Gear Review: ASP Ankle Medical Kit

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[@Officerrm]

Finally assembled mine today!

[@dochollywood79]

Definitely going to get it.

[@kcarter0001]

Thanks! Just put mine on!

[@kent3779]

Awesome vid. Thx

[@matthewellisor5835]

I dropped two bills with mine. On the most recent day that I had to use it, that price would have sounded downright cheap.

[@michaelgilbert8794]

Just bought this ankle kit for myself, and two that will given to an officer and a deputy as door prizes at their upcoming Christmas parties, and a Big ASP Kit for my business. I am looking forward to taking the free online training from Mountain Man Medical. Thank you John for recommending basic med trauma training as part of being a responsible husband, father, and citizen

[@ASPextra]

Very cool Michael! Thanks for the encouragement!

[@Guns.and.Mooneyes]

Thanks John and Neal.

[@Jaredfavre7]

Happy Easter to all. And dont forget your edc.

[@fluffytagann1731]

I just got mine yesterday, put it together and wore it for the first time today. Also, first time ever putting together an IFAK. Oriented the contents exactly how John explains in this video. Holy cow, John isn't kidding when he says it's comfortable. After a few hours I forgot it was even there. Thank you for everything you do John. Hope to meet you someday!

[@ASPextra]

Great to hear! Glad to help. :)

[@HollowPoint20]

How does it look through your clothing? Does it print at all?

[@fluffytagann1731]

@HollowPoint20 Very slightly. As with anything EDC it is all about the clothes. I wear relaxed fit jeans or loose pants (Not formal). I work as a mechanic, have been wearing it for about a month now and no one has noticed. I often forget I even have it. It's that comfortable.

[@SirGeraint]

I ordered 2022-06. I didn't get the Russell chest seals. I got the Hyfin chest seals.

[@CaptaenRon]

Wife surprised me with one today as a gift. Thanks for making this easy!

[@user-up9br1sh8k]

Great product . Good quality do they offer free returns

[@tomstrickland5504]

Thanks john hope you and your family have a blessed Easter

[@ASPextra]

Same to you!

[@JacobKenner]

I just got mine-added the Raptors. It's a perfect kit to keep people alive when a full kit isn't easily accessible.

[@my3sons386]

Getting one only because of the charity donation. Thanks for donating to such a great cause. Happy Easter and God Bless.

[@ASPextra]

Thank you too!

[@OrigHoss]

Okay, now I'm upset- I bought this a few weeks ago and didn't get the ASP patch.

[@ASPextra]

Email [e-mail] and he has one for you I think.

[@OrigHoss]

@@ASPextra that would be AWESOME!

[@OrigHoss]

@@ASPextra got mine, thanks!

[@londowell]

Just packed mine up! Thanks for the instruction! \

[@ASPextra]

Glad I could help!

[@kierst4838]

Wait... I didn’t get an ASP patch. 🤨. I bought mine a couple months ago. I’m glad I did. It’s a little tight in the khakis I wear to work, but it is comfortable, and it came with the virtual Stop the Bleed class. I’m glad you made this video because my tourniquet is packed incorrectly and uncomfortably. I need to repack and try it again. I probably wouldn’t have bought all the parts myself, but you made it easy... how could I not?? Thanks for the offer and the work. If nothing else, there is one more person out there ready to stop the bleed. (But missing an ASP patch. Lol). Thank you to Neil, John, and Steph and everybody else at ASP.

[@OrigHoss]

I didn't get a patch, either😭

[@ASPextra]

Email [e-mail] and he will hook you up with a patch. :)

[@neilweidner7037]

We think we’ve got everyone identified that didn’t get one and they are on the way!

[@kierst4838]

@@neilweidner7037 , got it. Thanks. I put it on my IFAK right away, so I can tell people where I got it when they happen to see it instead of my sock.

[@dangitgrossman]

@@OrigHoss just ordered mine, what do I do if my patch isn’t shipped ?

