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My first aid kit got totally soaked when I did the Black Hole last weekend, so I'm going through and replacing things and evaluating what I really need/want in there. Curious what others carry in their first aid/emergency kit.
I usually start with an Adventure Medical .5 kit and then add the following:
I usually start with an Adventure Medical .5 kit and then add the following:
- DIY mini duct tape roll
- Princeton Tech Pulsar II LED light - brighter than most head lamps and weighs .25 oz. This has come to the rescue on several trips where I or others didn't have a functioning head lamp. It also has a switch on the other side so you don't have to squeeze it to use it. Very handy.
- chewable pepto tablets
- anti-diarrhea pills
- Replace packets of antibiotic ointment with an actual tube of neosporin. I make sure to use the ointment, not the cream so it's good for dogs too
- Micropur water purification tablets
- 1 BIC lighter
- 1 memory card for my camera - the trauma of carrying a camera and no card could be overwhelming!
- 1 survival blanket (mylar sheet type thing)
- Thermarest repair kit
- Some extra knuckle/finger tip bandages
- Occasionally I have fire steel in there but not always
- Sensi-wrap, good for humans, GREAT for dog paw problems
- Pain pills for the pups (rimadyl)
- Misc other drugs - heavy pain killers, some Tylenol PM, etc.
- Chewable antacids
- 50 feet of paracord