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I'm not an EMT - I only have my advanced first aid certificate plus read a lot on the subject - but I have a reasonable amount of first aid gear (tho nowhere near as much as some of you guys) that I'm trying to find the right pouch for.
Just to see how large a pouch I need I put it in a Maxpedition Jeroboam with a wee bit of room to spare but I need something flatter so I can put it in a backpack or my Maxpedition Sitka, which means it can be no thicker than 3". Length should be around 9" to fit a SAM splint and width around 5".
I did use a single-compartment pouch for a little while but it's annoyingly messy when trying to dig through it to find stuff when crouched on the trail. With my EDC bag I split my first aid gear over several pouches but I'd prefer to keep it all together.
I have downsized the kit to fit in an FR-1 pouch but I found that equally annoying - so some sort of fold-out / removable pouch inside would be preferable to buttloads of elastic straps.
So looking for 1 to 3 pouches for adhesive, adherent & non-adhesive dressings, gauze, antiseptic wipes, gloves, SAM splints, medications, hardware, sling, a selection of bandages, IBD, QuikClot, burn dressings & gel, ice packs, anti-itch cream, vasoline, eye bath, saline, sutures, CAT etc.
To re-iterate, 9" long, 3" deep and around 5" wide, the width being the most flexible dimension.
The best candidate I've found so far is this one from Condor.
Cheers, :thumb:
Just to see how large a pouch I need I put it in a Maxpedition Jeroboam with a wee bit of room to spare but I need something flatter so I can put it in a backpack or my Maxpedition Sitka, which means it can be no thicker than 3". Length should be around 9" to fit a SAM splint and width around 5".
I did use a single-compartment pouch for a little while but it's annoyingly messy when trying to dig through it to find stuff when crouched on the trail. With my EDC bag I split my first aid gear over several pouches but I'd prefer to keep it all together.
I have downsized the kit to fit in an FR-1 pouch but I found that equally annoying - so some sort of fold-out / removable pouch inside would be preferable to buttloads of elastic straps.
So looking for 1 to 3 pouches for adhesive, adherent & non-adhesive dressings, gauze, antiseptic wipes, gloves, SAM splints, medications, hardware, sling, a selection of bandages, IBD, QuikClot, burn dressings & gel, ice packs, anti-itch cream, vasoline, eye bath, saline, sutures, CAT etc.
To re-iterate, 9" long, 3" deep and around 5" wide, the width being the most flexible dimension.
The best candidate I've found so far is this one from Condor.
Cheers, :thumb: