Skills/Preparedness Challenge Voting

[intothenew]

Very personal question. I think that it is different for each of us. I would prefer that you define it for yourself.

[finallyME]

QUESTION OF CLARIFICATION:

When we are to build a Personal First Aid Kit, what exactly is meant by the word "PERSONAL?" Does this mean...

[ ] - ...it must be pocket-sized and be on our person, every day, all day, as an EDC item? Or...

[ ] - ...it must be custom designed to address known personal weakness and personal medical needs? Or...

[ ] - ...it must fit our personal vision of an adequate first aid kit to have on-hand/near-by at home, in the car, at camp, etc.? Or...

[ ] - ...WHAT does it refer to?

You sure are asking some personal questions....Sounds like a personal problem to me...

I think it is just a "make a first aid kit", whatever that means to you.

[pgvoutdoors]

QUESTION OF CLARIFICATION:

When we are to build a Personal First Aid Kit, what exactly is meant by the word "PERSONAL?" Does this mean...

[ ] - ...it must be pocket-sized and be on our person, every day, all day, as an EDC item? Or...

[ ] - ...it must be custom designed to address known personal weakness and personal medical needs? Or...

[ ] - ...it must fit our personal vision of an adequate first aid kit to have on-hand/near-by at home, in the car, at camp, etc.? Or...

[ ] - ...WHAT does it refer to?

As to the questions above - Yes!

Just think, if one of the other nine topics were picked?

[crashdive123]

TJ - Since the topic selected was "nominated" by Intothenew - sounds like whatever you want it to be. For me - the one I make will be intended for day hikes.

[BENESSE]

Personal is good, but hard to judge against others once you get past the basics. Obviously my kit will be very different from SD's.
The winner will be picked based on what exactly?

[intothenew]

..........The winner.........?

All of us, from the knowledge gained.

[BENESSE]

No doubt about that...but I was under the impression that this would be up for a vote. (Maybe I have it confused with BIF.)
Never mind.

[crashdive123]

B - there's no vote on these "challenges". Just the experienced gained and shared. We'll still vote on the BIF.

[intothenew]

The inherent beauty, that I see, in this place is the diversity. That is in the demography and sociology. I would hope that these exercises would show that diversity.

[rebel]

I used my personal first aid kit yesterday out at the hunting camp. After clearing trails we were doing a little target shooting and one of the guys shot himself with the stapler. I whooped out a cleaning pad and a bandaid.

[pgvoutdoors]

I remember one time while camping with some Boy Scouts, the scoutmaster got a good size piece of wood stuck in his hand. By the time the boys were done with him they had treated his hand plus removed his appendix with a swiss army knife. No Kidding, it really happened!

[Winnie]

Cor, just one show and tell? Come now, I'm sure ya'll can do better than that!

Anyhoo, here's my wee kit I just put together for my handbag(purse?).



List of contents.

4 Ibuprofen
2 Ranitidine
3 Loperamide
2 safety pins
1 small dressing bandage
14 Assorted plasters
3 cleansing wipes
1 Burn gel sachet
Pack steristrip wound closures


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[crashdive123]

I should have all of my materials gathered later today.

[crashdive123]

Here's my entry. I still need to add a couple of items (triangular bandage, safety pins, flashlight, Benadryl, lighter) that I left out.

[pgvoutdoors]

Here's my personal first-aid kit, I cleaned it out and restocked it. It's kept in a waterproof bag attached to my lumbar pack that I take with me everywhere.

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First Aid Kit
(Personal)


2 – Nitrile Exam Gloves
1 – Quick Clot, 1.75 oz.
1 – Pressure Bandage
1 – Triangle Bandage
1 – Ace Bandage
1 – Roll Medical Tape
1 – Roll Gauze Bandage
1 – 2^nd Skin Burn Pad
2 – 2^nd Skin Blister Pads
1 – Gauze Eye Pad
3 – 3x3 in. Sterile Pads
1 – Pack Mole Skin Plus
6 – Butterfly Closures
14 – Assorted Band Aids
8 – Compressed Towels
1 – Pack Electrolytes Mix
1 – Dental Emergency Kit
2 – Alcohol Pads
3 – Packets Bacitracin
2 – Sanitizing Wipes
1 – Chap Stick
1 – Bottle Skin Shield
1 – Packet Skin Cream
1 – Providone Iodine Solution
1 – EpiPen
4 – Cold/Flu Tablets
10 – Acetaminophen
10 – Ibuprofen
6 – Benadryl
10 – Aspirin
1 – Razor Knife
1 – Leatherman Micra Tool
1 – Tweezers
2 - Needles
1 – Tick Removal Tool
4 – Safety Pins
1 – Paperclip
1 – Sheet of Paper
1 – Sharpie Marker
1 – Bic Lighter

[Winnie]

I think this is answering TJW's question. Different folks have different kits depending on what they want to use them for, their geographical location and even their vocation.
The kit I have with my camping gear is very similar to yours, PGV, which goes to show that how we want our FAK to perform is definitely influenced by our needs. You have given me a few other ideas to improve it. The little kit I put together is all I want for my handbag(there's little room for anything else!) and was all I needed to put together at this time.

