SOOOOO glad to see this. Most hunters I know don’t carry ANY first aid/trauma supplies and there are multiple mechanisms for serious injury beyond the obvious gunshot. Falling from heights, reactions to stings/bites, limb entrapment, injury from cutting/power tools, ATV crashes, etc, etc. To compound the problem, hunters are often in areas with weak or no cell service. I carry a full trauma IFAK in my daypack along with a more comprehensive kit in a Pelican case in my side by side. The only things I would add to your kit in the video is a triangular bandage and an Ace-type elastic bandage along with moleskin for the boo boo kit. You can use the Ace for sprains/strains, immobilization, and along with the gauze as an additional trauma dressing. Great video!
Great reminder for those of us who like to hunt. I normally carry a pre staged TQ in a belt holster and H&H compressed gauze, a 4 inch NAR trauma dressing and 2 triangle bandages in a front cargo pocket I haven’t typically carried a chest seal but after listening to your video I will start including the chest seal and some aspirin. Thanks for sharing.
I carry a IFAK built from your products. Never travel or go into the woods without it! I made it so it will fit in my hunting kit and my walking around daybag. Thanks for all your doing to spread knowledge and provide good products we can depend on.
I carry all that in the ankle holster I just got from you during your sale. Really love the holster! I had enough room, so I added another pocket by resizing an old Iphone belt pouch and sewing it on to the Velcro I didn't need. That allowed me to add a chest shield, a Benchmade rescue hook knife, and a space blanket. I also added some combat gauze, 3' of duck tape, and some gloves. The holster is really comfortable, and still weighs just under a pound (15.7 oz.) People are shocked that I can carry a full blow-out kit on my ankle. I do wear mainly overalls, which fortunately have a large pant leg. ( I forgot I added an NPA, a 14 gauge needle, and a sharpie inside the CAT ) Thanks Dieter, really love what you do!
This is a great video for the discussion that needs to be had, especially with fellow hunters that meet up every year. I began carrying the always-evolving trauma (or something like it) kit ever since the first time someone told me they'd ID'd me coming across a field because they saw me in their scope. (!) I've also seen more than my share of self-inflicted knife wounds by people field-dressing game and losing track of their positioning relative to where the blade was going. All your vids are great resources - and your sense of humor is enjoyed immensely.
I like it. Close to whatbincarry. I added a SAM splint for those annoying slips and falls. Maybe an ankle won't kill you today but in two weeks a that immobility will! So a folded fly splint with a NAR pack of folded duct tape. of duct tape does the trick. And yeah it holds flat too!!! Keep up the good work.
I carry TQ, mil compression bandage, 2 quikclots, abdominal pads, 4x4, EMTP shears, Med tape, space blanket, booboo kit, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, benadryl. Need to add chestseal. 3 days of personal meds and bottle of nitrostat SL. Good video Skinny. CEU for the day. Best
Funny that I didn't see your video when you first released it; I was thinking along the same lines last year. In July of 2018 I built a compact trauma kit for carrying when hiking/hunting/trapping for myself and about 30 other people. It is vacuum sealed to make it compact and keep it clean. It consisted of: SWAT-T tourniquet, QuikClot hemostatic gauze, HyFin vent compact chest seal twin pack, and nitrile gloves. This year I updated the kit to include a H&H mini compression bandage and the H-vent chest seal instead of the HyFin, and H&H was kind enough to package it all for me. Now I'm building the "second line" of first aid for us, including all of the things you mention. Great job and thanks for giving me some ideas that I might have missed!
Knock on wood my family has hunted the same property since 1978 without an incident. We have always stressed safety but you never know. Great info in this video.
Great idea for a video. This has always been my gold standard, and I didn't even know it. It's all well and dandy to have what you crucially need for a gunshot wound, but there is SO much else that can go wrong when away from civilization. This is also a great kit for preppers.
