Bug out bag first aid kit?? Off Topic??

Dizwolf said:
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latex turns my hands red :( quite annoying.
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yeah...i wish it was that simple for me. it makes my stomach cramp and i practically barf. not to mention the hives, itching and swelling that follow. also if you're having a reaction to latex it will only get worse. watch your exposure to bananas and avocados. and some misc other fruits n veggies. some foods cause the same response as latex exposure.

you can buy latex free gloves at sams club.
 
Mrs.Shotgunner11 said:
yeah...i wish it was that simple for me. it makes my stomach cramp and i practically barf. not to mention the hives, itching and swelling that follow. .
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Yea. Latex is an odd little fellow. Never looked into the exact mechanics of it, but I know prolonged exposure builds the reaction. Didn't know about the food connection, I'll have to look into that some.
 
My youngest breaks out in hives and starts having breathing issues with Latex band aids, or if he comes into contact with the gloves, etc. Found out the hard way on that one. All the ones I carry are Nitrile.
 
MrCoffee said:
My youngest breaks out in hives and starts having breathing issues with Latex band aids, or if he comes into contact with the gloves, etc. Found out the hard way on that one. All the ones I carry are Nitrile.
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does he carry an epi pen?

also if he reacts like that be sure to check out that link i provided.
 
Oh, one other thing I forgot about using glue instead of butterflies/stiches. In my experience, it usually leaves wide, jagged scars.
 
OK cgebhard. This is just my opinion. I am not a back country woodsman or even a country boy or anything but i do enjoy the outdoors as an avid hiker, camper, and fisherman and U.S. Soldier i will just give you a little info strait from the mind of Melch

This is my personal take on Bug Out Bags and First Aid Kits and E&E kits and whatever else you would want to pack.
1. people pack too much shit. Bottom line is you dont need band-aids man up and use duct tape instead, ( in the field we can only pack so much stuff but duct tape works for anything like blisters on your feet to cutting your arm open, I have used it for both. you will probably never ever use 90% of the stuff that comes in a first aid kit. I carry an IFAK on my IOTV and they tell us to never use the quick clot because it does more harm than good, and unless you have some medical experience you have a really good chance of doing more harm than good.
Best First Aid Kit.
Duct Tape
Gauze ( in different sizes)
Tweezers
Some kind of antiseptic (alcohol or hydrogen peroxide)
550 cord
a pill bottle with ib prophen
baby wipes
latex gloves
Deet.
A Lighter
Think common uses not extreme case senario.
As far as a Bug Out Bag or Personal Survival Kit
If shit really goes down you would want to pack light and and as efficiently as possible. I dont have a bug out bag made up but i keep a camelbak mule ready. I have to take it with me whenever I am in the field or at a range or something. I use it all the time and replace the stuff that in there cause i am constantly using up all the stuff i have in there. The most common stuff i use in my pack is
Food ( beef jerkey, Granola bars or trail mix)
Sunscreen
Deet
Duct tape
Small Knife Sharpener
550 cord
Of course my RC-4 is always either on my IOTV or on my Camelbak
IB Prophen
fire starter
compass and area maps
small SureFire Flashlight
A Lighter Gerber Multitool
And a harmonica
it is small and effective, deff not as cool as some of the ones I have seen on this forum but it gets the job done
a few things i would pack if i had the space
A Poncho
A canteen cup and canteen ( dont really need the canteen with a camelbak but good to have)
Maybe a small fishing kit
And probably a M 14 carbine but thats it. you really dont need much else as long as you are efficient.

I hope this helps Bro. Best of luck
 
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Thanks for the ideas. I think in keeping with the Nuthin fancy videos, I came up with something I think will work for me.

I'm basically going with my "own" kit in ziplock bags. It's not as small as I would like it to be some it will probably be more of a truck kit. The nice thing is if you setup right with multiple "nested" ziplocks, you can just pull out your scaled down primary kit and dump it in your back pack. I guess the downside is remembering to do that.

In my case I'm never probably more than a couple of miles from my truck. Just something to patch me up to get back to the truck or to keep me out in the field should be the goal in my case.

I think my small kit (to throw in my backpack) will be:

Multiple size band aids
Couple of flat surgical gauze sponges
Tape (leaning towards "coaches tape", I'll look at a duct tape option)
Couple of antispetic wipes
Small bottle of peroxide
Superglue (yes, it can be toxic)
Deet
Ace bandage
Small exacto type razor blade
Small tube of vasoline
Cotton balls
Ibuprofen

That will fit in a quart ziplock. Larger kit (truck based) will have more sort of "trauma" based things like larger bandages, poncho, scissors, hemostats, splints, ointments, etc.

Still looking into the celox / blod clot type of thing to take with my small kit. I like the idea of it as a stop gap to get me back to the truck.
 
mine has a knife, compass & maps, flint&steel, first aid kit for 2, heat blanket, 3 mre's, sure-fire g2 led, water tabs and a glock 31. simple, light and works
 
cgebhard,

I'd include sterile gloves in your ziplock bag. Even if you are treating only yourself, it might keep any nastiness that's on your hands from further contaminating your wound as you treat it. Something like this should pack nicely.
 
cgebhard said:
Thanks for the ideas. I think in keeping with the Nuthin fancy videos, I came up with something I think will work for me.

I'm basically going with my "own" kit in ziplock bags. It's not as small as I would like it to be some it will probably be more of a truck kit. The nice thing is if you setup right with multiple "nested" ziplocks, you can just pull out your scaled down primary kit and dump it in your back pack. I guess the downside is remembering to do that.

In my case I'm never probably more than a couple of miles from my truck. Just something to patch me up to get back to the truck or to keep me out in the field should be the goal in my case.

I think my small kit (to throw in my backpack) will be:

Multiple size band aids
Couple of flat surgical gauze sponges
Tape (leaning towards "coaches tape", I'll look at a duct tape option)
Couple of antispetic wipes
Small bottle of peroxide
Superglue (yes, it can be toxic)
Deet
Ace bandage
Small exacto type razor blade
Small tube of vasoline
Cotton balls
Ibuprofen

That will fit in a quart ziplock. Larger kit (truck based) will have more sort of "trauma" based things like larger bandages, poncho, scissors, hemostats, splints, ointments, etc.

Still looking into the celox / blod clot type of thing to take with my small kit. I like the idea of it as a stop gap to get me back to the truck.
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+1 on the Celox or Quikclot. Celox comes in a small package and won't take up alot of space.
 
I'm thinking of getting some Celox too for my first aid kit. Should I get the smaller or the bigger pouch? I think the small is like 15gr while the large is 35gr.
 
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