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General Topics => Health, Fitness, and First Aid => Topic started by: GlockNewb on November 14, 2022, 01:22:43 PM
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https://youtu.be/x_--5fuM1Dc
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I'll watch the video later, but one way to save money is stock your kit with expired components. ;D
I'm mostly kidding, but I recently gave away a bunch of supplies that expired.
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I'll watch the video later, but one way to save money is stock your kit with expired components. ;D
I'm mostly kidding, but I recently gave away a bunch of supplies that expired.
I put together a nicely stocked home medical kit a few years ago. Last year I noticed only a few of the items are still pre-expiration.
I've put off refreshing, because the majority of the items are similar to things I stock separately: antibiotic ointments, dressings, bandages, wipes, etc.
The "package deal" I started with was on sale, so affordable. I opted to use a cheaper Home Depot canvas tool bag versus the expensive 1,000-pocket cases the website sold.
A lot of the stuff i do use regularly, like the scissors, tweezers, and so on.
It's good to have everything you might need in one portable bag that's well organized. I use ziplock bags to group everything by category so I can at least find the gauze and tape without digging through everything else.
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I put together a nicely stocked home medical kit a few years ago. Last year I noticed only a few of the items are still pre-expiration.
I've put off refreshing, because the majority of the items are similar to things I stock separately: antibiotic ointments, dressings, bandages, wipes, etc.
The "package deal" I started with was on sale, so affordable. I opted to use a cheaper Home Depot canvas tool bag versus the expensive 1,000-pocket cases the website sold.
A lot of the stuff i do use regularly, like the scissors, tweezers, and so on.
It's good to have everything you might need in one portable bag that's well organized. I use ziplock bags to group everything by category so I can at least find the gauze and tape without digging through everything else.
Expired antibiotic? I've used stuff way beyond expiration dates. Sometimes not on purpose though. ;D
I have multiple kits. Car, range bag, shooting belt, etc. Put them together at different times, so the dates are all over the place. I recently replaced/refreshed and not that many stuff where out of date. Gave some to a medic friend for training, came some to another friend who "needed" it, etc.
I have sports tape in many places. One of the best items for shooters. I've even had a friend use when his shoe bottom fell apart. :rofl:
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Expired antibiotic? I've used stuff way beyond expiration dates. Sometimes not on purpose though. ;D
I have multiple kits. Car, range bag, shooting belt, etc. Put them together at different times, so the dates are all over the place. I recently replaced/refreshed and not that many stuff where out of date. Gave some to a medic friend for training, came some to another friend who "needed" it, etc.
I have sports tape in many places. One of the best items for shooters. I've even had a friend use when his shoe bottom fell apart. :rofl:
One useful item that has a short-ish shelf life is CA glue. Superglue can bond skin together quickly (as most of us know!) and can serve as stitches/staples until proper treatment is available.
Maybe Amazon's subscription discount plan? Set up a regular purchase of certain items to make sure you always have "fresh"?
I might do that. Trying to use a brick of dried-out CA glue when you just need a few drops really sucks.
Edited: AC glue <==> CA glue. At least all the letters were there! :geekdanc: :thumbsup:
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CA?
cyano acrylate?
One useful item that has a short-ish shelf life is AC glue. Superglue can bond skin together quickly (as most of us know!) and can serve as stitches/staples until proper treatment is available.
Maybe Amazon's subscription discount plan? Set up a regular purchase of certain items to make sure you always have "fresh"?
I might do that. Trying to use a brick of dried-out AC glue when you just need a few drops really sucks.
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CA?
cyano acrylate?
Lysdexia
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"a friend"
Expired antibiotic? I've used stuff way beyond expiration dates. Sometimes not on purpose though. ;D
I have multiple kits. Car, range bag, shooting belt, etc. Put them together at different times, so the dates are all over the place. I recently replaced/refreshed and not that many stuff where out of date. Gave some to a medic friend for training, came some to another friend who "needed" it, etc.
I have sports tape in many places. One of the best items for shooters. I've even had a friend use when his shoe bottom fell apart. :rofl:
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"a friend" "who "needed" it" is more relevant. :shake:
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One useful item that has a short-ish shelf life is AC glue. Superglue can bond skin together quickly (as most of us know!) and can serve as stitches/staples until proper treatment is available.
Maybe Amazon's subscription discount plan? Set up a regular purchase of certain items to make sure you always have "fresh"?
I might do that. Trying to use a brick of dried-out AC glue when you just need a few drops really sucks.
Yeah, done the super glue "stitches" a few times. Particularly when I doing kickboxing. Many an eyebrow "fixed" that way. Superglue gel seems to last longer.
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Lysdexia
(https://i.imgur.com/LBar8U3m.jpg)
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This is a good start and FREE when you take a "Stop the Bleed Class.
(https://i.imgur.com/XId5RO6m.jpg)