First Aid Kit - Boxes/Containers/Etc...

[Stepsride]

So you probably guessed that if someone starts asking about First Aid kits something bad has happened. You guessed right. I slashed (4 inches) the outside part of my leg about 9 inches above your ankle on a ride. It was a nice one. I had to butterfly the cut shut with some tape and had to rap the gauze with a rag because I had NO TAPE left. So it is about time to get serious about having a place to put supplies. Any recommendations on some containers or packs that you use to keep your First Aid stuff in? This is also going to help on the Colorado Utah trip as well

Thanks
STEP

 

[Northernlady]

There is some great discussions regarding first aid kits here

Overland Safety: First-Aid Kits

Overland Safety Kit: Part I - The First-Aid Kit A first-aid kit is one of those items you may never need, but when you do, you want it to be suitable for the task at hand. First-aid kits come in many different shapes and sizes, ranging from $5 to $300 and upwards. It can be overwhelming...

www.overlandbound.com

El Solis has made a couple of videos where he shows exactly whites in his first aid kits and the bags/cases he uses and why he chose them

 

[Pranqster]

Anything from tool bags to ammo cans work. I find that hard cases work best to preserve gear, but soft pouches like military IFAKs stow away easier. If you really wanna be fancy ($$$$) pelican cases are the business. Waterproof too!

 

[cougargnw]

Field triage is all about stopping the blood flow first and stabilizing the patient. Lots of gauze, any kind of blood clotting agent, and maybe even a staple gun is a great addition to gear. Outside of that, wound pads, tape, betadine, bandaids should all be there

 

[Stepsride]

Anything from tool bags to ammo cans work. I find that hard cases work best to preserve gear, but soft pouches like military IFAKs stow away easier. If you really wanna be fancy ($$$$) pelican cases are the business. Waterproof too!

Perfect that was where I was going with this post. I want to make sure it is quickly accessible but also plentiful with the need to haves like gauze, tape Dermabond, and antiseptics. I think the tool pouch and ammo can combo might work perfectly. I was looking at the MTM boxes instead of the Pelican cases and they look pretty solid as well. I use 2 MTM cases for recovery gear now and I like them.

 

[cougargnw]

So you probably guessed that if someone starts asking about First Aid kits something bad has happened. You guessed right. I slashed (4 inches) the outside part of my leg about 9 inches above your ankle on a ride. It was a nice one. I had to butterfly the cut shut with some tape and had to rap the gauze with a rag because I had NO TAPE left. So it is about time to get serious about having a place to put supplies. Any recommendations on some containers or packs that you use to keep your First Aid stuff in? This is also going to help on the Colorado Utah trip as well

Thanks
STEP

Oh, shoot. Sorry. I totally missed what your question really was.
Soft side bags tend to just be a big hole for things to fall into unless it has lots of pockets. How about a large tackle box. That way everything has a spot and it’s easy to access vs digging in a bag

 

[grubworm]

Oh, shoot. Sorry. I totally missed what your question really was.
Soft side bags tend to just be a big hole for things to fall into unless it has lots of pockets. How about a large tackle box. That way everything has a spot and it’s easy to access vs digging in a bag

Yep, tackle box. Lure compartments are perfect for bandaids, tubes of ointment, etc. Organization is key and a tackle box has it all sorted out and sure beats digging thru a bag when youre trying to hurry. Plus they are durable and relatively cheap.
I was a diver offshore and we'd get dinged up every now and then and most of the time we just used duct tape and paper towel. Even now many years later, I get sliced open out in my shop I still use duct tape and paper towel. So once again duct tape should be in every tool box AND 1st aid kit.

 

[John Hapla Philip]

We have a hard case that holds our less needed items or the stuff that is a "Stop and deal with it now!" The hard case is still easy to get to but we would have to stop to get it. The booboo bag is a soft pack that is in arms reach and easily grabbed by anyone even while driving.

To date we have only needed to pull out the hard case maybe 4 or 5 times but when we did it was great to have. I don't think we have ever needed the hard case unless someone did something silly while stopped anyways. I had a wrench slip while fixing the jeep on a trip and it cut me good over the eye once.. I should have just put on the work glasses I had on my head instead of trying to be quick.

Anyways...
The hard case is actually a boat safety kit I found for about $15 and my wife filled it with what she needs. She's in Healthcare and my nurse. ;)
The soft one is a store bought we just added a few things and update when stuff expires.

 

[rzims]

I use a tackle box and it works pretty well. I need to get a larger one though as I think I started too small.