Might be a good idea to invest in a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) Especially if you spend a lot of time outdoors in remote areas with little to no cell reception. I think ACR makes some great ones. If you get some major injuries and you become immoblized at the same time, you might not make it back on your own. With no way to call for help and with the temperature sinking at night, that can be deadly.
No problem. They do need to be registered to a specific person (yourself) though. And they are a one-use item (but can be replaced for free by the company if you use it during a real emergency) They usually only have 1 function (signal for help) But they have a useful life of 10 years, and are able to operate across a range of conditions from −40 to 40 °C (−40 to 104 °F), and transmit for 24 to 48 hours. Super legit when your life is on the line.
I carry an IFAK everyday! It consists of a SOFTT, combat gauze, compact Hyfin, and large nitrile gloves all stuffed into a 3x7 loksak. When I am hunting, at the range, biking, or doing anything else that could possibly hurt me, I always have a fully stocked trauma kit in a backpack.
Very similar to mine. I added a Sam splint as most injuries although they are not life threatening at the time. If you can't walk you are screwed. SAN splint folded I'd jicelybandninserred
I think if you carry a weapon or something that can cause harm, you should have something with you to treat the damage of those weapon's. I love your vids and I like that you keep doing videos even though UA-cam is demonetizing your vids. Keep up the good work I hope they will do something about this
I have been a bow hunter for decades. We always have long sticks with razor sharp points. People get cut, poked, and stabbed by accident all the time. I was in camp with a guy who had an arrow fall out of his bow quiver and he stepped on it in stocking feet. What a mess! It took 3 of us to get him bandaged and get him to the hospital! Only a 4 man group! I also worry about burns in camp too. Hunters need a good FAK!
I carry a trauma kit while hunting! Man, if only you could have seen the face on the game warden who pulled up behind me while I was getting my hunting gear out of my car. He walked up and asked to see my paperwork. I opened my backpack and the first things to show are some of the medical supplies that I have purchased from you! “Woah! Chest seals, tourniquet, gauze and survival gear”! He was laughing but said that it was smart!
FarWalker Thank you for the kind words! Actually, this past turkey season was my first time hunting ever (and it was when this happened)! I actually called a hen in (within shooting distance), but could only legally shoot a Tom or bearded hen. Still had a great time and also learned to set the turkey decoys up a bit further into the field because the hen was able to walk along the wood line (investigating the decoys) for a while without coming out. I was glad that I could call one in and even glad just that I actually found an area that had turkeys! Everything was completely new to me! Thanks again and yes, we both shared a laugh! He was a nice guy! I’m glad that I was all legal!
The Silencer about the only thing I hunt are quail and pheasant. Nothing more exciting than a bird taking off either in the brush or a cornfield. It’s also a lot of fun to watch your dogs work. Hopefully your next turkey hunt goes better.
That was a no go for BoBo-Situation, you need printed stuff like Hello Kitty what is also waterproof, because when a child is wounded its like a mass-extinction event, you need then a purple heart equivalent plaster.
OK. you got shot ( maybe ) kit is in bag. chest seal, tourniquet great. Shock sets in and you us what you need. in a perfect / perfect situation you my be ok. Hope you are not alone.
I thought about the broken bones stuff but you have sticks and other items that you could be used as splints. You can use the bandage to secure the items to the arm or leg.
SkinnyMedic thank you for responding, (oopps pun, added bonus), okay a little background on me. 2 heartattacks, Ex-combat first aid infantryman w/ trauma training in Desert Storm all round outdoorsman in 3 different areas of camping. Would you rather dig in your kit or drag yourself around to find some branches? I would like to see a brakage and burn plus kit to add to your First Aid & Trauma Kits. You have the Best kits I've ever seen. I would to see a vidoe from you about dehydration with a comparsion of water versus electrolytes. Tips, Hints, and Tricks, what about adding 3 smaller baggies for the gloves, meds and the steriles. Peace Out, and Great Work Skinny.
