Bushcraft: First Aid Kits
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- Опубліковано 3 кві 2014
- Mors talks about making your own first aid kits depending on the situation and also one to carry on your person with regards to wilderness living and survival.
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My great-grandmother was an herbalist. When my Mom was burned as a teenager, she advised sassafras leaves. Rub them until pulpy and damp, then use them as a poultice. It really works.
This is timeless gold. And very thought provoking, whichever environment you're in. Especially when weight is the killer, knowing 90% of what you need and how to use it; and then getting it in a shirt pocket to ensure programme compliance is the key.
Experience talking. Love how he says that a small kit would be on your person (pocket), not in your pack. Often what he says feels like a really good merge of years of practical, personal, experience and years of studying such as reading books and discussing with others. He has a great point about preventing incidents.
Thanks Mors! I never come away not having learned something informative that will help better myself and assist me as I "knock about" in the wild. Much appreciated sir. ...As always.
Great advice. As for super glue its been used for years in and out of hospitals. Thanks.
Thank you Mors Kochanski for your valuable knowledge. I appreciate your genuine model of teaching and hope to take a course from you one day!
a living legend.....
Great info. Much appreciate Mors. Cheers to you sir.
This is quality information. Thanks for sharing! :)
Ofcourse another great video and great info, especially about the balsam fur blister liquid. Blessings to you and yours .
Balsam fir is only found in the Canadian boreal forest and great lakes Regions. I live on the Bruce peninsula Ontario Canada between lake heron and Georgian bay and the southern part of the peninsula is absolutely fall of Balsam fir, red and white Cedar.
great info!! ty~ Mors!
Sidecutters are a must in a First Aid kit
Great video and one made by someone who obviously has alot of experience and first aid knowledge! Thanks for sharing and know that I (and I'm sure many others...) picked up a number of great hints and tricks! Thanks again for a great video!
great info thanks for sharing this!
great video
thanks for sharing this!
great info!
Plantain poultice and a piece of cloth works very well on cuts, burns, insect bites, bee stings, even poison ivy...
I'm going to try the super glue as get cracks on my fingertips, thanks for sharing 👍
Great vid gives me ideas for mine
If you listened closely you would have heard Mors say it comes from the balsam fir blisters although pine works too.
is it the same thing as balsam fir essential oil?
pine needle oil also (which is cheaper)?
The audio is so poor on these videos it's hard to hear him say anything.
Urudrim yes balsam fir oil or essential oil
thanks
More like sap than oil
great kits mors iv heard that you don't need 1st aid kits lol well I wish them well good to see you sir cheers
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I don't know who's saying that you shouldn't use superglue for for 1st aid, but I agree with Mors. Superglue is a vital ingredient in any first aid kit! In my experience it is one of the best ways to seal up a small cut that exists today.
BTW, Loctite brand superglue (NOT regular Loctite!) is the best I have ever used by far. Its packaging isn't as compact as the little metal tubes, so for your shirt pocket kit those may be preferable, but it comes in a slightly thicker gel form that is easy to put where you need it without it running all over everything else, and, unlike those little metal tubes, you can actually use it more than once without the bottle permanently sealing itself shut! It's what I keep in my main kit.
I'm still not totally clear about the specifics. Would you personally use this on a wound that would normally require stitches? The "butterfly" strips he describes are often a substitute for stitches. When might it be better NOT to use the glue? Any and all nuances on the matter will be appreciated. Thanks!
Kayakwinds You can use superglue to seal up small cuts & wounds that you would normally use bandaids or steri-strips for. It doesn't work well for large wounds, but for small wounds superglue is a great solution. It completely seals the wound, and prevents infection a lot better than just a bandaid.
@living survival. I think that was Goatman
Bigfoot walked by at 9:18
Carfoot!
That liquid in that bottle is just pine resin right? And if so wouldn't it stick to your wound? And why would docters be suspected of witch craft? Great video!
Does anyone know what the name for the expandable towel is?
What gear would you recommend for an 11 year old budget, but not cheap, bushcraft backpack, that's not to modern, but can hold enough for an ovenight hiking and camping trip and be comfortable and strong. Thank you for the video, they all have very good skills.
Check out your local thrift store for vintage packs, cook ware, and tools. Antique stores are also a great source. Keep in mind, many items you find won't be bushcraft purposed, but if it works then user it. I use a vintage Swedish pack, a coffee bean can with a wire bail for cooking, and an old army blanket. All found second hand.
+Jacob Margolin if you cant find somewhere to buy cheap vintage stuff, i think a good idea could be to buy a cheap but comfortable canvas backpack or haversack, with buckles or strong durable pocket closures and a bucket pack design or a design that will allow it to shed water easily when waterproofed, and then to do a DIY waterproofing with linseed oil/ beeswax or some mixture of the like. the more expensive old style packs are mostly made of waxed or rubberised canvas and this would be a cheap way of achieving a similar or equal result and could save you a hundred dollars or more. you can find cheap canvas bags online if theres none in you area, or even make your own. for an overnight you shouldnt need more than a 25-30 L bag size or else you're probably carrying way too much
Super Glue was originally intended for use in medical situations rather than sticking pottery back together so I am fine with using it in cuts.
no it wasn't.
Well you are right. The idea was to use it for something else originally but that idea did not get off the ground "The use of cyanoacrylate glues in medicine was considered fairly early on. Eastman Kodak and Ethicon began studying whether the glues could be used to hold human tissue together for surgery. In 1964 Eastman submitted an application to use cyanoacrylate glues to seal wounds to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Soon afterward Dr. Coover's glue did find use in Vietnam--reportedly in 1966 cyanoacrylates were tested on-site by a specially trained surgical team, with impressive results"
Super glue was invented for the space program to install heat shields and tiles.
no it wasn't.
The specific adhesive which we call "superglue" was first designed for gunsites but rejected for that use. I keep a couple of tubes in my kit.