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Author Topic: What would you add to this kit?  (Read 791 times)

Offline wisconsinteacher

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What would you add to this kit?
« on: July 10, 2010, 11:25:00 PM »
Bandage Materials
4 Bandage, Adhesive, Fabric, 1" x 3"
2 Bandage, Adhesive, Fabric, Knuckle
2 Bandage, Butterfly Closure
1 Bandage, Conforming Gauze, 2"
2 Dressing, Gauze, Sterile, 2" x 2", Pkg./2
2 Dressing, Gauze, Sterile, 3" x 3", Pkg./2
1 Dressing, Non-Adherent, Sterile, 3" x 4"

Blister / Burn
1 Moleskin, Pre-Cut & Shaped

Instrument  
2 Safety Pins
1 Splinter Picker/Tick Remover Forceps

Medication
2 After Bite Wipe
2 Antihistamine (Diphenhydramine 25 mg)
1 Aspirin (325 mg), Pkg./2
2 Ibuprofen (200 mg), Pkg./2

Wound Care
3 After Cuts & Scrapes Anethestic/Antiseptic Wipe
3 Alcohol Swab
1 Tape, 1" x 10 Yards
1 Tincture of Benzoin Topical Adhesive
2 Triple Antibiotic Ointment, Single Use


I am going to add eye drops but what else does it need?

Offline adeeden

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2010, 11:33:00 PM »
superglue!
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Offline Soilarch

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2010, 11:35:00 PM »
What is it for?  That would have a big effect on what is needed.
Micah 6:8

Offline calgarychef

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2010, 11:39:00 PM »
Not a bad kit but you didnt say what the intended use was for.  I'd cut everything down to oneof each if it was for a day trip.

my daytrip kit includes

3 bandaids
1 feminie pad
1 tampon with applicator
2 tylenol #3's

I think I can save my life with these things

Offline KSdan

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2010, 11:57:00 PM »
Depends on use.  Wilderness?  Day or two in whitetail woods?  

Agree with calgary. . and adee. .

Wilderness:

1) Double check with Dr. on painkillers (Ty #3)- I think those are perscrips, but I would carry some strong pain meds to get me out of the wilderness if I needed them.

2) Elastic wrap for sprains.
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Offline homerdave

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2010, 12:17:00 AM »
double the benydryl, if you need it for anaphylactic shock you need a 2x dose every 4 hrs.
oh, and a bit of "snakebite medicine" too.  :eek:
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Offline Soilarch

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2010, 12:33:00 AM »
Ya'll are packing narcotics on your hunting trips for "just in case"?

...I suppose it's more traditional than carbon arrows...    
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Okay, seriously...I never hunt more than an hour's hike from the truck.  I keep a roll of athletic tape with me, sometimes.  That's it.  The pills and longer-term bandaging can wait till I get home.
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Offline Grey Taylor

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2010, 12:48:00 AM »
If this is to take in the pack while hunting I'd also add something like a feminine pad and a triangular bandage. Clotting stuff would be good, too.
It will only take one good deep broadhead cut 5 miles from the truck to want something like this.

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Offline slivrslingr

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2010, 04:08:00 AM »
Duct tape, works great to cover hotspots on your feet to prevent blisters, plus it has many other uses!

Offline JimB

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2010, 09:05:00 AM »
He's going on a WY antelope hunt,DIY.

Offline stevemfwills

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2010, 09:18:00 AM »
make sure you keep you perscriptions and painkillers in the bottle it is illegal to carry them outside of the original bottle...legend drug act.....
if we are not suppose to eat animals,then why are they made of meat

Offline wisconsinteacher

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2010, 09:40:00 AM »
I am going to WY antelope hunting like JimB stated.  This is what is in a kit I found at Cabela's for 15.00.  It is an Adventure Medical Kit Ultralight/watertight .5

Offline Smilingg

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2010, 11:38:00 AM »
Quik-clot, both in powder and sponge form. They keep improving it, and it was fan-freaking-tastic to begin with...

Offline Ricker

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2010, 12:21:00 PM »
A tourniquet mat be a good idea too.

Offline Joshua Lee

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2010, 12:41:00 PM »
I like to keep a barbless fishing hook and some string with me. You never know when you might need to stitch up a wounded animal.jj  :)
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It is the courage to continue that counts"
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Offline lpcjon2

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #15 on: July 11, 2010, 01:02:00 PM »
A must have is the maxi pad's,foil space blanket,peroxide or betadine,and the above superglue.And the tourniquet( 14" string with loops an the end works)Motrin as well as aspirin(aspirin will thin the blood and not allow for clotting as fast)And sheers for cutting clothing and bandages.
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Offline Jim Jackson

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2010, 09:17:00 PM »
Ditto on the superglue, it can really close a wound fast.
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Offline ChrisM

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2010, 09:31:00 PM »
superglue could replace alot of those bandaids.  If you don't like supperglue then you can get stuff for cuts and wounds that is basically the same thing.  A warning though they sting like hell.
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Offline vernon

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #18 on: July 12, 2010, 11:24:00 PM »
my first aid kit is full to the brim.  I even have a suture gun.  Superglue and duct tape is definately a great idea.  Like mentioned above if your only hunting an hour or less from the truck you can cut a lot of that stuff in half.  However, I hunt hours and miles from the truck and sometimes don't see civilzation for 10 days so a good/big medicine kit is a must along with whiskey.  Take what you think you need and what you feel comfortable with.  As far as wyoming antelope hunting goes your main nemsis will be the sun, cactus, ants/insects, and snakes.  

Good Luck hunting the speed goat and welcome to wyoming!!

Offline Ron+dog

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Re: What would you add to this kit?
« Reply #19 on: July 12, 2010, 11:57:00 PM »
a .38 snub nose
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