I all ways carry toilet paper with me when go out hunting and fishing it works great for small cut and scrapes plus a bathroom is not around the corner and it's supper cheap
I too carry toilet paper everywhere, especially when I'm using a public restroom since apparently some douches think it's funny to piss on the entire roll...
Is that your new property? Nice!.. Great idea to carry trauma supplies and the boo boo essentials for those that hunt and anyone really that spends time out in the wilderness. I personally never really put a lot of thought into getting attacked by freakin animals and what damage they can really cause. 🦍🦏🐆🐗
Always carry a trauma kit when you venture into the "woods, forest, weeds, desert (like me) or backcountry, remember the most dangerous thing you'll meet is a "Biped Mammal" with a handgun or long gun and also "Mr. Murphy", he is always a worry!
SkinnyMedic ok i will thank you. I am 16 and I am outdoors with guns and knives all the time and never even considered getting a trauma kit until i saw your videos. But I'm going to now , thank you.
Good video. You'd be surprised how many hunters here in New Zealand don't carry so much as a band aid with them when they go out hunting. I tell my brother he can us some of my shit on his dogs if they were torn up by a boat cause they need first aid before they get to the vet as well
I just watched this video, I have a couple of questions, How come you kit does not carry a triangle bandage, elastic bandage and some extra gauze rolls and gloves?e
Hey, I've got a question. Is it possible or feasible to woundpack your own shoulder or groin injury? I imagine that would hurt a lot. Maybe so much that you'd pass out and bleed to death? What do you think Skinny?
Tried to wound pack. If I was alone and needed to wound pack myself, I sure as hell wouldn't just sit there and watch as I bleed out just because I was afraid of pain...
Ohh, for sure. I agree. Doing something is pretty much always better than doing nothing. I just wanted to know how realistic it would be. Never heard of anyone doing it to themselves. Unlike a tourniquet, it's not like you can practice wound packing on yourself. So I have no idea what kind of pain we're talking about. Applying a chest seal also seems simple enough (at least on the front) But wound packing seems like one of the more difficult things to do on yourself.
"...They thought you were a deer.." lol.. You have to be really weird looking! lol ... JK... I know that could happen like Dick Cheney "accidentally" shot Harry Whittington in 2006! lol...
SOOOOO glad to see this. Most hunters I know don’t carry ANY first aid/trauma supplies and there are multiple mechanisms for serious injury beyond the obvious gunshot. Falling from heights, reactions to stings/bites, limb entrapment, injury from cutting/power tools, ATV crashes, etc, etc. To compound the problem, hunters are often in areas with weak or no cell service.
I carry a full trauma IFAK in my daypack along with a more comprehensive kit in a Pelican case in my side by side.
The only things I would add to your kit in the video is a triangular bandage and an Ace-type elastic bandage along with moleskin for the boo boo kit. You can use the Ace for sprains/strains, immobilization, and along with the gauze as an additional trauma dressing.
Great video!
Great reminder for those of us who like to hunt. I normally carry a pre staged TQ in a belt holster and H&H compressed gauze, a 4 inch NAR trauma dressing and 2 triangle bandages in a front cargo pocket I haven’t typically carried a chest seal but after listening to your video I will start including the chest seal and some aspirin. Thanks for sharing.
I carry a IFAK built from your products. Never travel or go into the woods without it! I made it so it will fit in my hunting kit and my walking around daybag. Thanks for all your doing to spread knowledge and provide good products we can depend on.
"Keeping the red blood cells on the inside is super important." - SkinnyMedic 2018
Hahaha.
I carry all that in the ankle holster I just got from you during your sale. Really love the holster! I had enough room, so I added another pocket by resizing an old Iphone belt pouch and sewing it on to the Velcro I didn't need. That allowed me to add a chest shield, a Benchmade rescue hook knife, and a space blanket. I also added some combat gauze, 3' of duck tape, and some gloves. The holster is really comfortable, and still weighs just under a pound (15.7 oz.) People are shocked that I can carry a full blow-out kit on my ankle. I do wear mainly overalls, which fortunately have a large pant leg. ( I forgot I added an NPA, a 14 gauge needle, and a sharpie inside the CAT ) Thanks Dieter, really love what you do!
