Tactical Adventure Medical Preparedness Outdoors Necessity

[Combat Controller]

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[Netpackrat]

When I was on the wrestling team, the coach kept some in the medical kit for bloody noses. The year that I was the manager, they ran out and he tried to get me to go to the store to buy more (in a town of ~2200). I told him in no uncertain terms that I would not be buying more of them and anybody who needed one could continue to bleed as far as I was concerned. I think he ended up sending his wife for them.

[Yogimus]

We each carry 3.

1, cotton is GREAT kindling.
2, it is very good as a dressing, and is sterile
3, it shuts people up when you hand them one mid-whining.

[rightisright]

3, it shuts people up when you hand them one mid-whining.

HAH! I'm picking up some today for that purpose!

[randy]

When I was on the wrestling team, the coach kept some in the medical kit for bloody noses. The year that I was the manager, they ran out and he tried to get me to go to the store to buy more (in a town of ~2200). I told him in no uncertain terms that I would not be buying more of them and anybody who needed one could continue to bleed as far as I was concerned. I think he ended up sending his wife for them.

When I was in Boy Scout's Order of the Arrow, the new guy on the Ceremonial Team was tasked with obtaining Kotex for the torches (Wrap 2 or 3 on a green branch with bailing wire, soak the Kotex for a day in kerosene. Made for torches that lasted plenty long for the ceremonies held that evening).

There were a variety of techniques. [strike]Swipe[/strike] borrow from female relatives. Ask girlfriends to buy them. or hit the store just before closing when you know who's on checkout can be bribed to keep quiet and buy enough to ensure you don't have to again until the next newbie comes on to the team.

[Combat Controller]

Why all the embarrassment buying them? I never understood that. If anything the cute cashier will be sympathetic...

[Aglifter]

They also make great tools for swabbing shotgun barrels. I've never used anything better.

[Greg]

Why all the embarrassment buying them? I never understood that. If anything the cute cashier will be sympathetic...

It's tough. You're either buying them for a) your mother, or b) your gf.

If a) you're a hopeless loser who lives in the basement and gets made to do chores because he doesn't have a job or a life. If b) sure there's that weird boost you get from women being more attracted to men who are taken, but there's also the fact that you're pathetic and whipped.

If you're married, you just do what you need to do and who cares what the cashier thinks.

[Yogimus]

Buy em with a bottle of hot-sauce. Tell cashier that you plan on "pranking" your GF.

[Aglifter]

Well, that would be one way to end a relationship...