[@ugatobekittenme]

I just got my ankle kit from Warrior Poet a few weeks ago😭but yours looks terrific and it comes with literally everything that I carry in my own kit, im excited to see more people who are getting into medical edc!

[@scrider5493]

You are right, I know a number of people who never carry edc med. I think they kid themselves they will never need it, b/c they will never get shot or need med right now.

[@carryeveryday910]

WPS def has the best one between them ASP and dark angel medical. But they sre all great kits regardless.

[@vikingrobot4179]

I always carry 2 tourniquets along with some Celox Hemostatic gauze. I like Israeli bandages but a little too puffy for this application so I have a couple ace bandages I’ll use with some gauze pads. My main concern is 2 tourniquets in case one breaks and they can break especially with age…..keep them out of the sun at all costs. I do NOT use Hemostatic powder because the blood will just bleed that stuff right out of the wound. Hemostatic gauze works much better but you have to learn how to use it and MUST keep constant pressure on the bleed source while stuffing the wound with the other hand. Please take some stop the bleed classes. Look them up…..most gun ranges or prep stores can tell you when/where.

[@Texan-vh8xm]

I have had a full med kit in my vehicle for over a decade. Luckily, I have never needed it, even being a first responder as a civilan (regardless of my past LEO and civi experience), but the charity donations and stories made me tear up. This needs your support. Support them!

[@firearmsfreedomcanada7169]

Great video. Thanks

[@michaellynn7745]

Thanks for all of the videos. Impressive how flat it gets. Just placed my order. Maybe I'll use this with my suit pants. At least, I will have this. I will have to check out the IWB holster video again. This may be what I need too. Great charity cause too. Happy Easter!

[@bretthovis9088]

Hey John, I know this is a year old video, but hopefully you'll see my question. Do you have a video that explains and shows exactly how to use every item in the Medical Kit? It would really help since I wouldn't want to open the expensive supplies just to learn more about it and then have to buy more supplies. If you don't have one, you should definitely make one, I'd appreciate it very much.

[@ASPextra]

Mountain Man Medical has all that on their channel, so go check them out! And if you buy a kit from them it includes an online trauma medical class.

[@bretthovis9088]

@@ASPextra Thank You 👍👍

[@dougdomeny]

Mine is due to be delivered any day now and now I know how to assemble it.Thanks

[@dougdomeny]

Actually came today, just as described with the purple gloves and gen 4 SOF tourniquet.

[@dougdomeny]

Paid $170 + $5 shipping but didn't get the ASP patch. So good to hear you are supporting the youth. And I didn't want to individually source supplies either being a novice.

[@dougdomeny]

And I'm glad there's room left over for a sharpie so I can write the time on the TQ.

[@dougdomeny]

The ASP patch arrived separately.

[@michaellynn7745]

Hi, John: I just put my ankle medical kit together, but during the summer, I can't wear it with shorts, and I can't get myself to wear a tactical fanny pack. However, this ankle cuff packs downs so slim, that I can actually it this into my messenger bag, along with my laptop and iPad, and even some papers that need to be scanned. Since I'm a mobile worker, this works for me. (I still wear appendix when not wearing a suit, but at least I always have my murse... lol)

[@ASPextra]

Not a bad choice. In shorts I switch to a cargo pocket kit.

[@thomasmorris3780]

The wilderness ankle cuff really is a high quality, comfortable piece of equipment. However, it looks bulky on my ankle as I wear tighter fitting jeans. I switched to a PHLster pocket emergency wallet. It fits everything that the ankle kit fits besides the tourniquet. I carry the tourniquet on my belt in a PHLster FlatPack and the emergency wallet compresses everything very well and I put it in my back pocket.

[@ASPextra]

I have a PEW and like it. I dunno that it fits everything but the tq, but it's a good workaround for pocket carry.

[@dannyh9010]

I ask because it looks like your orange one is put in backwards. Maybe use the orange one to demo so it stands out more?

[@Philo68]

A blessed Easter to all. Nice job on the charity work ASP!

