Non-crappy first-aid kits

[JAG2955]

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I've been on the prowl for non-crappy first aid kits, and I found these. They're targeted toward battlefield trauma, so they're heavy on tourniquets and field dressings. Still, I might get one before I come home. Far, far, far more useful than my issued kit.

[Rumpshot]

Take a look here.

[Netpackrat]

Linky

I've been on the prowl for non-crappy first aid kits, and I found these. They're targeted toward battlefield trauma, so they're heavy on tourniquets and field dressings. Still, I might get one before I come home. Far, far, far more useful than my issued kit.

I saw that link at the same place you probably did. Got a chuckle out of the guy carrying 30 loaded mags around on his web gear, but I guess out of all people he is entitled.

[JAG2955]

Linky

I've been on the prowl for non-crappy first aid kits, and I found these. They're targeted toward battlefield trauma, so they're heavy on tourniquets and field dressings. Still, I might get one before I come home. Far, far, far more useful than my issued kit.

I saw that link at the same place you probably did. Got a chuckle out of the guy carrying 30 loaded mags around on his web gear, but I guess out of all people he is entitled.

Zuh? Which guy? I found the link while searching for CAT tourniquets, which are my choice if I'm putting it on myself. SOF tourniquets if I'm putting them on someone else, or if I just don't like them, because you can REALLY crank down on those, but they're harder to secure. FWIW, I'm planning on carrying 10 mags in country.

[Netpackrat]

Zuh? Which guy? I found the link while searching for CAT tourniquets, which are my choice if I'm putting it on myself. SOF tourniquets if I'm putting them on someone else, or if I just don't like them, because you can REALLY crank down on those, but they're harder to secure. FWIW, I'm planning on carrying 10 mags in country.

http://www.survivalblog.com/2008/12/let ... _as_1.html

[TabascoKid]

Those are all nice setups, but I think I prefer the kit Aesop described a while back in his emergency care series.

All those sets seem to have J-tubes. They must provide a hell of a lot more training in the use of the J-tube these days than they did when I took Combat Lifesaver many, many moons ago. The medics teaching the CLS class were adamant about us NOT using the J-tube because the training time in the CLS class was nowhere near enough (in all of their opinions) for us to learn to insert it safely.

[randy]

Those are all nice setups, but I think I prefer the kit Aesop described a while back in his emergency care series.

For those not familiar with that series, we have them archived in The Book of Armaments, AKA the Wiki