Whats in your backpacking first aid kit?????????

[NorCalGuy]

Sry didnt know exactly where to post this

I am currently puting together a backpacking first aid kit.

My question to all of you is...Whats in your backpacking first aid kit?????????

Thanks!

[vonfrick]

rolled gauze
wide cloth first aid tape
2 iodine prep pads
one suture (basically a sterile needle and thread)
several alcohol prep pads
band-aids
manicure scissors (small, the only "sharp" thing i carry, ie no knife and much more versatile)
ibuprofin
painkillers left over from root canal
immodium

i think that's it

[bigcranky]

Blister pads, small and large, 4 ea.
1-inch foam band-aids, 6-8 ea.
Very large band-aids, 2 ea.
immodium, 6 tabs
benadryl, 6 tabs
naprosin, enough for hike
alcohol prep pads, 4 ea.
tiny tick tweezer
albuterol inhaler
wound closure kit, 1 ea.
triple antibiotic ointment, 2-3 packets
duct tape wrapped around water bottle (multi-use)
large bandana and safety pin for sling (multi-use)

[Yahtzee]

Triple antibiotic ointment
Ibuprofen

That is all.

[restless]

Duct Tape. that's it. Nothing else. Just duct tape.

[Phoenixdadeadhead]

my total weight is 11 ounces
Spare led flashlight with 3 aaa batteries
spare lighter
4 inch 5 foot 3inch long ace bandage
.3 ounce bottle of newskin
36"x36"x51" triangle bandage
Snake bite kit (sterile blade, iodine, string)
12 Qtips
small roll of gauze
small roll of bandage tape
4 inch sterile dressing
3 normal bandaids
3 small bandaids
3 alcohol wipes
3 iodine wipes
3 burn cream
3 antibiotic cream
3 wet wipes
1 suture needle
dental floss

[Phoenixdadeadhead]

my total weight is 11 ounces
Spare led flashlight with 3 aaa batteries
spare lighter
4 inch 5 foot 3inch long ace bandage
.3 ounce bottle of newskin
36"x36"x51" triangle bandage
Snake bite kit (sterile blade, iodine, string)
12 Qtips
small roll of gauze
small roll of bandage tape
4 inch sterile dressing
3 normal bandaids
3 small bandaids
3 alcohol wipes
3 iodine wipes
3 burn cream
3 antibiotic cream
3 wet wipes
1 suture needle
dental floss

40 Acetaminophen

[man2th]

this is where being a medic and trying go lite sux.....i know i carry to much, and i even teach wilderness first aid, yet i still pack it, even replaced my pack supports with SAM splints.

[Phoenixdadeadhead]

this is where being a medic and trying go lite sux.....i know i carry to much, and i even teach wilderness first aid, yet i still pack it, even replaced my pack supports with SAM splints.

At a quarter pound I have thought about adding one to my kit, but knock on wood I have never broken anything except my fingers, and I don't splint them I just put them back and let them heal lol.

[CowHead]

Duct Tape. that's it. Nothing else. Just duct tape.

Works for everything

[lvleph]

I haven't even looked in my first-aid kit since I made it. I don't remember what is in it. I do know it was less than 3 oz. Duct tape, hand sanitizer, and some sort of gauze would most likely be enough anyway.

[Pokey2006]

A couple of ibuprofen. Has anyone ever used any of the other stuff? And if you used it, would it have been possible to get by without it?

[lvleph]

If I had a real injury, I would use my clothes for bandages (probably extra socks) and I would use sticks for a splint. Go directly to a road and get help.

[Herpn]

Snake bite kit (sterile blade, iodine, string)

Probably not a good idea to use that snakebite kit. Just a heads up.

[Jim Adams]

duct tape and Ibuprofin

geek

[Jim Adams]

this is where being a medic and trying go lite sux.....i know i carry to much, and i even teach wilderness first aid, yet i still pack it, even replaced my pack supports with SAM splints.

Thats funny...I replaced my pack supports with Slim jims!

geek

[Blue Jay]

Seriously, the only thing required is something to stop large blood flow until you get to a road.

[Rockhound]

151 rum, duct tape, and an emergency smoke.

[Rockhound]

A couple of ibuprofen. Has anyone ever used any of the other stuff? And if you used it, would it have been possible to get by without it?

Other stuff? Well.....er.....yeah if it's the other stuff I'm thinking of. Works quicker and better. I highly recommend it for sore muscles and aching joints. It may have to be "administered" a ways away from the shelters as society has been conditioned not to think too highly of this miracle drug.

[Nasty Dog Virus]

Neosporin, band-aids, ibuprofen, a couple alcohol pads, & duct tape.