear
      • Medical Gear
      • Adventure & Travel
      • Knives & Tools
      • Overland
      • Disaster Preparedness
      • Footwear
      • Womens Gear & Clothing
        • Winter-AdventureGet Ready for Winter Fun: The Ski Gear Guide
        • RIP-MVehicle Preparedness: Fast access to essential items | Grey Man Tactical RIP-M
        • Midland radioOverland Essential | Midland Radio MXT275 | GXT1000
        • ppGrab your gear and go | Here’s everything you’d need to build an adventure go bag
    • Close
  • Men’s Lifestyle
      • Fitness
      • EDC
      • Eyewear
      • Watches
      • Electronics & Technology
      • Downtime
      • Mens Clothing & Accessories
      • Manly Skills
      • Style & Grooming
      • Gentleman Drinks
      • Crate Club
        • Georgia-Army-National-GuardHow to Use Military Mindset While Preparing for a Race
        • jelmer-assink-gzeTjGu3b_k-unsplashFitness Gear Standard Weight Bench: A Budget Gym Equipment Review
        • alexander-andrews-BX4Q0gojWAs-unsplashEDC 101: What EDC Means and 4 EDC Gear to Have
        • 275067423_3229648577268120_1392851511843662528_nFit or Flop?: A Review of the WOOBIES Men’s Mod-1 Canvas Shoe
    • Close
  • News
  • Video Demo
  • Buying Guides
  • Shop
Medical Gear

Blue Force Gear Trauma Kit Now Pouch: An Ounce of Prevention

March 15, 2018 by Travis Pike Leave a Comment

Blue Force Gear TKN Pouch | First Look

The TKN Pouch

An IFAK is easily one of the most important pieces of gear one can have. An IFAK, or individual first aid kit, is standard for all modern military forces. IFAKs save lives. Plain and simple. They treat minor and major injuries. They stop blood loss. IFAKs prevent infections, and treat burns. Without one you are ill equipped for the modern battlefield. Most kits will have accessories for small wound care. This includes band-aids, bactine, and various medicines. An IFAK can treat everything from gunshots to small lacerations. The TKN pouch is designed for that and more.

Blue Force Gear TKN Pouch | First Look
The TKN in Wolf Gray

IFAKs have come and gone, and it’s a concept that is always evolving. The I in IFAK, of course, stands for individual. No longer is the medic the sole carrier of life-saving gear. When wounded you need to act as fast as possible. IFAKs need to be capable of rapid deployment. Keeping someone alive long enough to reach higher medical care is the goal of an IFAK.

When someone suffers an injury on the battlefield the ability to treat a wound rapidly is the key to success. The TKN pouch is specifically designed to reduce deployment time. In fact, they named it the Trauma Kit Now! I’m shortening it to the TKN pouch for brevity’s sake. The design allows rapid access with as little as a single finger to haccess it. The TKN is designed to hold the entire contents of a standard Army IFAK. The end user can custom fit the TKN to their needs in a matter of seconds. 

Blue Force Gear’s Answer

The pouch comes in a variety of colors, including Wolf, Coyote, Multicam, black, and OD green. Two components compromise the TKN pouch. The first is the actual MOLLE pouch which acts like an outer shell. The outer shell attaches to MOLLE platform. The second component is the inner supply carriage. The carriage is removable from the main pouch. Once removed it presents every item to the user at once. This prevents someone from having to dig through a pouch to find one specific item. Digging into a pouch wastes precious time. You are also likely to lose needed items. 

Blue Force Gear TKN Pouch | First Look
The Carriage

This inner carriage has a variety of elastic loops on the inside to hold gear. The loops are placed so the user can customize the inside of the pouch. Not every loop can or will be used. The carriage slides in and out of the molle pouch with ease, even when completely full. The pouch’s lid acts as a pull tab for the carriage. Once you open the flap, you can grip it, and rip the inner carriage out. The tight elastic loops keep the gear in place during deployment. My limited time with pouch has already shown nothing moves once its put into place. 

Built For War.

There is also a single strip of MOLLEminus slots on the top of the pouch to accommodate a flashlight pouch, or a BFG tourniquet now holder. The Blue Force Gear TKN pouch has an excellent design. It’s overally quality is immediatley apparent. This is a common theme with BFG. BFG manufactures the TKN pouches from Ultracomp. Ultracomp is a proprietary material that is lightweight, water resistant, and incredibly strong.

Look forward to my review soon. I plan to take the wife out and refresh her knowledge of tourniquets and applying pressure. My goal is to take this pouch through a variety of different tests to see exactly how easy it is to access. I plan to do this in different positions, with my hand occupied by other gear, or with fake wounds. Stay tuned for that, but like all Blue Force Gear’s stuff I’m sure it is a high-quality piece of gear.

Share This

About the Author

Travis Pike Travis Pike is a former Marine Machine gunner who served with 2nd Bn 2nd Marines for 5 years. He deployed in 2009 to Afghanistan and again in 2011 with the 22nd MEU(SOC) during a record setting 11 months at sea. He’s trained with the Romanian Army, the Spanish Marines, the Emirate Marines and the Afghan National Army. He serves as an NRA certified pistol instructor and teaches concealed carry classes.

See All Travis Pike Articles

More From The Loadout Room

Comments

Primary Sidebar

Email Newsletter

Sign up to receive email updates daily and to hear what's going on with us!

Find Us on Facebook

The Loadout Room

Recent Comments

  • Kogashuko on You Can Get These Flashbang Grenades (100% Legally!)
  • four17 on You Can Get These Flashbang Grenades (100% Legally!)
  • Wild Bill on Never Quit: A Lesson From Death Wish Coffee Company

Latest From SOFREP

The Pic of the Day

Pic of the Day: Rhodesian Soldier Fires a Para FAL Variant During the Bush War

Aviation

Northrop Grumman Secures $705 Million Contract to Enhance F-35 Fighter’s Firepower

SOF

2023 Best Combat Diver Competition Held in Key West: Army Beats Navy

Military

The Harrowing Lives of Child Soldiers Around the World

© Copyright 2023 SOFREP Media Group · All Rights Reserved.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Advertisers
 

Loading Comments...