So, what happens when you’re traveling around and you get blisters? Or have a bike wreck? Or get bit by some nasty critter while camping?
The Adventure Medical Kit company has your remedy. I’ve been checking out two of their medical kits, one a simple Travel Medic weekender, one a major World Travel kit for a group or family that will have you ready for a hike through the Amazon.
The first picture here is of the latter, a packed 1.8 pound, $70 sack of insurance that is right for someone who wants to be prepared for any situation. I’m not sure I would want to carry this around the world, but I sure hope my guide is carrying something like it when I’m on an adventure tour, a trekking trip, or a river rafting excursion. I also wouldn’t mind having a doctor along to use it all, but in case I don’t there’s a handy little book that tells you how to do a proper bandaging job and which medicines to use in which situations.
So what’s in it? Well here’s a small sampling: bandage scissors, thermometers, wound closure strips, 10 yards of tape, bandages, dressing, rehydration salts, topical antibiotic, moleskin, sterile gloves, tick remover forceps, syringe, painkillers, and “wound closure strips.” Overkill for a trip to Paris, sure, but good to have if you’ll be in the wilderness for a while, hours away from a pharmacy.
The kit is impressively designed and has an amazing amount of stuff packed into its small package. Plus there are a few empty bottles you can fill with whatever else you need, in small enough sizes that the whole thing can go in your carry-on.
If you are just traveling through populated areas and just need a few basics, you can pick up the tiny Travel Medic kit for ten bucks or less. It has enough to get you through minor scrapes and cuts, a bout of the runs, hiking blisters, or a wicked hangover. It folds flat and takes up almost no space in your bag, so this is a good thing to pack for yourself or to give as a gift to an about-to-depart traveler.
Travel Medic First-Aid Kit at REI.
Get the full-blown Adventure World Travel First-Aid Kit
See other options at AdventureMedicalKits.com
Related post: Women’s Edition Travel Medical Kit
