Necessity is indeed the mother of invention, as Seth Davis discovered while working cattle on his commercial cow-calf ranch. He encountered a problem that has frustrated ranchers for years. His vaccine gun syringe was always just out of reach when he needed it, or it was in his hand when he needed his hands free for other jobs.
That moment sparked an idea. What if there was a way to free your hands while keeping the vaccine gun right where your hand expects it to be? That idea, now ready for spring processing, became the VacHolster, a rugged, hands-free vaccine syringe holster built to allow ranchers to keep their syringe clean, secure and always in reach.
“I built it because I needed it,” says Davis, founder of VacHolster. “And it turns out a lot of other ranchers need it too, as they showed us last fall. This is about making the work faster, safer and less stressful on both the livestock and humans.”
Made with heavy-duty, ranch-proof materials, the VacHolster adjusts to fit the user, protects vaccine potency, reduces needlestick risks, helps get more done with less stress on the herd and allows cattle to be worked up to 20% faster. By keeping syringes ready at hand, ranchers spend less time fumbling and more time focusing on what matters.
Ranch-Tested Benefits:
- Get Your Hands Back: Free your hands for all the other jobs with confidence that your syringe will be there when you reach for it, whether you rope and drag or work ‘em through a chute.
- Work Faster: No more setting syringes down or hunting for where they landed.
- Reduce Stress on Livestock: Shorter livestock handling time equals less stress on you and your livestock.
- Protect Vaccine Potency: Reduces exposure to sunlight, dust and damage to ensure that your vaccine provides maximum protection for your herd.
- Work Safer: Reduce needlestick risk with the wraparound needle guard.
- Fits You: Wear on the right side or left side and adjust to fit any size user.
- Fits the Job: Strong enough to handle heat, cold, mud and daily use.
Since its launch, VacHolster has been used on more than 10,000 head of cattle and 6,000 calves. It has been worn for hundreds of miles on horseback, four-wheelers and in pickup trucks. Ranchers praise its durability, comfort and time-saving functionality.
“Very handy to be able to have hands free but still have syringes within my grasp at all times,” says Iowa rancher Nolan Hagen.
See it in action on YouTube.
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