Cigarette Tin FAK

[Atheye]

Now this sounds silly, but try using a cigarette tin to make a first aid kit for your pocket.

The one I have is a Players Tin, and it fits a fair amount of stuff.

Scissors, sliver needle, polysporin, bandaids, butterflys, pins, tape, lighter, alcohol swabs.

Things I uses every day are now easily pocketable.

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[will]

neet.

[Brash]

Thats a pretty cool idea.

[Citizen Simon]

Now this sounds silly, but try using a cigarette tin to make a first aid kit for your pocket.

The one I have is a Players Tin, and it fits a fair amount of stuff.

Scissors, sliver needle, polysporin, bandaids, butterflys, pins, tape, lighter, alcohol swabs.

Things I uses every day are now easily pocketable.

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I'm not trying to burn you but that aid kit is not going to save a life. It may be convient for for minor scrapes and cuts but not a whole lot more. I guess it really depends on what you are trying to do with your IFAK. I've never been in shit so deep I couldnt wait a day or two for a band aid. However I've most people at their regular 9 to 5er prolly don't need life saving equipment. Then again if you are in the office/at work a walgreens or gas station will be near by with all that stuff like bandaids and steri strips you need. If you are doing something down and dirty you'll need a serious first aid kit. It's a great idea though, if you just want a first aid kit for paper cuts or something of the sort. If I were going hiking or camping I'd consider something a little heftier though.

[jamoni]

Something like this might be a nice insert for a larger kit. I'd hate having to root through all my junk to get the tweezers or a bandaid.

[CutterJeff]

Doc - don't mean to disrespect you , but....

I've done the "walk home from the office" thing. Was working out of town, my truck blew a transfer case, towed to mechanic, who said he'd fix me up and meet me after work...
.. until it turned out he needed parts he didn't have.

I ended up walking a couple miles , in new dress/office shoes, back to the hotel. Normally 2 mile walk, no big deal. New shoes weren't broken in, ended up blistering my heels. When I realized what was happening, I used the little "useless" first aid kit to cover the blisters-to-be.

(The BOB with the real first aid kit was in the truck that was locked inside the mechanics garage....)

Anyway, point being - yes, paper cut no big deal. Blisters on the feet if you end up afoot in the wrong shoes, bigger issue. And a cheap band-aid can make a difference there.

Agree it's not a "life saving first aid kit", but it's certainly a help

[Cultentacle]

Could be life saving if a hungry zombie was after you, and those bandies help you walk faster. Haza for bandaids...

[Citizen Simon]

Doc - don't mean to disrespect you , but....

I've done the "walk home from the office" thing. Was working out of town, my truck blew a transfer case, towed to mechanic, who said he'd fix me up and meet me after work...
.. until it turned out he needed parts he didn't have.

I ended up walking a couple miles , in new dress/office shoes, back to the hotel. Normally 2 mile walk, no big deal. New shoes weren't broken in, ended up blistering my heels. When I realized what was happening, I used the little "useless" first aid kit to cover the blisters-to-be.

(The BOB with the real first aid kit was in the truck that was locked inside the mechanics garage....)

Anyway, point being - yes, paper cut no big deal. Blisters on the feet if you end up afoot in the wrong shoes, bigger issue. And a cheap band-aid can make a difference there.

Agree it's not a "life saving first aid kit", but it's certainly a help

No disrespect taken. I said it was appropriate for office jobs and minor scrapes and bumps. Which I am fairly certain your situation falls under. I said it would probably be lacking for being out in the field. Never said it was 'useless' as a matter of fact, i said it was 'a great idea.' I've done the "walk 25 miles hours with a ruck sack and weapon in under 7 hours for work" thing- trust me I know that help a little moleskin/tape and baindaids can do for you. Sorry if it came across that negative.

[Cheap-A$$-Survivor]

Its like a BOAT but strictly medical.

[Politenessman]

I carry a B.O.A.T. every day and in there I have two band aids, and a single serving of antibiotic cream. It most likely will not save lives, but it has been very useful for the treatment of minor cuts and scrapes. I also carry a number of drugs in a small plastic bag in the tin; Aspirin, Advil, Benadryl, Claritin and Imodium.

I have used it a few times to help out other folksand it is a little easier to carry about than a full medical kit.

[evolvesurvive]

If at all possible, I'd toss in a tube of super glue to deal with any cuts you may encounter.

Other than that, great idea.

[CLEAR CUT]

So where's your IV stuff, Intubation Kit, and Defibrillator?



Just kidding. That's pretty slick, nice job.

[andygates]

Here's the micro-FAK i put together for long bike rides where weight and size are a premium. It's not, by any means, a full FAK. What it is is a kit to deal with the common annoyances of being out-and-about - bumps and scrapes, blisters, pain and allergy attacks, the things that slow you down and spoil your day.

* Benadryl antihistamine
* Ibuprofen
* Compeed blister plasters
* Antiseptic wipes
* Elastoplast
* Steri-strip adhesive sutures

This kit assumes that I'll be carrying some clean fabric and something that works as a tie, like electrical tape or bootlaces; on rides, my toolkit has this already. The kit measures 80 x 55 x 15mm and weighs 32 grams, which is so tiny as to be a carry-anywhere job from now on.





Almost got a chance to use it, too, but the chap who landed on his face at the weekend had also broken his bike, and I couldn't fix *that*.