This is a great video for the discussion that needs to be had, especially with fellow hunters that meet up every year. I began carrying the always-evolving trauma (or something like it) kit ever since the first time someone told me they'd ID'd me coming across a field because they saw me in their scope. (!)
I've also seen more than my share of self-inflicted knife wounds by people field-dressing game and losing track of their positioning relative to where the blade was going.
All your vids are great resources - and your sense of humor is enjoyed immensely.
Also, I carry a TQ and an Israeli bandage on my chainsaw chaps. Maybe you could do a video on chainsaw first aid.... Thanks again.
William Welch Awesome thinking!
He's already made a chainsaw one.
Great idea. Chainsaws have no mercy. My Stihl 0S8 taught a friend of mine a lesson about 7 yrs ago. He got off easy.
I carry a TK4 and Quickclot in a small pouch on my climbing harness as well.
I like it. Close to whatbincarry. I added a SAM splint for those annoying slips and falls. Maybe an ankle won't kill you today but in two weeks a that immobility will! So a folded fly splint with a NAR pack of folded duct tape. of duct tape does the trick. And yeah it holds flat too!!!
Keep up the good work.
I carry TQ, mil compression bandage, 2 quikclots, abdominal pads, 4x4, EMTP shears, Med tape, space blanket, booboo kit, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, benadryl. Need to add chestseal. 3 days of personal meds and bottle of nitrostat SL. Good video Skinny. CEU for the day. Best
Funny that I didn't see your video when you first released it; I was thinking along the same lines last year. In July of 2018 I built a compact trauma kit for carrying when hiking/hunting/trapping for myself and about 30 other people. It is vacuum sealed to make it compact and keep it clean. It consisted of: SWAT-T tourniquet, QuikClot hemostatic gauze, HyFin vent compact chest seal twin pack, and nitrile gloves. This year I updated the kit to include a H&H mini compression bandage and the H-vent chest seal instead of the HyFin, and H&H was kind enough to package it all for me. Now I'm building the "second line" of first aid for us, including all of the things you mention. Great job and thanks for giving me some ideas that I might have missed!
I carry a TQ and first aid everytime im in the woods now ... your videos and others really make you think about what could happen. thanks.
Thank you!
Hunted All My Life. Never Thought Of a Trauma Kit. I Will now. I Started Carrying A Soft T Wide On a Philster Flat pack on my Belt
Nice! This is very helpful. It’s good to know that there is something I could do if I had too.
Knock on wood my family has hunted the same property since 1978 without an incident. We have always stressed safety but you never know. Great info in this video.
Great idea for a video. This has always been my gold standard, and I didn't even know it. It's all well and dandy to have what you crucially need for a gunshot wound, but there is SO much else that can go wrong when away from civilization. This is also a great kit for preppers.
Where I struggle the most is how many of each do I really need.
May I suggest that day hikers and short distance backpackers (particularly those who hike in hunting zones) carry the same in their day pack.
I really like your stuff. As things settle down from the holidays I'm going to binge watch and take notes. Thanks!
Might be a good idea to invest in a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) Especially if you spend a lot of time outdoors in remote areas with little to no cell reception. I think ACR makes some great ones. If you get some major injuries and you become immoblized at the same time, you might not make it back on your own. With no way to call for help and with the temperature sinking at night, that can be deadly.
John Doe That’s a good idea.
Thanks for the tip
No problem. They do need to be registered to a specific person (yourself) though. And they are a one-use item (but can be replaced for free by the company if you use it during a real emergency) They usually only have 1 function (signal for help) But they have a useful life of 10 years, and are able to operate across a range of conditions from −40 to 40 °C (−40 to 104 °F), and transmit for 24 to 48 hours. Super legit when your life is on the line.
