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  • #46
    Re: DIY First-Aid Kit

    HJ, what's this?

    4 2cc vials benzalkonium cloride tincture
    2017:

    July 3 to July 16- annual kiddo trip
    Aug 2 to Aug 14- adult trip to recover from kiddos' outing. Bring on the Campari!



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    • #47
      Re: DIY First-Aid Kit

      Originally posted by NYCgrrl View Post
      HJ, what's this?

      4 2cc vials benzalkonium cloride tincture
      I believe that is the medical name for Viagra
      “I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.”
      – E. B. White

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      • #48
        Re: DIY First-Aid Kit

        Originally posted by NYCgrrl View Post
        HJ, what's this?

        4 2cc vials benzalkonium cloride tincture
        It's actually just "soap" for the gluten-free crowd - but please don't spread the truth around (we're medical researchers in need of salaries, after all).
        “People have such a love for the truth that when they happen to love something else, they want it to be the truth; and because they do not wish to be proven wrong, they refuse to be shown their mistake. And so, they end up hating the truth for the sake of the object which they have come to love instead of the truth.”
        ―Augustine of Hippo, Fifth Century A.D.

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        • #49
          Re: DIY First-Aid Kit

          Originally posted by James. View Post
          I believe that is the medical name for Viagra
          Which of course is always found in every midnight rider's first aid kit:na:.
          Last edited by NYCgrrl; 06-11-2016, 01:53 AM.
          2017:

          July 3 to July 16- annual kiddo trip
          Aug 2 to Aug 14- adult trip to recover from kiddos' outing. Bring on the Campari!



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          • #50
            Re: DIY First-Aid Kit

            Originally posted by NYCgrrl View Post
            HJ, what's this?

            4 2cc vials benzalkonium cloride tincture
            An old school hand sanitizer, it has probably been surpassed in performance by more modern chemistry; probably time to update & colsolidate the kit...suggestions??

            soap (requires water) is in a separate bar
            ...haven't needed Viagra ..Yet... (crosses fingers)...

            Enjoy!
            Last edited by Happy Joe; 06-11-2016, 07:20 AM.
            2006 Jeep Rubicon, TJ; 4.11 gears, 31" tires, 4:1 transfer case, lockers in both axles
            For DD & "civilized" camping; 2003 Ford explorer sport, 4wd; ARB & torsen diffs, 4.10 gears, 32" MTs.
            Ground tents work best for me, so far.
            Experience along with properly set up 4WD will get you to & through places (on existing, approved 4WD trails) that 4WD, alone, can't get to.

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            • #51
              Re: DIY First-Aid Kit

              Originally posted by Happy Joe View Post
              An old school hand sanitizer, it has probably been surpassed in performance by more modern chemistry; probably time to update & colsolidate the kit...suggestions??

              soap (requires water) is in a separate bar
              ...haven't needed Viagra ..Yet... (crosses fingers)...


              Enjoy!
              The man visits various conventions and is constantly coming home w/ hand sanitizers. Amazing the forms they take now: small plastic containers attached to keychains; pen fillings, rectangular shaped thin containers, all with the logo of some company or the other.
              I assume that they are all created equal and just pack the container that fits bestest in my toiletry bag.
              2017:

              July 3 to July 16- annual kiddo trip
              Aug 2 to Aug 14- adult trip to recover from kiddos' outing. Bring on the Campari!



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              • #52
                Re: DIY First-Aid Kit

                Originally posted by Happy Joe View Post
                soap (requires water) is in a separate bar
                ...haven't needed Viagra ..Yet... (crosses fingers)...

                Enjoy!
                Well, when you start packing the twin bathtubs for the next camping trip, might want to start looking for the viagra.
                “One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.” - James D. Watson

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                • #53
                  Re: DIY First-Aid Kit

                  So far I have resisted the bath tubs (although there are some nice rubberized ones based on a cot frame)... I did briefly consider a galvanized washtub ala Beverly Hillbillies but decided that the look (it would fit over my spare Jeep tire) wasn't for me.

                  Enjoy!
                  Last edited by Happy Joe; 06-12-2016, 12:48 PM.
                  2006 Jeep Rubicon, TJ; 4.11 gears, 31" tires, 4:1 transfer case, lockers in both axles
                  For DD & "civilized" camping; 2003 Ford explorer sport, 4wd; ARB & torsen diffs, 4.10 gears, 32" MTs.
                  Ground tents work best for me, so far.
                  Experience along with properly set up 4WD will get you to & through places (on existing, approved 4WD trails) that 4WD, alone, can't get to.

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                  • #54
                    Re: DIY First-Aid Kit

                    I always bring essential medicines during camping such as antibiotics and pain killers. Disinfectants are also important in first aid kits.

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                    • #55
                      Re: DIY First-Aid Kit

                      I am reviving this thread because the subject came up on a FB group (consisting mainly of RV'ers). I was accused of being a pansy because I considered 5 oz. to be too heavy to BP with. My first aid kit consists of a few ibuprofen, some steri-strips, a bit of antibiotic ointment, tincture of benzoin, and Leukotape-P (the last two are for foot care, which I consider paramount for hiking). The guys calling me a pansy were military types who hauled 60+ lb rucksacks. If that's what you enjoy, who am I to tell you different? I bet I can cover more miles than you though...even if I am old and give out.
                      2018: Any way the wind blows; doesn't really matter to me....Too Meee....

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                      • #56
                        Re: DIY First-Aid Kit

                        Haven't backpacked for years, but it didn't take me long, back in the day, to realize that weight = BAD and every ounce counts (against you)...
                        ...as far as light weight first aid, my every day carry first aid consists of;
                        3 or 4 (down from half a dozen) large fabric band aids in my wallet (started doing this while working as a metal fabricator and it continues to be occasionally handy)
                        The band aids can be cut down for use as butterflies (with the Swiss army knife SAK that is also EDC).
                        a clean handkerchief...
                        a BIC lighter
                        Some aspirin in a small pill bottle.

                        Triple antibiotic ointment never worked for me; I keep a small squeeze bottle of Providone-iodine in the vehicle kit...(found it tough to carry because it will stain if it leaks and altitude changes increase the chances of leaks).

                        Enjoy!
                        2006 Jeep Rubicon, TJ; 4.11 gears, 31" tires, 4:1 transfer case, lockers in both axles
                        For DD & "civilized" camping; 2003 Ford explorer sport, 4wd; ARB & torsen diffs, 4.10 gears, 32" MTs.
                        Ground tents work best for me, so far.
                        Experience along with properly set up 4WD will get you to & through places (on existing, approved 4WD trails) that 4WD, alone, can't get to.

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