Med Kits

Quikclot for sure

+1 on Quickclot

I started out buying individual items, but then bought one of these for each car - MedKit

then built around that with small bottles of tylenol, ibuprofen, etc and added bandages, gauze, gloves, isopropyl wipes

packed all into the red first aid bags from CVS (buy empty ones.. the loaded really don't have many useful items for the field)

Med kits are good, although if you dont know how to use them they wont be much help.

Id buy an extra to figure out how to use.

Teach your kids how to apply the tourniquet because it might be you that needs it.

I’ve got several Adventure Medical Kits. They come in various sizes for different uses.

If you're looking at NAR tourniquets you may as well hop over to NARs website and look at their kit compositions. They have some great kits you can look at for ideas on what to put together for your own or just grab one of theirs.

My kit:
israeli bandage
gloves (2 pair)
shears
2 x tourniquets
survival blanket
rolled gauze
gauze pads
1 lg, 1 sm burn dressing
sealed doses of ibuprofin/tylennol
quickclot
tape
moleskin
a few different sizes of tegaderm(can do more than just dress wounds with it)

Everything not water resistent out of the box I sealed using my vacuum sealer and precut for easy access.

My truck kit -
basic med kit / common meds (advil, benadryl and so on) ace bandage, mole skin, bandaids, anti bacterial cream, any prescription myself or my wife and kids may need, trauma shears, knife, eye wash and so on….. this kit gets used regularly.

trauma kit x2 / tourniquet, chest seal, israeli bandage, quit clot gauze, gloves, tampons, shears, knife, artificial airway…. hopefully this kit never gets used.

Basic survival (be able to) / start a fire, clean water and contain water, keep yourself warm, keep yourself out of the elements, solar charge your devices, common batteries, duct tape, some kind of camp knife, leather man, flashlight/head lamp, glow sticks, compass, Pens, Note pads….. this one gets dipped into regularly also.

Xtras /
jiggler keys
small pry-bar
road flare
small knife sharpener

All of this sounds like a lot but i fit it all in one backpack and it goes with my and my family everywhere.

Tourniquet
Israeli bandage
Chest seal
Ace bandage
Quick clot
gauze
Epi pen


Diarrhea meds
Butterfly band-aid or stapler
A few dif size bandaids
Anti inflammatory meds.

Anything else you can fit.

Benadryl can be a lifesaver if someone has an allergic reaction. If you can get an epipen, that's a good get also.

I'm enjoying this thread. I hate to say it but I've been thinking about getting or putting together a small med kit to keep in my hunting pack in case of emergencies, but never acted on it. Not sure what I would need or if a tourniquet is a necessity, but reading through these posts seems like I should at least consider one. I normally bowhunt but sometimes gun hunt, and am anywhere from 1/2 mile to 1.5 miles away from the road on public land in most cases. I'm sure things can go awry in a hurry unfortunately and I need to quit waiting and just get one. Any recommendations for what I'm looking for and if I should get a tourniquet as well?