Adventure Medical Kits

**4x4Fink** · 08-22-2007, 08:25 AM

I'm trying to round-up all of the little things that I want to keep in the new Tacoma 24/7 and one of them is a good first aid kit.

I have done a lot of searching on here and other places and Adventure Medical keeps popping up.

Now I need a little extra help. AMK has several different types of kits. Most them of them wouldn't suit the kind of terrain that I would go camping in but there are two types that I think would be good.

The Sportsman Kits and The Mountain Kits.

I was originally planning on getting The Hunter Kit from the Sportsman series but after looking through some of the kits from the Mountain series, The Weekender Kit caught my eye. Seems like that one is more suited to the type of stuff that I will be doing.

Although The Fundamentals Kit seems to be the most popular, granted it's $40 more than either The Hunter Kit or The Weekender Kit.

In no way am I a serious off-roading/expedtion traveling kind of guy but I am the type of person that would rather be prepared for the worst and maybe not use half of what he has than go a shorter/cheaper route and not have what he needs.

I am hoping that all of them will fit behind the rear seats of my Tacoma.

Let me know what you guys think about all of these, $100 is more than I was originally wanting to spend but it'd be worth it on a good first aid kit.

Thanks for the help!

Fink

04 Rocko Taco · 08-22-2007, 08:39 AM

Im no help at all, my first aid kit is a bottle of Ibuprofen, a box of bandaids, a roll of ductape, a tube of superglue, and some bug repellant...OH, and a bottle of water and 3 or 4 ganola bars...Sorry.

**4x4Fink** · 08-22-2007, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 04 Rocko Taco

Im no help at all, my first aid kit is a bottle of Ibuprofen, a box of bandaids, a roll of ductape, a tube of superglue, and some bug repellant...OH, and a bottle of water and 3 or 4 ganola bars...Sorry.

It's alright man, whatever works for you.

Fink

CJM · 08-22-2007, 09:53 AM

Take note of the items in each kit, realize what you can use and have no use for. Then go to the local pharmacy and spend about 30 bucks on what they are charging 50 or more for.

The supplies in those kits are of no use unless you know how to use them. People often buy the big $$$ kit but dont know how to use 90% of the stuff so its just wasted space and weight.

Here is what I stock (simply put of course):
-Gauze, lots of it you can never have to much. I have 2" and 3" wide rolls, at least 10 rolls of it
-Assorted bandaids of all shapes and sizes, more the merrier
-Advil, tylenol, excederin, bayer (some people cant take each one so carry them all, I carry about 24 of each in plastic baggies)
-Gauze sponges, get alot of these too, 25 or so will do most people
-A activated icepack (the kind you crumple and they get cold, one time use only but can help)
-Tweezers, med scissors, nail scissors.
-Few ace bandages and clips
-Safety pins
-Dental floss and needle (unwaxed), for sewing you up or sewing other stuff, dental floss is sanitary and strong as hell. Nylon thread is good too.
-X-acto knife, for whatever you need, carry a few spare blades too. Makes a good scalpel
-Large Trauma bandage, I carry an israeli made one thats for major gunshot or horrifc wounds and becomes a tourniquet.
-Pepto and immodium
-Alky swabs
-Neosporin

The list can go on and on but thats the basic stuff I would want.

4x4Lamm · 08-22-2007, 09:56 AM

Those kits are nice but honestly I think they are overrated. For $100 I can send you a GREAT first aid kit minus a container. I'm serious. I have been thinking about making and selling them anyways.

Lamm

**4x4Fink** · 08-22-2007, 10:05 AM

Yeah, that's what I figured.

I do like how they are organized. If I could find a similar bag that those are put in and then just go get my own stuff that'd be awesome. I like the bag idea versus like a tupperware because the bags are easier to store.

Fink

Pest · 08-22-2007, 10:06 AM

I have a big "family" size first aid kit from Red Cross. It folds up nicely in a small pouch. Has everything from bandaids to gauze to wipes, etc. Picked it up when I took a CPR/First Aid class, $25 bucks. I'd like to say it leaves me prepaired for everything from a scratch to broken bones (you can be crafty and make a splint).

EDIT: Infact, it looks just like those kits, only red. I can take pictures if needed, but you can imagine

**4x4Fink** · 08-22-2007, 08:17 PM

I think tomorrow I'm going to try and make it out to a local place called Pack Rat, they're really close and they stock the Wilderness kit so that will give me a good idea of it's actual size.

