Thread: First aid kits

First priority is to realistically determine what sort of injuries you, or a companion, or a total stranger you encounter, is likely to incur: bad bleeding (do you use a knife?); gunshot wound (carry a rifle?); fracture (traverse steep country?); multiple wasp stings; ligament/tendon damage. Work from there, and make up your own kit. Include paracetamol for pain, strapping tape for sprains, antihistamine for stings, nettles. Don't worry about snake bite, or childbirth: haven't ever had to deal with either in 50 years in the backcountry. Although.....I ALWAYS carry a hip flask of snake repellant in the bush..it obviously works cos I've never seen a snake in New Zealand. There are several different brands: mine is labelled "Single Malt". Otherwise, stay in bed and never go out.