good set up Sos, love the patch
Agree that patch is great! I also like to have a small medkit with me as well pretty much at all times. I've been using a Maxpedition Micro now for years. I like the one you have. Multiple ways to attach is very nice.
Funnily enough, I'm working on a tour of my own pocket IFAK, which is in a very similar pouch to this. What are your contents there?
Looks great Sos. I must admit I've been using the same cheap blue pencil case for years. Has zero organisation, but it does slip into a side pocket on a rucksack easily. The bright blue colour makes it easy to find in a pocket and hard to lose if you put it down.
Nicely done. I had the same patch on my IFAK but I gave it to a friend who teaches a course called "Stop the Bleed", after I pointed out that everything does, in fact, stop bleeding eventually.
Wow, you have a lot more in this thing than I have in mine... I might need to address that.
Thanks @BadMechanic and @PitCarverIt has been an iterative process of deciding what I wanted to be able to address and options to address those. One of the biggest things I did to allow more varied items was eliminating some redundancies. Instead of multiples of each item, I just have 1-2, which is enough to handle the immediate situation until I can get to a higher level of care or somewhere to get more supplies.If this was a hiking/camping FAK, where it could be multiple days before getting additional help or supplies, then redundancy would be necessary.
My only issue is I prefer to carry meds in their original containers and sometimes smaller sizes are not available.
That is a very good point. At home, work, and most leisure activities a phone call has medical professionals minutes away. Therefore, we don't need to carry as much. I'm going to address the redundancies in my IFAK today because I hadn't thought about it before but I bet I could cut the weight significantly. My only issue is I prefer to carry meds in their original containers and sometimes smaller sizes are not available.
I picked up the same pouch not too long ago, but haven't gotten around to using it yet. I am surprised by how much you managed to fit in it, nicely done! Great tip for a layout
This is mine: [ Quoting of attachment images from other messages is not allowed ] Well, that's mine in coyote. I also have ones in black and OG, to match whichever jacket/trousers I'm wearing. The contents are based on the sort of people I'm usually around and what sort of injuries they're most at risk from: [ Quoting of attachment images from other messages is not allowed ] - So that's a 12x12cm bandage, and one that's 6x6cm. - Next to those is a bottle of eye-bath, because kids and mechanics often get stuff in their eyes. - Three burnshield gel sachets, for sunburn, and burns from hot exhausts, engines, oils and occasionally boiling water. - A pack of SteriStrips, which work great on punch-split skin, but may also be more applicable to some wounds than simple plasters. - WoundClot is awesome stuff, and again may be better suited than other options. - Plasters are essential when you have young kids running around on tarmac. - Set of four mini Cyalume lightsticks, not so much for working light but are useful as markers from up to 30yds away. - Small tin of Ibuprofen, paracetamol and aspirin. - Several sterile wipes, because no-one falls in simple dirt when scuffing their knee, and because even grown-ups like playing with knives. - The all-important CPR face shield, which should be in every FAK of every* kind and size. - Gloves, for emergency smuggled contraband checks...!!You may also notice the little torch sewn to the inside of the pouch, there. That's an Olight i1R 2 EOS, which offers a low output of 5 lumens for 6hrs, or a high of 150 lumens for 15 mins. Pretty good for such a small package, USB rechargable, ideal for emergency uses. It's one of only two Olight torches that I felt were worth buying... which is great as they so often give them away (postage still payable) during sales events!*I have a tiny watch-pocket version of this kit, which is just plasters and a couple other bits, but still includes a face shield!
Nice lay-out and content. Thanks for sharing.- I have the same bottle of eye wash in a couple other kits. I didn’t add to this kit, but might need to rethink because my other has come in handy in the past.- Woundclot or Quickclot can definitely come in handy. I have different sizes in other first aid or trauma kits. Again may be something to reconsider.The compromises in having a kit so small are sometimes hard. But I’ve learned from experience if the kit is too big, sometimes you are kore likely to leave behind.I o like those Cyalume light sticks. I’ve never seen ones so small. I didn’t add a torch because I almost always have one on me. I do have a Mateminco CSF-06 minim lantern coming that may end up attached to the kit.
The glow sticks are often sold as for attaching to fishing floats etc., I've found that it can take a little trial and error to find a good brand but they're pretty cheap
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