Gear Review
Adventure Medical Adventurer Light & Fast Kit
Great Kit, Room to Grow
By bazzel
Ranked #728 - Trail Running Accessories
December 29, 2008
Being a Wilderness EMT and leading trips through our club I carry medical supplies with me everywhere... While I got it before having any significant training, I am still very pleased - with a little personalization. It has all the basics you need to get you started in a great, light, water-resistant package that - very importantly - leaves room for expansion. As you go out more and more (or seek more and more training which you should if you spend any measurable time outdoors), you will realize little things you wish you had along. Some of the things I have added (off the top of my head) and/or keep with me: 2-5 rolls of 1" medical tape (depending), various size band-aids (ever-popular), extra/more medications, more gloves, non-rebreather, cavit, second skin, more butterfly bandages, more gauze, and a bandanna or two...
ALSO, and VERY importantly, it is now (after additions) the right size for what I'm doing (smaller sized groups, less than a week). A super-comprehensive kit does you no good if its either too big and will sit in the car at the trailhead, or you don't know how to use everything anyways. The best kit is the one that gives you basic supplies you know how to use and that will make it into your pack and onto the trail.
View Details: Adventure Medical Adventurer Light & Fast Kit
Helpful Votes: 3 Yes
Tech Specs:
- Dimensions:
- 7.5 x 5.5 x 2.5in
- Group Size:
- 1 to 4 People
- Trip Duration:
- 1 to 4 Days
- Recommended Use:
- First aid and trauma treatment
- Weight:
- 12oz
- Medical Information:
- Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness and Travel Medicine
- Essential Equipment:
- Forceps, safety pin (3)
- Bleeding/ Shock:
- 9 x 5in Trauma pad
- Wound Management:
- 100cc Irrigation syringe, Tincture of Benzoin, cotton-tipped applicators (4)
- Bandage Materials:
- Butterfly closure strips (4), sterile dressing (10), non-adherent sterile strips (2), 2in elastic bandage, 10-yards of ˝in adhesive tape, strip and knuckle bandage (8)
- Blister/ Burn:
- Antiboitic ointment (2), After Cuts (6), blister dressing (2), Moleskin
- Infectious Control:
- Nitrile examination gloves (2), infectious control bag
- Medication:
- Ibuprofen 200mg (8), Asprin 325mg (4), Antihistamine (2), Diamode (2)
- Country of Origin:
- China
Change me.