Wilderness first aid kit

Your wilderness first aid kit could very well save your life, definitely if you get injured or sick. Although you may carry one on your pack at all times, if you don't have the right first aid kit ingredients then it is absolutely useless. Whether are assembling a first aid kit on your own or if you are purchasing one, you still need to know what goes in one.

Along with your backpacking first aid kit I recommend that you carry a pocket guide such as the “Pocket Wilderness Emergency Handbook”.

Now the first aid kit ingredients that you will need;

Basic things:

Ointments and Medications:

That is what your wilderness first aid kit needs and should have. Missing a few of these items can make you kit useless. If you purchase a first aid kit make sure to go through it when you get it and check all the items and add or delete as necessary.

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