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Okay, not to hijack NDD's thread, but I am having a few thoughts about this myself.
I would not just limit it to stuff for emergency med treatment, but things you use regularly every day and would normally have on your belt, etc. Also enough stuff to make it home if you had no recourse but to skedaddle.
Frankly, in a broad sense, it is a first line item, if you have it on your belt, all of the time.
I am looking at something about the size of an Eagle belly pack I have which is not too intrusive.
Some items, like those you would normally have on your belt, for quick, handy availability, need an external access, so you are not having to dig for them.
So far, I can see a list like this as a baseline for me.
Spare Mag (external)
Surefire L-1 (external)
Leatherman Charge XTi (external)
Cell Phone (external)
Digi Cam
Lighter
Signal mirror (small) or compass with mirror
Signal scarf
Cravat
Field dressing
Med Tape
Betadine
Percocets, Morphine syrettes, other meds as needed
Ziploc (may want Ascherman, if space permits and is desired)
10' 550 cord
ZipTies
Short piece of 100mph tape, rolled flat
Couple of short sections of insulated wire with alligator clipped ends
Dental Floss
Docs pouch with passport, cash, credit card, JOG map section, 3"x5"s, Sharpie
Maybe in addition to the external access, have the interior subdivided into a couple of compartments to separate the camera from the meds, from the survival gear.
Another possibility is to have the med section Velcro closured so that it does not take two functional hands and fine motor skills to open.
Thoughts?
TR
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