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Don't have pics of it yet, still in pre deployment training, but got the ITS Fatboy in the mail and it's pretty low profile.  Way thinner in person than it looks online.  

Chinook medical also sells a plate carrier IFAk.  I think it can slide in an admin pouch, or behind the plate, which I think is weird.

http://www.chinookmed.com/cgi-bin/item/01383MT/MT-IFAK/%2DPlate%2DCarrier%2DInsert%2D%28TMM%2DPCI%29%2D

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I was issued one of these two years ago, unsure of maker.  Ran it under my plate for a couple weeks, then yanked it out.  It just made my PC too bulky.

The one way valve failed at 10,000 feet, noticed when the thing ballooned inside of my duffel bag.

My main concern with those wasn't necessarily the fit of them, but the fact that nobody would know that I had it anyway, and even if I tell people, who is going to reliably remember that under duress?

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Alright,
I've been playing around with the newish Sekri USGI IFAK II  for awhile,
and I'm really impressed! I think Uncle Sam really scored with this one. The IFAK II is meant to be worn at 6 O' Clock on either a belt or on the back of a PC/vest.
The complete kit consists of the outer sleeve, internal pouch attached via lanyard, BOK contents, 2 CAT TQs, 2x TQ pouches and a Gerber strap cutter.

It's super low profile, flat, and only takes up 4 rows of PALs webbing.
It's very unobtrusive when seated in or out of a vehicle and is readily accessible with either hand by yanking on the pull tabs on either side. Accessing the contents is FAST. Did I mention access is fast?


Here is the Sekri IFAK II as it appears on a belt with all contents in place. To the right is one of the Sekri CAT TQ pouches the kit comes with. The TQ pouch comes
with a strip of Velcro which is customizable to add blood type, TQ/cross marking or whatever. Kind of a neat feature:
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Here's a shot of the two pull tabs located on either side, with the inner pouch partially pulled from it's sleeve. The tabs are intended to be tucked in to the sleeve to prevent snagging and are easily accessible by fishing it out with a finger. Works fine when wearing gloves too.

The Sekri TQ pouch secures the TQ in place with Velcro and a single snap. The TQ is easily accessible by grabbing the loop on the front of the pouch and simply pulling it or yanking it down. Like the IFAK II pouch, it also works with either hand while wearing gloves:
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The inner pouch removed from the sleeve with the coiled tether visible. The inner pouch is secured shut with a piece of Velcro. The TQ pouch has a little adjustable Velcro tab at the bottom to adjust for retention, so the TQ doesn't fall out when the pouch when it's fully opened:
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Here's a shot of the layout of the inner tri-fold pouch and it's stock contents. The contents are just like IFAKs before it, but with a couple differences.

All the slots/pockets for items are clearly labeled for refilling-a nice touch.

Inside, one will find a  4" Izzy Bandage, H&H Compressed gauze, NPA, roll of tape, pair of Nitrile gloves, and itty-bitty purpose built Sharpie. There is also an added eye shield. While there is a pocket for a pack of Quick Clot Combat Gauze, the IFAK II does not come with one, so naturally, I added my own. It should also be noted that the IFAK II does not come with a Chest Decompression Needle. One can be easily added in to one of the loops. The contents don't end there. Inside the sleeve, there is a hidden pocket secured by Velcro and a pull tab located on the right side,  which contain a Bolin Chest Seal(mine has the latest version) and a TCCC Card.

While I feel the hidden pocket should able to be opened from the left side as well, It wasn't too awkward reaching over to the right side with my left hand and pulling the Chest Seal and card out.
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Overall, I feel the Sekri IFAK II is very easy to access BOK with intuitive features, and has most of all the right contents contained within a very low profile, minimalist package. It's also great that the IFAK II kit comes with two CAT TQs in two fully covered, very functional and equally accessible MOLLE pouches. The Gerber strap Cutter is also a nice addition. While I'm still just trying it out, I think I'm liking it better than my LBT-9022.

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I have used the PHOKUS plate kits the pocket/pouch kits at work. Never had an issue with them being uncomfortable etc. Started using them when guys IFAKs came up missing from IEDs. Most guys bitching about it being too uncomfortable left the plate pad in. Order of use goes body, soft armor, phokus, plate.
But they need to be a standard issue kind of thing if it's all you are going to run. Unless you like pissing off your doc.

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I keep an ITS Tactical EDC with an extra pair of nitrile gloves stuffed into the pouch in my pocket any time I'm carrying a firearm.  It's low-profile in that you can't see it in a thigh pocket, and if I'm running jeans, most assume it's a wallet in my back pocket if they can even make it out..  I've got another mounted on my training chest rig, along with a CAT-T.

I like these kits because I understand all of the contents, and the EMS response time at my place of employment (I'm the manager of an indoor shooting range and a firearms instructor) is extremely fast.  My employer, for liability reasons, does not want to encourage range personnel to act outside the scope of their training by providing detailed trauma kits.  I can render self-aid with all of the contents.  I only have CLS training from my pre-deployment work-ups, and am not an EMT or Corpsman.  As a result, I have no experience with decompression needles or NPAs and would emphatically not use either for self-aid.

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I keep an ITS Tactical EDC with an extra pair of nitrile gloves stuffed into the pouch in my pocket any time I'm carrying a firearm.  It's low-profile in that you can't see it in a thigh pocket, and if I'm running jeans, most assume it's a wallet in my back pocket if they can even make it out..  I've got another mounted on my training chest rig, along with a CAT-T.

I like these kits because I understand all of the contents, and the EMS response time at my place of employment (I'm the manager of an indoor shooting range and a firearms instructor) is extremely fast.  My employer, for liability reasons, does not want to encourage range personnel to act outside the scope of their training by providing detailed trauma kits.  I can render self-aid with all of the contents.  I only have CLS training from my pre-deployment work-ups, and am not an EMT or Corpsman.  As a result, I have no experience with decompression needles or NPAs and would emphatically not use either for self-aid.

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I'm still in the reserves.  My last two CENTCOM deployments were in '11-'12 and '12-'13.  As an individual augment, mind you.  No medical people teach the classes; it's all block training that's just signed off on by the Corpsmen with the DPC.  There's no prac ap.

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Again, my last two deployments (my previous mobilization was way back in '07) were as an individual augment; not as part of a unit mobilization.  The DPC does a very good job about efficiently getting Marines current on all of their annual training very rapidly, but there's not much time to dwell on any given thing.  And while I did go to Afghanistan, there were lots of Marines headed to IA billets in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, and other only-technically-combat-zones that wouldn't have necessarily 'needed' the full-house CLS course.

I do agree, though.  Powerpoint only gets you so far.  Hence my not carrying an NPA.  Wouldn't be comfortable using one without hands-on training.