I assume you're ditching the nylon sheath for the rescue hook?Swap the shears for a Benchmade 7 Rescue Hook and you'll have an even more streamlined Ryker AFAK
I’m late to the party it seems. Let me start by saying I own the company, but the Aptus Design Group LVAK is a good option for ankle or IWB. I’m not going to turn this into anymore of a sales pitch than that.
I do as well, though, without a sample in my hands or around my ankle to T&E I’m not sure I could articulate what they are in any specific manner.Is there a video of your product. I have some concerns.
I put mine in the same velcro retention strap portion as where the shears go.I assume you're ditching the nylon sheath for the rescue hook?Swap the shears for a Benchmade 7 Rescue Hook and you'll have an even more streamlined Ryker AFAK
What do you want to see? I can try and get some video for you to address what ever it is you would specifically like to see. There are a couple of videos on YouTube from a review done by spotterup but they aren’t super in depth.
They are sleeves. The LVAK comes with self adhesive velcro coins that attach to the packaging of the medical items you would like to carry. In the example pictures on the website the velcoins are attached to the Combat Gauze, compressed gauze and the chest seals. The TQ and decomp needle, or marker, are held in by tension. On my personal kit the Talon Rescue Hook is held in by tension in the same cell as the combat gauze. The entire body of the LVAK is an elastic loop material and the Velcro hook coins are effective at retaining the items in their cells. Also once you put on the LVAK the tension aids in retaining the items. The question always comes up about heat loosening the adhesive but in over 5 years of wearing an LVAK almost daily I have yet to have that happen, nor have I had a customer tell me it has happened to them. We have govy customers over seas in some fairly hot climates and I have yet to hear it being an issue from them. The original prototype had pockets and not sleeves. When the prototype was worn it could cause items to work out of their pocket because it created a funnel facing up with tension on the item causing the item to work its way up and out of the pocket. I added adhesive Velcro to address that issue and it worked. So the next prototype I simply sewed sleeves so I could access the item no matter how the LVAK was oriented, and it didn’t reduce the elasticity of the LVAK. It made wearing the LVAK more comfortable and allowed the LVAK to maintain shape longer since the entire band was being stretched instead of just the top. I hope this answered some of your questions and I’m sure you still have concerns. If you still have questions don’t hesitate to reach out. There are also a couple of reviews up on the product page, and on Facebook. In the end my view is totally biased but the reviews are honest feed back from customers. Sorry for posting a book but I wanted to address the issues brought up, tertiary issues that are related and reasoning for the design.
I’m very satisfied with my SFD Responder and will not be changing it anytime soon. Your response did alleviate some of my concerns. How do the Velcro tabs hold up to sub freezing weather. I’ve been at 10 deg F the past few mornings with daytime highs right around 32 F. So that is a concern for me.I wish I could say we manufacture the rescue hook, but we don’t. It was designed specifically to fit in the LVAK but it isn’t our product, if that makes any sense. Obviously when it comes to the LVAK I am biased, but I’d be happy to address any concerns you might have. If you have any questions feel free to message me. That offer is open for anyone.