[@dangitgrossman]

Just ordered mine as well. Thank you for being charitable ! I read comments below and I hope my ASP patch is being shipped along with my products 🤞🏽 I wanna let everyone know who referred me to the purchase of such a wonderful setup !!

[@ASPextra]

They now ship with the patch. :)

[@dangitgrossman]

@@ASPextra Thanks for letting me know !

[@jeffriffel4364]

Your wife drives a bronco 🤣🤣

[@oscarleejamesiii2201]

John, I am very pleased the you have foresworn big rubber bands as tourniquets.

[@milkapeismilky5464]

A pressure bandage saved my dog's life. He fell on a rusty broadhead in deep brush, knicked an artery. Without the bandage, he'd have bled out. But he didn't and we had four more amazing years. Dog is my copilot. Dog is family. Dog is my pack. Don't talk to me about "property"

[@ASPextra]

Good to have for pets for sure. Glad he made it!

[@mellowmoo6747]

This ankle kit saved me from a whole bunch of discomfort on my last hiking trip. I use the ankle pouches to hold a combination of this kit and some other hiking first aid needs. Like antibiotic ointment and knee bandages. My friend and I were hiking a pretty technical trail and he slipped on a steep hill with loose rocks. He only scraped his knee and hurt his ankle a bit, so we weren’t in danger, but I was able to access my first aid on a sketchy slippery rock hill without having to reach in my backpack and rummage around and that made such a big difference.

[@ASPextra]

Great use case!

[@royalscorchio8195]

Already on backorder! Eeeee

[@wheelairrentals7132]

I just got this in the mail a didn't get the upgraded chest seals 😒

[@ASPextra]

We're actually going away from them because they've become prohibitively expensive. I am carrying with HyFin.

[@wheelairrentals7132]

@@ASPextra how do I email John?

[@dannyh9010]

Hey ASP: do you think you could post a short video just on the flat packing of the SOF tourniquet? Thanks.

[@ASPextra]

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[@dannyh9010]

@@ASPextra I appreciate the quick reply, but his technique is different. Yours ends up with the tag on the outside.

[@akugelman1111]

just got my kit. my only problem is that it came with the hyfin chest seals instead of the russell. I dont know what the website description said when I purchased. but the problem is the hyfin sticks out higher than anything else in the kit. other than that its great and im ganna start to wear it.

[@ASPextra]

I am still wearing HyFin because they're available and the Russell are not.

[@akugelman1111]

@@ASPextra I didn’t mean to say it was a problem. It’s no problem at all. The hyfin stick out a bit but doesn’t bother me. It also clearly states on the website description that they have changed it back to the hyfin. No problem at all.

[@ASPextra]

I am looking forward to Russell getting their poop in a group and getting back on the market! :)

[@akugelman1111]

I watched a video and they say it’s no problem to fold the hyfin in half. So I did that and now it doesn’t stick out of the pouch…

[@Zurtle1]

Only use CAT tourniquets.

[@ASPextra]

there are currently 5 tourniquets that are CoTCCC approved. Any of them are fine.

[@JacobKenner]

CATs are easier for self application, but they aren't the only good tourniquet. Know your tools. Know how to use them. Choose the best combinations for your most likely situations.

[@Zurtle1]

@@JacobKenner or just use the best when it comes to something like life and death.

[@scrider5493]

Thanks for showing the packing. Wear one everyday. Cost? Consider what your life, or life of family member is worth? You won't miss the cost of this when you need it.

[@jonathanjohansen4239]

embarrassed to say, i really thought he meant a horse

[@danieles6684]

Looks like they're back to using the puffier HyFin vent packs FYI. I assume supply issues?

[@danieles6684]

Also, blue gloves now!

[@danieles6684]

A bit bulkier than I thought it would be though. I think I'd have to wear some pretty loose fitting jeans for this to work for EDC.

[@ASPextra]

Yup, supply issues. You can't wear an ankle kit with slim fit jeans but I use it with regular leg jeans all the time. Pack things in it as shown. :)

[@danieles6684]

@@ASPextra sounds good, it's been time for some new pants for a while now anyway 🙂

[@zacharylona]

My chest seals are full of air too, so I keep them in the glove box. I've heard horrible things about hemostatic powder from trauma surgeons and haven't yet found packing that comfortably fits in my own ankle kit (from your competitor John Lovell over on the apparently now-radicalized Warrior Poet Society channel).

