Mountain Series Backpacker Medical Kit

With the Backpacker in your pack, you and a friend can confidently set out on multi-day wilderness adventures. This backpacking first aid kit equips you with enough first aid supplies to treat you and a friend on hiking trips of up to four days. This medical kit's hospital-quality contents set the standard in wilderness first aid and are handpicked to help your adventure go smoothly. From Easy Access Bandages^® and moleskin for common injuries to a trauma pad and irrigation syringe for larger wounds, the Backpacker contains hiking essentials and trauma supplies to prepare you for whatever you may encounter. This compact first aid kit features a water-resistant medical bag, making it a durable addition to your lightweight backpacking gear. Whether you're heading out for a long weekend in the woods or looking for a lightweight thru-hiking kit, the Mountain Backpacker kit lets you hit the trail knowing you're prepared.

• Wilderness Medicine: A Condensed Guide
  Know how to treat common backcountry injuries and illnesses with the up-to-date wilderness first aid information in this hiking first aid guide, edited by Christopher Van Tilburg, MD.
• Find it Fast Design
  Find supplies quickly using the external kit map for fast reference of all kit contents and the Easy Care First Aid^® System, which organizes contents by injury into clearly-labeled pockets.
• Hospital-Quality Wound Care
  Clean and close injuries with supplies that set the standard in backcountry medicine, including an irrigation syringe, butterfly bandages, tincture of benzoin, and a variety of dressings.
• Trauma Supplies
  Stop bleeding quickly with a large trauma pad to control bleeds from severe falls. Stabilize sprained ankles or strains with the elastic bandage so you can hike out safely.
• Blister Prevention & Protection
  Stop blisters before they start with moleskin, the most reliable dressing to reduce friction and prevent the #1 hiking injury. The 14 die-cut pieces are shaped to fit common problem areas.

• Size:7.5" x 3.5" x 6"
• Weight:0.95 lbs
• Group Size:1 - 2 People
• Trip Duration:1 - 4 Days

Cuts & Scrapes

• 5 – Easy Access Bandages^®, 1" x 3" Fabric
• 5 – Easy Access Bandages^®, Knuckle Fabric
• 4 – Butterfly Closure Fabric Adhesive Bandage
• 6 – Antiseptic Wipe
• 4 – Alcohol Swab

Instruction / Instrument

• 1 – Wilderness First Aid Manual
• 1 – EMT Shears, 4"
• 1 – Splinter Picker/Tick Remover Forceps
• 3 – Safety Pin

Medication

• 3 – After Bite^® Sting & Bite Relief Wipe

Stop Bleeding Fast

• 1 – Trauma Pad, 5" x 9"
• 2 – Nitrile Glove

Wound Care / Blister / Burn

• 1 – Wound Irrigation Tool, 10cc. with 18 Gauge Tip
• 4 – Sterile Gauze Dressing, 4" x 4"
• 4 – Sterile Gauze Dressing, 2" x 2"
• 2 – Sterile Non-Adherent Dressing, 2" x 3"
• 1 – Elastic Bandage with Hook & Loop Closure, 2"
• 1 – Conforming Gauze Bandage, 2"
• 1 – Tape, 1" x 10 yd.
• 14 – Moleskin, Pre-Cut & Shaped Pieces
• 2 – Cotton Tip Applicator