Your Ideal Doomsday Survival Situation/Prepper Thread - Page 35

Skybird · 08-13-23, 09:29 AM

Russian first aid kit:

Otto Harkaman · 08-13-23, 09:35 AM

OK well if everyone wants to just posture instead of providing information, I will add my two cents that as long as I don't bleed to death in 10min I am sure I will be quickly transported to one of at least five top notch hospitals within throwing distance of my apartment.

I was just hoping someone might know a reputable company that makes good medical kits. Could be for in a car, at home, just in case on a camping trip. I wasn't looking for something that would carry me through a firefight in Africa against the Wagner group.

mapuc · 08-13-23, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Otto Harkaman

OK well if everyone wants to just posture instead of providing information, I will add my two cents that as long as I don't bleed to death in 10min I am sure I will be quickly transported to one of at least five top notch hospitals within throwing distance of my apartment.

I was just hoping someone might know a reputable company that makes good medical kits. Could be for in a car, at home, just in case on a camping trip. I wasn't looking for something that would carry me through a firefight in Africa against the Wagner group.

Because there's a huge variety of these first aid kits.

I made a search for both first aid kit and tooth aid kits and I found a lot of different pack of first aid kits and some tooth aid kits. So I did not know what to post.

We have a private ambulance service here in Denmark called Falk. I use to have their first aid kit.

I post this homepage 'cause here you have a decent mount of first aid kits and other important things to stay alert.

https://www.redcross.org/store/first-aid-supplies

Markus

Otto Harkaman · 08-13-23, 10:02 AM

^ Great idea! I didn't think to look there

Rockstar · 08-13-23, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Otto Harkaman

OK well if everyone wants to just posture instead of providing information, I will add my two cents that as long as I don't bleed to death in 10min I am sure I will be quickly transported to one of at least five top notch hospitals within throwing distance of my apartment.

I was just hoping someone might know a reputable company that makes good medical kits. Could be for in a car, at home, just in case on a camping trip. I wasn't looking for something that would carry me through a firefight in Africa against the Wagner group.

You mentioned camping, that’s why as a backcountry camper I recommended bandaids for the little boo boos. The elastic bandage roll for ankle injury. tape for finger splints and maybe a wire splint, a triangle bandage for use as a sling or a tourniquet, gauze pads or roll for deep cuts from a hatchet or knife cutting wood. Antiseptics are a must just remember many have an expiration date. Oh, one more thing maybe a packet of bleed stop if your really gushing

IMO only, Much of the stuff in those prepackaged kits anyone can live and survive without. If there is something useful in them you have to sift through all the zippers filled with dozens of crap lotions, creams, anti diarrheal, catheters, aspirins, antacids, motion sickness, baby wipes, cough and cold meds, rubber gloves, masks, iodine tablets, just to find what you really need.

Unless you’re camping next to a hospital. My recommendation is prepare for the bad things that could happen which would prevent me from just getting in the car and go see a doctor. Also everything can fit neatly in a ziplock bag and stored in an easy access fanny pack or outside pocket of a backpack.

Otto Harkaman · 08-13-23, 01:22 PM

^

I was just hoping there might be something legit to buy outright.

Jeff-Groves · 08-13-23, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockstar

IMO only, Much of the stuff in those prepackaged kits anyone can live and survive without.

Exactly the reason I built my own 1st Aid kits.
50 packs of Aspirin is pretty worthless. Not to mention every swinging Richard on the Site would raid those instead of buying them for their hangovers!

On job sites it's illegal to have your kit locked. So I stopped stocking Aspirin and minor stuff. Just the important stuff to handle bad injuries. Aspirin don't help when a Guy cuts an arm needing 37 stitches!

mapuc · 08-13-23, 01:38 PM

The most important first aid kit consist of two small tin/copper cup and a bottle of ones favorite bottle of alcohol.

