First Aid Kit

“do you carry one?”

“yep.”

“No, it takes up to much weight.”

“Yep; prolly overkill.”

“Yep, better safe than sorry.”

“Yep....mostly use it on other folks (those that don't carry one)
The few times I needed it for me........I REALLY NEEDED IT!








I have three versions, depending on what I'm doing...one has a "Multi-directional Release Skin Stapler" (beats the hell out of a suture kit, not as versatile though)”

“A couple of years ago somebody posted wanted to know the contents of your first aid kit. One answer was "a staple gun & a bag of weed".
Hope I never get hurt hiking with them.”

“good grief, mtnsteve. Let's hope you don't need to use one very often. I carry a firstaid kit, that has been getting smaller as I gain experience and learn from other people. But I could never leave behind the ibuprophen, pepcid AC and imodium. I would definitely need the pain medicine, and the others are good in case the trail food is indigestable. Stuff for blisters and cuts. Tea bag for a small burn (wet the bag, tape it over the burn).”

“Yep. Only had to use it on myself once, on others many times. I've never been sorry I had it.”

“Yep, two versions for me. One is a little "overstocked", I carry it whenever I'm w the scouts. The second is my "personal" kit, weighs a lot less.

I carry it not just for me, but for others who may need help.”

“I carry one. Stuff to handle little scrapes, a couple big trauma pads for when I get REALLY f-cked up, and the usual assortment of antibiotics, pain killers, and pepto.”

“yes - but it is rather minimal - finally decided I could do without the instant cold pack (grin)”

“Absolutely: I have a micro kit 8 oz with some essentials for backpacking, bigger ones in the truck and cars, always handy. I even packed one at Disney World, fixed the cut knee in a few seconds and we were back on the rides, Lord knows how far/long to go to the official station.”

“I always carry a basic one. I often hike with an EMT and it is a pre-trip ritual to get him to leave stuff behind.

Wish we'd had him on one trip when we met up with a thruhiker who took a nasty spill and thought he'd broken his elbow. He didn't want anyone but an EMT or better to look at it though so he hiked on.”

“Yessuh. Wouldn't hit the trail without it. Now I just keep everuything in doubles layered freezer ziplock bags instead of the fancy shmancy OR bag I used to have. Less weight, waterproof and I can see everything.”

“I usually carry a roll of athletic tape and some gauze. You can fix anything from sprained ankles to punctures.”

“duct tape--don't leave home without it.”

“Yep. Most indespensible item is those little handi-wipes for post-wipe wiping. Vitamin I, too.”

“Got a couple of them. One is pretty minimal for when I'm solo. The other is for when I've got paying customers with me and is much more complete.”

“damn, wish I had payin' customers!”

“This is allllllllll I need

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“I went lightweight.

Now I only carry a flask of brandy.

All seriousness aside -- I did cut it down quite a bit after analysing the contents. The duct tape I normally carried anyway replaced the adhesive tape. The extra bandannas I always stuck in my pack replaced the bandages. Now my first aid kit is mostly pharmacy -- antibiotic cream, aspirin, tylenol, pepto, benadryl, etc. Haven't found a substitute for good ol' American drugs.

"Better living through chemistry".”

“kleetn - Practically a staple too. To some, it's its own food group really.”

“No. Which is okay, because I've never needed one.

There was the bear incident, however.
After Belle mixed it up with that griz in Delaware, I felt compelled to help the poor bugger. He was ripped across the lower incumbellum, and was bleeding profusely. I dug up some trout bones that I had buried earlier that night, and fashioned a needle using one of the fibudorso bones. I used a kudzu vine for suturage.

Since the bear was still unconscience, anesthesia was not necessary.

I packed the gaping wound with sasafrass leaves, and sewed him up under the illumination of my headlamp.

All the while, Sarabelle was gnawing on his ears. I couldn't help but to LOL.

...talk about goooooooood times!”

“har de har har HAAAARRRRR!!!!!!”

“Laugh if you want, but if you bought $1,000 worth of Nortel stock one year ago, it would be worth $55 today.

If you bought $1,000 worth of Budweiser (the beer, not the stock) a year ago, drank it all and traded in the cans for the nickel deposit, you would have $79...and some great stories to tell!”

“Awright Kleetn!!

And if you think Nortel looks bad, check out Lucent.(sob) Next time, make mine Bud!”