Check THIS out!!!

[Sierra Echo]

Look at all the stuff in it, and its stuff you need to carry anyway!
Do yall think this would be good for my section hike???

http://www.adventuremedicalkits.com/...s&prodname=SOL Hybrid 3#

[The Cleaner]

Somewhere there are gram weannies going OMG! 1lb+...no way...

[mountain squid]

Heavy and expensive at first glance.

I have carried some of the 'Featured' items. So, if you were planning on carrying some of those items anyway maybe it is not too heavy and expensive.

Just depends, I reckon. You can always consolidate it to carry only what you want to. But you could also probably find something much lighter and much cheaper.

See you on the trail,
mt squid
some observations

[garlic08]

Somewhere there are gram weannies going OMG! 1lb+...no way...

Yeah, that's me. Got me laughing, thanks.

That kit weighs more than my backpack or my sleeping pad, and is just nine ounces less than my shelter.

My kit is a snack-sized baggie with a roll of white cloth tape, a few bandaids, a razor blade, tweezers and Neosporin, supplemented by my bandanna. Cost a few bucks each for the tape and Neosporin.

[sixguns01]

Somewhere there are gram weannies going OMG! 1lb+...no way...

Me too. My tent and stove combined weigh less than that. I use this (2.3oz) plus any pills I may need. Better living through Chemistry!!!!

http://www.rei.com/product/800721

[Hooch]

To each their own, but I really think that's a bit (lot) excessive. My first aid kit is a few basic necessities thrown in a ziplock bag. Total weight? 3 oz.

[WingedMonkey]

"Ibuprofen (200 mg), Pkg./2"
All that stuff and only two Vitamin I? LOL

[fredmugs]

I never pack "a kit." Grab a handful of vitamin I and stick it in a baggie. Corn cushions in case I get a blister. A needle to pop said blisters. Neosporin. Going with leukotape instead of moleskin from here on out. A few band aids just because they don't weigh much. That's about it.

[-SEEKER-]

All I ever needed was band aids, polysporin, nail clippers and duct tape. Also my meds.

[-SEEKER-]

If you really want/need a First Aid Kit go to www.campmor.com and put first aid in the search box on their home page.

[Sickmont]

Hmmm....do you suppose its called SOL(S**T OUTTA LUCK) for a reason?

[10-K]

When I was at Whitehouse Landing there were 2 SOBO's from Georgia hiking the trail together, Hat Trick and Sir Lancealot, who had their first aid kit in a small tackle box (!). It contained a bottle of 500 ibuprofen in the bottle they came in, bandages and gauzes of all kinds, a big tube of Neosporin, and an assortment of lotions, DEET and vitamins. It weighed 2 lbs if it weighed an oz - just the tackle box had to be close to a pound.

They were also carrying a machete in honor of a friend who had planed to hike the trail with them but couldn't go.

[DBRIGGS9]

My first aid:
3 moleskin
5 Ibuprofen
5 Benadryl
5 Imodium

It's in the same plastic bag as my duct tape, toothbrush/paste, flashlight, needle/tread and matches for a total of 6.5oz.

[hobbs]

SE- if you want a good first aid kit thats only 7oz look on Ebay at firstaiddiscountsupplies..it comes directly from the manu up to date.You can break it down to less if you would like.I did and when I am climbing or other activities.With groups I add to the 7oz kit with supplements.Just an idea for you..

[Sierra Echo]

But its so COMPACT and it even comes with a cute little roll of duct tape!
I just love kits and organization type things! And now I love little rolls of duct tape!

[WingedMonkey]

But its so COMPACT and it even comes with a cute little roll of duct tape!
I just love kits and organization type things! And now I love little rolls of duct tape!

LOL, my duct tape is wrapped around the 35ml film can that the rest of my repair kit is in. Except the cable ties they mention, which I LOVE, they won't fit in the film can, they just go "somewhere" in the pack.

[10-K]

But its so COMPACT and it even comes with a cute little roll of duct tape!
I just love kits and organization type things! And now I love little rolls of duct tape!

Get one! Nothing at all wrong with carrying it if you want.

[Penguin]

Save your money. You already have duct tape, and a foot of it or two wrapped around your hiking pole is all you will need all season. Other then that, only 2 Ibuprofen is a little weak. I would use 4 a day till I switched packs and never used one again. Other then that there is nothing else remotely useful for a hike that your duct tape wouldn't fix.

People carry way to much consumer based crap like this all the time. You really don't need it. How often do you use any of this in your day to day life. Probably never right? Same goes for the trail. If you don't need a super heavy first aid kit like this in your purse when you cruise around town, you won't need to carry it on the trail.

Tweezers are cool I guess I use them a lot here in AZ. On trail though if you get an injury that you cant fix with duct tape and ibuprofen, then you probably need to be rescued and the emt's will have a better kit. For a whole pound I recommend carrying a small plastic pirate sword instead, or maybe a wrestling mask.

See you on the trail.
Guino

[JERMM]

But its so COMPACT and it even comes with a cute little roll of duct tape!
I just love kits and organization type things! And now I love little rolls of duct tape!

is there a bigger model with more stuff... maybe a full roll of duct tape...i'd go for it if there is, you never know what you'll need...

[Hikerhead]

Save your money and buy a nice sleeping bag or tent. Something useful.