Any other thoughts on the kits that I spoke about in the first post?

Thanks.

Fink

ocdropzone · 08-23-2007, 10:45 AM

I have got what was called a 'Combat LifeSaver Bag' from when I was in the army. They come up on ebay every now and then. I tossed out the expired IV's and associated needles a while ago, expired. But the rest of the kit is pretty good, expecially the Sam Split-padded and formed aluminum that is great for brakes and sprains...
I have also purchased a pretty good first aid kit, one in each vehicle and house, from Costco that was about $25 that has got a lot of what the Weekender Kit from your first post. I have also added an Ace Bandage, a couple of instant Ice packs, bee sting, Hot pack...
You might consider taking a First Aid course at the Red Cross. I have to go through them annually since I am an ERT member where I work. It surprises me what I forget and what I remember. I doubt you have an REI in Arkansas, but if you get the chance they have got a great wilderness first aid course...
The items CJM mentioned is a great list...
Hope you never need to use it...I had my leg stitched up during a military mountaineering course in Alaska...amazing how much dental floss will sting

midway down on this link has got some good stuff on what one guy takes to the woods: http://www.brian894x4.com/ExpeditionLCGear.html

**4x4Fink** · 08-23-2007, 11:38 AM

Sounds cool, I wish I had one of those!!

I wish we had an REI here...we do have a couple really good places though. Lewis & Clark, mainly kayaking, biking and climbing. Pack Rat, a good all around store. Sportsmans Warehouse, basically heaven...camping (not very extensive unfortunately), hunting (VERY extensive), knives, guns, gear, clothing, boots, shoes...it's awesome and it is literally across the street from the ANB Holding Company that I work at...

Good advice on that guys website, I do need to take a good first-aid class somewhere. I bet my university has a good one that I could get some credit for.

Thanks guys!

Fink

**4x4Fink** · 08-23-2007, 09:52 PM

I caved in...I bought The Weekender.

Pretty awesome little kit, small enough to perfectly fit behind the driver side rear seat next to the Maglite holder.

It's pretty well-equipped and I think there's a little bit of room to add a few small things into the pockets if I want extra items.

I may keep looking around and see if I can find something better, I do need a good first aid kit at the house so if I do find something better than I could swap out The Weekender with the new kit.

Thanks for all of the advice.

I think now I will start trying to put together my own First Aid kit and see what I can come up with.

Later,

Fink

Diesel_Freak · 08-26-2007, 04:47 AM

Go take a Wilderness EMT or First responder class before you buy some High buck MEdi-Kit. Im a Wilderness EMT/EMT-B and Firefighter, all the gear in the world won't make up for the fact that you don't know how to fix an injury or what to use on said injury. I work in an ER so I built my Medi-kit from our store room, it fits in a larger Ammo-Can and it's like a rolling ER in and of itself. Thing is I know how and what to use, and I only realy ever use a few things most of the time. Go to an Army Surplus store, get an AmmoCan and start collecting First aid suplys. IMO MOST of the pre made kits have a little of everything which is utterly useless. You'll need 10 times as many small band-aids, tape and wound dressing than they give you.

Cheers

Dave

08-22-2007, 08:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
4x4Fink Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Centerton, AR Posts: 4,677	Adventure Medical Kits I'm trying to round-up all of the little things that I want to keep in the new Tacoma 24/7 and one of them is a good first aid kit. I have done a lot of searching on here and other places and Adventure Medical keeps popping up. Now I need a little extra help. AMK has several different types of kits. Most them of them wouldn't suit the kind of terrain that I would go camping in but there are two types that I think would be good. The Sportsman Kits and The Mountain Kits. I was originally planning on getting The Hunter Kit from the Sportsman series but after looking through some of the kits from the Mountain series, The Weekender Kit caught my eye. Seems like that one is more suited to the type of stuff that I will be doing. Although The Fundamentals Kit seems to be the most popular, granted it's $40 more than either The Hunter Kit or The Weekender Kit. In no way am I a serious off-roading/expedtion traveling kind of guy but I am the type of person that would rather be prepared for the worst and maybe not use half of what he has than go a shorter/cheaper route and not have what he needs. I am hoping that all of them will fit behind the rear seats of my Tacoma. Let me know what you guys think about all of these, $100 is more than I was originally wanting to spend but it'd be worth it on a good first aid kit. Thanks for the help! Fink __________________ Black 2007 Tacoma Double Cab SB 4x4 V6 TRD Sport AR-TTORA Last edited by 4x4Fink : 08-22-2007 at 08:32 AM.