Awesome information. Thanks for the video.
i always carry a trauma kit while hunting. tourniquet celox and an Israeli bandage minimum
I carry an IFAK everyday! It consists of a SOFTT, combat gauze, compact Hyfin, and large nitrile gloves all stuffed into a 3x7 loksak. When I am hunting, at the range, biking, or doing anything else that could possibly hurt me, I always have a fully stocked trauma kit in a backpack.
I carried an IFAK with me in the field in South Africa last year and anytime hunting.
Good advice, all of it! I always carry a good first aid & trauma kit when I'm in the backcountry.
Very similar to mine. I added a Sam splint as most injuries although they are not life threatening at the time. If you can't walk you are screwed. SAN splint folded I'd jicelybandninserred
Everyone is all about tactical, but who would have thought about in the woods? Thanks.
I think if you carry a weapon or something that can cause harm, you should have something with you to treat the damage of those weapon's.
I love your vids and I like that you keep doing videos even though UA-cam is demonetizing your vids. Keep up the good work I hope they will do something about this
I have been a bow hunter for decades. We always have long sticks with razor sharp points. People get cut, poked, and stabbed by accident all the time. I was in camp with a guy who had an arrow fall out of his bow quiver and he stepped on it in stocking feet. What a mess! It took 3 of us to get him bandaged and get him to the hospital! Only a 4 man group! I also worry about burns in camp too. Hunters need a good FAK!
I carry a SAT Phone, a Spot Gen 3 SAT GPS, Locator Strobe, Locator Smoke Grenades, a personal nurse, 3 body guards, and a mutt dog for security too.
Sweet vid, thanks!
Always learn a lot from u
Helpful!
You should make this into a kit...i would definitely buy a few of these for my buddies who need them
Great kit. Thanks!
I know some guys who hunt boars with spears. Injuries to them and their dogs are common. I will forward this to them.
I carry a trauma kit while hunting! Man, if only you could have seen the face on the game warden who pulled up behind me while I was getting my hunting gear out of my car. He walked up and asked to see my paperwork. I opened my backpack and the first things to show are some of the medical supplies that I have purchased from you! “Woah! Chest seals, tourniquet, gauze and survival gear”! He was laughing but said that it was smart!
The Silencer It’s better to be prepared than not. Sounds like you made the game warden’s day. Hopefully you had a successful hunt.
FarWalker Thank you for the kind words! Actually, this past turkey season was my first time hunting ever (and it was when this happened)! I actually called a hen in (within shooting distance), but could only legally shoot a Tom or bearded hen. Still had a great time and also learned to set the turkey decoys up a bit further into the field because the hen was able to walk along the wood line (investigating the decoys) for a while without coming out. I was glad that I could call one in and even glad just that I actually found an area that had turkeys! Everything was completely new to me! Thanks again and yes, we both shared a laugh! He was a nice guy! I’m glad that I was all legal!
The Silencer about the only thing I hunt are quail and pheasant. Nothing more exciting than a bird taking off either in the brush or a cornfield. It’s also a lot of fun to watch your dogs work. Hopefully your next turkey hunt goes better.
That was a no go for BoBo-Situation, you need printed stuff like Hello Kitty what is also waterproof, because when a child is wounded its like a mass-extinction event, you need then a purple heart equivalent plaster.
Thanks for making this video....very helpful. Cheers
Great video!
btw sick truck! Enjoy your new range.
Well done. Sharing.
OK. you got shot ( maybe ) kit is in bag. chest seal, tourniquet great. Shock sets in and you us what you need. in a perfect / perfect situation you my be ok. Hope you are not alone.
basically a sm FAK with Trauma kit is perfect, but my kil needs a litte more Burn and broken bone supplies.
I thought about the broken bones stuff but you have sticks and other items that you could be used as splints. You can use the bandage to secure the items to the arm or leg.