[@charlesfrederick8285]

Why do you say wp is now radical?

[@ASPextra]

I don't do hemostatic powder; it's gauze.

[@charlesfrederick8285]

@@percyfaith11 no disagreement just thought I missed soothing

[@charlesfrederick8285]

@@percyfaith11 something

[@oldschooltakingyaback]

Any recommendations on brands of pants to wear? I've been having a hard time finding pants they have an ankle big enough for my kit. I'm 5'10" and about 140, athletic build.

[@musicman1eanda]

I simply can't use an ankle kit. I've tried many times, but I'm a very thin dude so I basically can't get away with it unless I wear boot cut jeans. Guys with larger legs I would assume have more room inside standard size jeans and dress pants to use these daily.

[@fjriwnshd]

what's the difference between this and the mountain man medical ankle kit and why is this one more expensive?

[@ASPextra]

This is sold by MMM. They're sponsors and good friends. Different components, different costs.

[@Direwolf1166]

How well does this sit with boots that come above the ankle? I have to wear boots for work so ankle carry stuff isn't that viable.

[@ASPextra]

Depends on the boot of course.

[@danielduron6131]

Recommendations for those in shorts? Thanks!

[@fjriwnshd]

just wear it like your normally would. or throw it in your cargo pocket

[@brute9867]

Happy easter y'all! But why don't you ship internationally? :(

[@paulbelgen4378]

I wear shorts most of the year. Is there another good option to have all the necessary stuff on my person?

[@GreenMohawk1987]

Maybe the various tools/items in different pockets in cargo shorts? Otherwise an off body carry Option (back page or other bag) would be your best bet I imagine. I don't think carrying medical stuff off body is as big an issue as carry defensive items off body so a backpack maybe your best bet.

[@David.Anderson]

For someone just barley making it by. it sure is hard to keep up with all the extra stuff to Cary safely and responsibly.

[@baccable]

I've already got the ankle cuff, but I could use a refill. Do they sell the complete refill? If not I'll order the parts separately.

[@ASPextra]

I think you'll have to do parts, Bob. Sorry.

[@trvmcintosh]

I wear deep Wellington style boots (slip on, no laces) every day as a welder. I’ve been wanting to get an ankle medical kit like that. How well do you suppose that they would fit?

[@trvmcintosh]

Happy Easter!

[@ASPextra]

Not bad. You might need two cuffs and split equipment between them for less girth.

[@Catspurrlounge]

Would like to see a practical video evaluation of the product. Someone running, jumping, with it on with medical items in it.

[@ASPextra]

Every video you see of me, anywhere, I am wearing it.

[@p_DEVOTED_d]

Is there a vid where u go over everything you carry top to bottom or do we just have to piece it together from multiple gear reviews ? Would be a cool vid if u ever made it .

[@ASPextra]

There are a couple on the channel.

[@p_DEVOTED_d]

@@ASPextra I'm piecing the puzzle together but I know gear changes time to time as better or new products are available .❤

[@oldschooljeremy8124]

Now is there a thigh model, for those of us who wear shorts 90% of the time? :D

[@jacobmclendon4387]

This is what I thought after the first few mins, since I’m starting back into landscaping this week!

[@justinspringstun5836]

Ahh but the black gloves look so much cooler though! Jk... The kit looks really good.

[@ASPextra]

lol yeah.

[@Vmole1]

Why can't someone make one with a CALF STRAP (and a secure/comfy one at that) to keep it from sitting/rubbing on the top of your shoe and/or ankle bone and showing when you sit?! I don't understand how anyone can wear these things otherwise.

[@Zurtle1]

Imaging thumbs downing this.

[@urufushinjiro]

Nice kit, could have done without the adulterated flag but that's just me.

[@richgetz]

720p in 2021, really?