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Buying A First Aid Kit: Which company kit is best?

By Michael Hodgson

Which kits are best? It is good to remember that a first aid kit of any size or quality is only as good as the person using it. When I taught wilderness first aid, I used to tell my students that the best thing they could put in their kit was a brain filled to the brim with common sense. That said, I would highly recommend purchasing a commercially packaged kit from either of the following four companies, which come as close as any to putting a doctor in your pack:

  • Atwater Carey (800/359-1646)
  • Adventure Medical Kits (800/324-3517)
  • Outdoor Research (800/421-2421)
  • Sawyer (800/356-7811)

Other commercially packaged kits cannot hold a candle to any of these four.

If you are having trouble finding any of the above kits in your local stores, or wish to obtain specialty first aid gear to refill your kit, then look no further than Chinook Medical Gear-the best, one-stop, mail-order shopping source I have found. You can get their catalogue by calling 800/766-1365.

© 1999 Michael Hodgson; All Right Reserved


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