Markus

Jeff-Groves · 08-13-23, 03:57 PM

For band-aides I'd suggest the fabric ones over the plastic style.
Then learn how to x-cut them for fingers and such. They hold better and last longer. Toss in a roll of electrical tape also. A million+ construction workers swear by electrical tape for 1st aid!

I kept yellow, red, and green rolls of electrical tape.
Red for Gonna need stiches.
Yellow for keep an eye on it.
Green for just stopping blood drips from getting all over.

Skybird · 08-13-23, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Otto Harkaman

^

I was just hoping there might be something legit to buy outright.

You must learn the components anyway, because even sealed packages do not last forever and the sterility is guaranteed only for 2-4 years or so. You should and must check the kit at least once a year, check the dates, and replace individual components. Quality Medikits in mostly orange coloured hardcase boxes often have (in Germany at least) a date marked on the case that indicates until when the content is guaranteed to be sterile.

Check youtube for "medkit, medikit". A few outdoor and prepper videos there focussing on them.

Otto Harkaman · 08-13-23, 06:30 PM

^

Thanks for everyone's advice, I will go through every post of suggested items and make a list.

This looks like an interesting article
https://www.pewpewtactical.com/best-ifak-pouches-kits/

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The thing about first aid is that if you aren’t trained in how to apply it, does a bunch of gear help you?
First aid is a lot like shooting a gun. All the gear in the world isn’t going to make you better at it.

The distinction is more or less just semantics. A first aid kit is best for the small things. An IFAK is just more complete for curing the nastier wounds.
You can buy a pre-made kit, or you can build your own. We’ll cover a little bit of both in this article, but before that happens, let’s talk about what an IFAK should be and what it should do.

ET2SN · 08-13-23, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Otto Harkaman

^ Great idea! I didn't think to look there

Having a first aid kit only makes you dangerous.
You HAVE to know how (and when) to use it.

Edit- Nevermind, you posted that last one while I was posting this.

em2nought · 08-30-23, 12:56 AM

Kind of fancy!
French RCIR 24-Hour Ration Menu #13

em2nought · 09-15-23, 09:13 AM

Variation on the watermill.

Rockstar · 09-15-23, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by em2nought

Variation on the watermill.

Perpetual motion is impossible.

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Otto Harkaman Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 914 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	OK well if everyone wants to just posture instead of providing information, I will add my two cents that as long as I don't bleed to death in 10min I am sure I will be quickly transported to one of at least five top notch hospitals within throwing distance of my apartment. I was just hoping someone might know a reputable company that makes good medical kits. Could be for in a car, at home, just in case on a camping trip. I wasn't looking for something that would carry me through a firefight in Africa against the Wagner group. __________________ "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm." -Joseph Conrad USS Pompano (SS-181) https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-pompano-181.htm

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Otto Harkaman Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 914 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	^ Great idea! I didn't think to look there __________________ "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm." -Joseph Conrad USS Pompano (SS-181) https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-pompano-181.htm

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Otto Harkaman Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 914 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	^ I was just hoping there might be something legit to buy outright. __________________ "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm." -Joseph Conrad USS Pompano (SS-181) https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-pompano-181.htm

08-13-23, 01:38 PM	#518
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,905 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	The most important first aid kit consist of two small tin/copper cup and a bottle of ones favorite bottle of alcohol. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

08-13-23, 03:57 PM	#519
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,319 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	For band-aides I'd suggest the fabric ones over the plastic style. Then learn how to x-cut them for fingers and such. They hold better and last longer. Toss in a roll of electrical tape also. A million+ construction workers swear by electrical tape for 1st aid! I kept yellow, red, and green rolls of electrical tape. Red for Gonna need stiches. Yellow for keep an eye on it. Green for just stopping blood drips from getting all over. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

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em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,275 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Kind of fancy! French RCIR 24-Hour Ration Menu #13 __________________ Looks like we need a Lemon Law for Presidents now! DNC sold us a dud, and they knew it.

09-15-23, 09:13 AM	#524
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,275 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Variation on the watermill. __________________ Looks like we need a Lemon Law for Presidents now! DNC sold us a dud, and they knew it.