08-22-2007, 08:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
04 Rocko Taco Contributing Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 4,092	Im no help at all, my first aid kit is a bottle of Ibuprofen, a box of bandaids, a roll of ductape, a tube of superglue, and some bug repellant...OH, and a bottle of water and 3 or 4 ganola bars...Sorry. __________________ -Chris Tread Lightly! 04 Double Cab PreRunner. 3.4 - Auto 84 4Runner 4WD. 22R - 5 spd Lifted, Locked, 33x12.50 Disclaimer:My Photobucket is being revamped. If there are broken links, shoot me a PM. Thanks. ~Chris Great Toyota Tech

08-22-2007, 09:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
CJM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Central NJ Posts: 4,580	Take note of the items in each kit, realize what you can use and have no use for. Then go to the local pharmacy and spend about 30 bucks on what they are charging 50 or more for. The supplies in those kits are of no use unless you know how to use them. People often buy the big $$$ kit but dont know how to use 90% of the stuff so its just wasted space and weight. Here is what I stock (simply put of course): -Gauze, lots of it you can never have to much. I have 2" and 3" wide rolls, at least 10 rolls of it -Assorted bandaids of all shapes and sizes, more the merrier -Advil, tylenol, excederin, bayer (some people cant take each one so carry them all, I carry about 24 of each in plastic baggies) -Gauze sponges, get alot of these too, 25 or so will do most people -A activated icepack (the kind you crumple and they get cold, one time use only but can help) -Tweezers, med scissors, nail scissors. -Few ace bandages and clips -Safety pins -Dental floss and needle (unwaxed), for sewing you up or sewing other stuff, dental floss is sanitary and strong as hell. Nylon thread is good too. -X-acto knife, for whatever you need, carry a few spare blades too. Makes a good scalpel -Large Trauma bandage, I carry an israeli made one thats for major gunshot or horrifc wounds and becomes a tourniquet. -Pepto and immodium -Alky swabs -Neosporin The list can go on and on but thats the basic stuff I would want. __________________ 96' T100 SR5 4x4, ISR mod, Custom ABS snorkel, KC 57's Hella optilux el cheapo backup lights. Cobra 19III CB, Firestick 4ft antenna, Bilstein shocks. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. Last edited by CJM : 08-22-2007 at 10:22 AM.

08-22-2007, 09:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
4x4Lamm Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,568	Those kits are nice but honestly I think they are overrated. For $100 I can send you a GREAT first aid kit minus a container. I'm serious. I have been thinking about making and selling them anyways. Lamm __________________ The Rescue Runner: 1995 4Runner SR5 Limited, 3.0 V6, Auto, 4x4, 4.88 Gears, Downey HD Coils, SAW Torsion Bars, OME Shocks and Steering Damper, 15x8 Outlaw II Wheels, 31x11.50R15 Mickey Thompson MTXs, Marlin Sliders, BCC Rear Bumper, TJM T-13, Warn M8000 w/ Rockstomper Line, Emergency Warning Package Destroyed By Fire: 92 4Runner, Lots of mods. I will miss it...

08-22-2007, 10:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
4x4Fink Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Centerton, AR Posts: 4,677	Yeah, that's what I figured. I do like how they are organized. If I could find a similar bag that those are put in and then just go get my own stuff that'd be awesome. I like the bag idea versus like a tupperware because the bags are easier to store. Fink __________________ Black 2007 Tacoma Double Cab SB 4x4 V6 TRD Sport AR-TTORA

08-22-2007, 10:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
Pest Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 348	I have a big "family" size first aid kit from Red Cross. It folds up nicely in a small pouch. Has everything from bandaids to gauze to wipes, etc. Picked it up when I took a CPR/First Aid class, $25 bucks. I'd like to say it leaves me prepaired for everything from a scratch to broken bones (you can be crafty and make a splint). EDIT: Infact, it looks just like those kits, only red. I can take pictures if needed, but you can imagine __________________ -Pest (Nate) 1985 4Runner 272,xxx miles and still young! 2" lift. 32" x 11.50" BFG A/T's on 15" American Racing Wheels. NEW! - Aussie Locker in the rear! Woo! Rock Crawling puts the FUN in Funeral. Last edited by Pest : 08-22-2007 at 10:14 AM.

