Curious if any of you guys are the prepping type?? If so what do you keep in a kit? I work at a hospital in the material management and everything that out dates I bring home instead of throw a way. Store in a tote. I have different things like wound care products,different types bandages, I've fluids, gloves, I have kept mostly something of everything but catheters. I figured what's the harm in keeping it if the world goes to poop even more so then now and somethings are not available. I keep things I don't even now how to use or what they do, but my wife is a nurse so she can show me when times comes. Maybe I'm just a hoarder!

I would double check the legality on that.

If I’m in a vehicle by myself or with my family I always have a get home bag. Everything I need to be comfortable for 3 days and longer if things are stretched. I Feel weird without it plus. I’m in twice a week because something always comes up and I’ve got it in the bag.

Drifter there's nothing that we have in our room that requires a prescription, all those items go through our pharmacy. Everything we get can be ordered by any common person.

I think it's a good idea ....

You could put some kits together to give and or sell

I need to get a get home bag together but in my single cab ranger there is not much room..

More important is I need to get in shape.

Everyone needs a bugout bag, not for the apocalypse necessarily, but stuff can happen on short notice.

I have a prepping kit for Monday with a colonoscopy on Tuesday. Does that count?

^^^^THIS^^^^

Bug out is different to me but yes everyone should carry something. First aid is often overlooked. Just having a good quality Tourniquet can save someone’s life while you’re driving home from work. Getting caught in a blizzard without anything, run out of fuel in the dessert, endless things to be prepared for. Not paranoid just plan old ready.

I would never sell, I would give away. Now don't think I'm am loading down with supplies. Things do expire but we have a small hospital and some good buyers. Supplies get used before they expire. Just every now and then things come back from departments that are sitting there and I load up.

Pawnee I never thought about a tourniquet. I'll have to add to my box. Certain kits expire more frequently and I have a ton of forceps. All because my have a little vile of lidocaine, or small freeze can of freeze spray. But we will have to get rid of them whole kit because of that. It's stupid.

I keep an Israeli bandage in my bag too. A well thought through bag is a ton of fun putting together. Also a responsibility to me as a dad and husband

start having her show you how to do things
it might be her you have to work on

I keep probably more than normal for first aid
my hunting coat has a kit
quick clot sponge
Israeli bandage
tourniquet
some 4 inch non stick pads
Benadryl
aspirin
shears
some other stuff

Green thats close to what is in my med kit that I keep in my bag

you know before they called it prepping it was called not being foolish

stores closed at 7-8pm at 9 they rolled up the sidewalks

it wasn't that long ago that if you had a headache after 8pm you would have to drive 25+ miles one way to an all night store and that would be a something like a truck stop by the interstate maybe a Walgreens in the big city that was open till 10

Benadryl , aspirin , ibuprofen , every year you bought a fresh bottle of kids cough syrup , and a bottle of adult tussin had tape and bandages .

there was always canned goods and stuff in the pantry , freezer of meat

kept the cars topped off all winter , and always a gas can in the garage.

wood pile and the house had a wood stove.

Good post Green County. Some call it prepping we just call it living.

For those thinking about putting a bag together here is one of mine that’s with me everywhere I go.
1) small outside moly has Tourniquet, Israeli bandage, chest seals, shears and blood clot bandage.
2) emergency bars, battery pack, water filter and bottle, charge cords, 4-5 ways to start a fire, small batteries, a couple small nebo flashlights and a nebo headlamp.
3) stocking cap, extra wool socks, life bivy, canned heat, emergency candles, heavy duty tarp, limb saw, poncho, paracord, and first aid with over the counter meds added
4) 2 knives, Ruger 380, and Settlers tool.

Thanks pawnee. When I get a minute I'm going to work on a bag and when it gets done I'll post mine. I do see somethings I haven't thought of that I don't have.

In my hunting coat I have two large zippered pockets

in those large zipper pockets I run 2 smaller zippered bags

the first is medical
Israeli bandage
TQ
clotting sponge
shears
non stick gauze pads
bandaids ,OTC meds ,especially Benadryl and aspirin
gloves and a few other things

the second is utility items
spare compass
mini flash light headlamp
spare batteries
folding knife with screwdriver
lighter
zip ties
cordage
little write in the rain note book and pencil
that pocket also gets a stocking hat

the zipper bags keep stuff together and easy to move to another coat , vest or bag

I also grab water bottles from the truck any time I am going out typical 3-4 so 1.5-2 liters that placed in the game pouch part of the coat balance out the coat typically being a little front heavy


in my normal pockets knife , flashlight , wallet ,phone
my other vest/coat pockets get my shells , gloves , radio