SkinnyMedic thank you for responding, (oopps pun, added bonus), okay a little background on me. 2 heartattacks, Ex-combat first aid infantryman w/ trauma training in Desert Storm all round outdoorsman in 3 different areas of camping. Would you rather dig in your kit or drag yourself around to find some branches? I would like to see a brakage and burn plus kit to add to your First Aid & Trauma Kits. You have the Best kits I've ever seen. I would to see a vidoe from you about dehydration with a comparsion of water versus electrolytes. Tips, Hints, and Tricks, what about adding 3 smaller baggies for the gloves, meds and the steriles. Peace Out, and Great Work Skinny.
I all ways carry toilet paper with me when go out hunting and fishing it works great for small cut and scrapes plus a bathroom is not around the corner and it's supper cheap
I too carry toilet paper everywhere, especially when I'm using a public restroom since apparently some douches think it's funny to piss on the entire roll...
When I went hunting our kit had a blood pressure cuff & scope & Atari strips
Good stuff, SM. Funny, I was cutting something as your video started playing and I cut my finger! Got to find the FAK in my house now.
Is that your new property? Nice!.. Great idea to carry trauma supplies and the boo boo essentials for those that hunt and anyone really that spends time out in the wilderness.
I personally never really put a lot of thought into getting attacked by freakin animals and what damage they can really cause. 🦍🦏🐆🐗
Thanks for the vid
Great video!
Always carry a trauma kit when you venture into the "woods, forest, weeds, desert (like me) or backcountry, remember the most dangerous thing you'll meet is a "Biped Mammal" with a handgun or long gun and also "Mr. Murphy", he is always a worry!
Great video 🖒
Do you sell those medicine pouches on your website
no sir ... you can check Amazon
SkinnyMedic ok i will thank you. I am 16 and I am outdoors with guns and knives all the time and never even considered getting a trauma kit until i saw your videos. But I'm going to now , thank you.
Hunting or honing ??
Sounds funny
Good video. You'd be surprised how many hunters here in New Zealand don't carry so much as a band aid with them when they go out hunting. I tell my brother he can us some of my shit on his dogs if they were torn up by a boat cause they need first aid before they get to the vet as well
So... Is there a "Bo-Boo" addition option with your kits...
I'm thinking of and looking for a motorcycle/outdoors, always in the tool bag type deal...
Look at our Small Kit medicalgearoutfitters.com/collections/small-kits
I just watched this video, I have a couple of questions, How come you kit does not carry a triangle bandage, elastic bandage and some extra gauze rolls and gloves?e
We made this kit to carry on you. We have other kits that include all those items. You could keep a larger kit in your vehicle with those supplies.
What would you say the average cost of your kit is
Do you have this kit for sale on your website?
Where do you get those single dose medicines for your boo-boo pouch?
You can get them by the box on Amazon. We buy them through one of our distributors.
I've seen little packs of OTC meds at gas stations and cvs/Walgreens before.
Hey, I've got a question. Is it possible or feasible to woundpack your own shoulder or groin injury? I imagine that would hurt a lot. Maybe so much that you'd pass out and bleed to death? What do you think Skinny?
At least you tried...
Tried what?
Tried to wound pack. If I was alone and needed to wound pack myself, I sure as hell wouldn't just sit there and watch as I bleed out just because I was afraid of pain...
I'd rather pass out trying than doing nothing.
Ohh, for sure. I agree. Doing something is pretty much always better than doing nothing. I just wanted to know how realistic it would be. Never heard of anyone doing it to themselves. Unlike a tourniquet, it's not like you can practice wound packing on yourself. So I have no idea what kind of pain we're talking about. Applying a chest seal also seems simple enough (at least on the front) But wound packing seems like one of the more difficult things to do on yourself.
Chest injury deer attacks hunter.
"...They thought you were a deer.." lol.. You have to be really weird looking! lol ... JK... I know that could happen like Dick Cheney "accidentally" shot Harry Whittington in 2006! lol...
Most Hunters NEVER carry anything to handle trauma ALL Hunters have One thing on their mind its not medical.