08-22-2007, 08:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
4x4Fink Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Centerton, AR Posts: 4,677	I think tomorrow I'm going to try and make it out to a local place called Pack Rat, they're really close and they stock the Wilderness kit so that will give me a good idea of it's actual size. Any other thoughts on the kits that I spoke about in the first post? Thanks. Fink __________________ Black 2007 Tacoma Double Cab SB 4x4 V6 TRD Sport AR-TTORA

08-23-2007, 10:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
ocdropzone Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX Posts: 2,836	I have got what was called a 'Combat LifeSaver Bag' from when I was in the army. They come up on ebay every now and then. I tossed out the expired IV's and associated needles a while ago, expired. But the rest of the kit is pretty good, expecially the Sam Split-padded and formed aluminum that is great for brakes and sprains... I have also purchased a pretty good first aid kit, one in each vehicle and house, from Costco that was about $25 that has got a lot of what the Weekender Kit from your first post. I have also added an Ace Bandage, a couple of instant Ice packs, bee sting, Hot pack... You might consider taking a First Aid course at the Red Cross. I have to go through them annually since I am an ERT member where I work. It surprises me what I forget and what I remember. I doubt you have an REI in Arkansas, but if you get the chance they have got a great wilderness first aid course... The items CJM mentioned is a great list... Hope you never need to use it...I had my leg stitched up during a military mountaineering course in Alaska...amazing how much dental floss will sting midway down on this link has got some good stuff on what one guy takes to the woods: http://www.brian894x4.com/ExpeditionLCGear.html __________________ ~Robb '81 Trekker SR5 B4Runner Build '89 Tercel Project POS Gas Saver TREKKER Forum LINK TO ONLINE FACTORY SERVICE MANUALS All Toyota Website Search Engine Wheel Responsibly, Don't screw it up for others... Last edited by ocdropzone : 08-23-2007 at 10:47 AM. Reason: added link

08-23-2007, 11:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
4x4Fink Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Centerton, AR Posts: 4,677	Sounds cool, I wish I had one of those!! I wish we had an REI here...we do have a couple really good places though. Lewis & Clark, mainly kayaking, biking and climbing. Pack Rat, a good all around store. Sportsmans Warehouse, basically heaven...camping (not very extensive unfortunately), hunting (VERY extensive), knives, guns, gear, clothing, boots, shoes...it's awesome and it is literally across the street from the ANB Holding Company that I work at... Good advice on that guys website, I do need to take a good first-aid class somewhere. I bet my university has a good one that I could get some credit for. Thanks guys! Fink __________________ Black 2007 Tacoma Double Cab SB 4x4 V6 TRD Sport AR-TTORA

08-23-2007, 09:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
4x4Fink Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Centerton, AR Posts: 4,677	I caved in...I bought The Weekender. Pretty awesome little kit, small enough to perfectly fit behind the driver side rear seat next to the Maglite holder. It's pretty well-equipped and I think there's a little bit of room to add a few small things into the pockets if I want extra items. I may keep looking around and see if I can find something better, I do need a good first aid kit at the house so if I do find something better than I could swap out The Weekender with the new kit. Thanks for all of the advice. I think now I will start trying to put together my own First Aid kit and see what I can come up with. Later, Fink __________________ Black 2007 Tacoma Double Cab SB 4x4 V6 TRD Sport AR-TTORA

08-26-2007, 04:47 AM	#12 (permalink)
Diesel_Freak Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: PDX, Oregon Posts: 375	Go take a Wilderness EMT or First responder class before you buy some High buck MEdi-Kit. Im a Wilderness EMT/EMT-B and Firefighter, all the gear in the world won't make up for the fact that you don't know how to fix an injury or what to use on said injury. I work in an ER so I built my Medi-kit from our store room, it fits in a larger Ammo-Can and it's like a rolling ER in and of itself. Thing is I know how and what to use, and I only realy ever use a few things most of the time. Go to an Army Surplus store, get an AmmoCan and start collecting First aid suplys. IMO MOST of the pre made kits have a little of everything which is utterly useless. You'll need 10 times as many small band-aids, tape and wound dressing than they give you. Cheers Dave __________________ Project 4Rescue: 89 Gen1 22RE 5spd 4Runner...Marlin DOM rear bumper, OME rear/ BJ spacer front, OME shocks all around. Lucas Pro series HD clutch: DONE!!! BRAND SPANKIN NEW 22RE DONE!!!!! Firefighters: Cause somebody's got to step up and do it... RIP: Charles Edward DelaForest: Born Sept 78 - Murdered May 05 I miss you Brother

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