| For a very basic overnight trip, one or two people can get by on the following:
3-4 band-aids
2 bandanas
2 4x4 gauze pads
Duct Tape (mine is wrapped around a Nalgene bottle. I suppose I have about 5 yards or so.) Use it to make splints, pad hot-spots before they turn into blisters, hold on gauze, etc. etc.
2-3 Alcohol wipes
Small tweezers
That's the bare essentials. My personal kit I carry leading daily hikes, solo backpacking trips, and ski patrolling contains the following:
2 sets of latex gloves
2 4x4 dressings
2 40"x40"x56" Triangular bandages
1 3" x 2yd rolled bandage
Assorted mesh Band-Aids for knuckles, straight strips, etc.
Tweezers
Mylar Emergency Blanket
Bottle of 24 tablets of Exceedrin (I get killer headaches)
Bottle of 24 tablets of Ibuprofin
4 Benadryl tablets
4 DayQil Liquid Geltabs.
1 small tube of Gold Bond creme
1 small tube of Menthoiatum Deep Heating rub
1 bottle of NuSkin
1 bottle of Toothache medication (it's extract of cloves and it numbs anything.)
CPR mask
Emergency Firestarter (homemade)
1 mini-bic lighter
6 alcohol wipes
Tongue Depressor
A few toothpicks
1 needle
2 feet of nylon thread (just in case I need to sutcher something...I haven't had to, but I could if I had to.)
1 large rubber band
All of that stuff fits into a pouch about the same size as a 1qt Nalgene bottle. I'd guess it weighs about 2lbs. I never weigh stuff I know I need to take.  |