Ultralight Med Kit Mastery: Building Your Essential First Aid Kit for Outdoor Adventures
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
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Instead of triple antibiotic ointment I have honey packets. You can use honey on cuts but you can also use it for hypoglycemia secondary to diarrhea or diabetes. It is a cough suppressant.
Benadryl is a great option. Off label painkiller, sleep aid, allergic reaction.
I would put the hydrocortisone in a straw and iron seal it.
Oral rehydration salts are great.
Instead of Imodium I prefer pepto as it is a catch all for digestive tract issues.
All great tips! I especially like the straw iron holder! Such a smart way to go. I think we are going to go over our kit and do a follow up video, I guarantee you will see some of your suggestions. Thanks.
Along with the comments already provided, another use for alcohol preps is for nausea. If a person is nauseous they can open a prep and inhale the fumes and the nausea will go away. I work as a paramedic and it's actually in our protocols. I can verify that it works as well since I've used it on myself several times. Also they can be used to get a fire going if need be.
Also for your PAR list I would suggest adding expiration dates on meds to it so that can be replaced when they expire.
Great tips! That is a great use for the alcohol pad, I definitely had no knowledge about that. Thanks for watching and your input!
Great info as always!!
I like to carry some Leukotape. Works for blisters and for taping injuries.
Good one! I know tons of people that swear by leukotape. Thanks for watching.
I would rethink all the packaging. In case of an emergency, you don't want to have to open 3 layers of packaging (bag, ziplock, blisterbox..) Especially if you have an injured hand, you don't want to spend minutes of opening packages with one remaining hand. I get the idea of having things sorted, but you won't get a prize for the best organized kit. You want to be fast, and you will also save a little weight and space when you ditch the unnecessary layers of plastic packaging.
Great thoughts, definitely worth considering. Thanks for watching!
Ok, so you don't want to be rummaging around in a bag, taking longer than necessary to find what you need, because nothing is organized either. What's more is that it's a little ouchie boo boo kit, not an emergence kit. Time is not going to be a factor. He could literally hike a couple of miles after realizing he has the injury before stopping to treat it with 0 meaningful change in the outcome. Truthfully, he could throw the kit out, except for the water purification tabs, and replace it with a few feet of Leuko tape.
I agree, using individual ziplocks is being better organized. It’s a first aid kit, not a trauma kit.
You did ask for comments and suggestions, so here goes. Your kit is both missing a lot of things which I believe are useful to have, and is way, way, heavy for a kit that claims to be ultralight. Examples of things I would add are Sting Kill, burn gel, sunscreen, bug repellent, simethicone, allergy medication (both gen 1 and gen 2), decongestant, antihistamine (Benadryl), and a full array of pain killers (Tylenol, ibuprofen, naproxen, and I even sometimes add aspirin). Some of these may be in there, but you didn’t mention them. You also don’t mention butterfly bandages (very useful for a more serious cut), lip balm, or any kind of tape. Personally I’ve also dropped the blister bandaids as they are very heavy and very bulky in favor of a small roll of leukotape, which is also good for blisters and many other things. A tiny sewing kit is also useful to add.
Perhaps even more useful for an “ultralight master” kit would be to replace the huge and heavy components with much smaller and lighter ones. Your Swiss Army knife tweezers will work on ticks if needed, so I’d drop the tick set. If you do keep it there are much smaller and lighter ones. You can buy individual packets of hydrocortisone, or tiny little tubes which are about the size of a lip balm tube. Just a couple of examples.
My backpacking first aid kit covers many more situations than yours does, it’s less than half the size, and weighs less than 4 ounces. Just takes a bit more thought and hunting around for lighter and smaller items. I love the idea of the video!
All great tips, I definitely have some of those items in my "personal care" bag, lip balm and sunscreen. We did add allergy meds and butterfly bandages, we absolutely need to have Benadryl! The tick kit will never go again! 😂 Tweezers will definitely do the trick. Thanks for the tips, will definitely keep refining the kit over time as we learn. I appreciate your feedback, thanks for watching.
Hey man! How's about doing a video showing us your first aid kit?
What is the bag you're using?
It's a small bag made by Gossamer Gear. I added a first aid sticker I got on Amazon. www.gossamergear.com/collections/accessories/products/storage-sacks
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Here is why I would not. Wound closure is 100% cosmetic. Wounds close on their own they just leave scars. In the wilderness closing a wound is likely MORE dangerous than leaving it open. The really dangerous flesh eating necrotizing bacteria are anaerobic so sealing them up is disastrous. You want to REALLY clean a wound before you think about closing it.
Your first aid kit sucks! 😂
It's been pretty useful so far. Thanks for watching. The Muppets that heckle were always my favorite as a kid.