First Aid Kits

Let's get to the kit -Carrying Device - One that works best for you, and the environment in which you travel. Dry Bag/Box, fanny pack, compartmentalized pouch, zip lock bags, etc.

Personal Protection - it is generally a good idea to have these at easy access. Gloves can be placed in various places in your pack, or on yourself, such as a lifejacket in a film canister, etc.

Bandages - 3" and/or 4" roller gauze that stretches and possibly self-adhering such as Kling,  They are usually reusable for the same injury, so 1-2 per person should work.

Dressings - it is a personal preference to carry multiple sizes of sterile gauze bandages. But it is always easier to cut a 4" x 4" smaller than it is to make a 2" x 2" bigger. Although not necessary, different dressings will help make wound care much more manageable. 2 to 4 per person are minimal.

Non-Stick Gauze Pads - is a great dressing to use directly on the wound.

General Purpose Gauze Pads - like the name, they have many uses for wound care, from padding to absorbency.

Bandage Strips - better known as Band-Aids, is really a bandage with an attached dressing. Strips when used on hands, etc. in a remote setting will need some help from duct or cloth tape. It is again important to change these regularly, so bring enough.

Tape - a real necessity. 1" cloth tape is usually all that is needed in a basic first aid kit. From securing bandages to closing wounds, cloth tape can do it all. 1 roll.

Suggested Personal First Aid Kit List

1 - roll 1" cloth tape
6 - 4" x 4" gauze pads
6 - non-stick gauze pads
8 - band-aid bandages
4 - butterfly bandages
2 - 4"  roller gauze
2 - triangular bandages
1 - antibacterial soap
1 - poison ivy lotion
1 - 4" ace wrap
1 - CPR pocket mask
1 - blister kit
1 - trauma scissors
1 - splinter tweezers
1 - thermometer
1 - blanket pin
2 - safety pins
1 - tick removal kit
 

Do not forget Mole Skin

Make sure your Water Bottle is light and durable.

Always bring a GOOD ATTITUDE.