[pgvoutdoors]

The above first-aid kit serves me in most situations, I have it with me when I'm outdoors, at work, traveling, and doing scouting activities. When I'm guiding clients I carry a more comprehensive kit but otherwise this one works well.

Many of the first-aid needs that arise can be addressed by a smaller kit. Everyone should have a basic kit that they can have available where ever they are. The most basic would be a band-aid in your wallet or purse. A old time friend with over ninety years of life experience says "a band-aid in his wallet and a pocket knife is all the first-aid kit he needs".

This is a good exercise for everyone to do, the "personal" approach allows you to make a kit for your needs.

[crashdive123]

I learned - shortly after I began making knives - to always keep bandaids in the wallet. When I was younger it was ........oops........never mind.

[intothenew]

I wasn't ready, neither was my local supplier. I had to wait on "The Brown Truck".

Prep:

Last week, I tried to decide which to tackle. The one on the right is for my motorcycle, the one on the left is for for foot travel of any kind. The red bag is FA, black bag is PSK in both cases.

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On foot, the total,

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FA only,

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The bike total,

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And FA only,

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Why the difference? Certainly it's much easier to carry weight on the bike. But am I short?

I order three of the small kits that I typically use on foot. I have the varmints in mind post this exercise.

Enter the Brown Truck, today:

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Three raw red bags, I'm gonna concentrate on my own.

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Raw

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Raw

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Dead items walking:

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Way too many "Band Aids"

Tweezers I have on a SAK

Scissors I have on a SAK

Lip balm I have in a tube

The whistle is in a combo in the PSK

The adders:

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N95 mask

81 mg aspirin, yea I'm old

Benadryl

Hand/Body warmers, yea I'm old

Lip balm, spf 15

Bug repellant

Sunscreen

QR

Space Blanket

Gatorade

Triangular bandage

Notable unmentions:

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Fire and fast tinder

Water clear

Handsanitizer

Those are in my psk, but a must.

The mushroom

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The reveal

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The weight

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The truth

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And I'll leave the nest tomorrow

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Note: Typically in PP Fanny Pack

Medical/Health

(✓) Cold pack x1
(✓) (bandages) Band-Aids x5
(✓) (bandages) Butterfly x5
(✓) (bandages) Gauze Roll x1
(✓) (bandages) Knuckle Band-Aid x3
(✓) (bandages) Mini Band-Aid x5
(✓) (bandages) Q-tips x4
(✓) (bandages) QR Powder x1
(✓) (bandages) sterile dressings x6
(✓) (bandages) Surgical tape x1
(✓) (bandages) Triangular Bandage x1
(✓) (creams) Benzalkonium Chloride x3
(✓) (creams) Benzocaine x2
(✓) (creams) Cool Jel x1
(✓) (creams) Hydrocortisone x1
(✓) (creams) Providone Iodine x2
(✓) (creams) Triple Antibiotic Ointment x3 --> Bacitracin/Neomycin/Polymyxin B
(✓) (Documents) First Aid Reference x1
(✓) (pills) Acetaminophen x4
(✓) (pills) Aspirin x5 --> 81 mg
(✓) (pills) Benadryl x8
(✓) (pills) Ibuprofen x8
(✓) (prevention) Alcohol wipes x3
(✓) (prevention) bug spray x1
(✓) (prevention) Heaters x4
(✓) (prevention) lip balm x1
(✓) (prevention) Respirator N95 x1
(✓) (prevention) Second skin x2
(✓) (prevention) sunscreen x1
(✓) (prevention) Surgical gloves x1

Toiletries

(✓) (for body) razor (blade) x1

Misc.

(✓) (misc.) safety pin x3

Comm/Signal

(✓) (Flash) Signal mirror x1

Food

(✓) (Drinks/mixes) Gatorade x1

[intothenew]

I got the chance to sorta test drive the idea on BD.

Dissecting the packaging

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Dead parts walking

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Inventory of the old, the puffs survive.

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The button does too, but the gloves fail.

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The "hens" insist on it, but it's heavy. I am charged with finding an appropriately sized container.

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Consolidation

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And the peripheries

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Two more varmints to go before a "list".