Adventure Medical Kits Mountain Series, Backpacker Medical Kit - 96 Pieces, blue/orange, one size (0100-1003)

I bought this kit after reading an article that selected it as the best (out of 12 kits) for hiking and camping. That endorsement may explain why Amazon has only 2 left in stock (8 when I bought it a couple of days ago) and why the Adventure Medical Kits website is out of stock. The kit is well equipped although I had to go to the AMK website to get a list of the contents. The best feature is its organization into zippered sections for different types of issues. This makes it easy to find needed items. The kit measures 7.5" x 6" x 3.5". It weights 13.5 oz - 10.8 oz if you remove the 160-page (but small) manual. It's soft-sided and with a coated bottom. The size and weight make it a good kit for backpacks. By comparison, AMK's Ultralight .9 kit, roughly equivalent to this kit, weighs about 9 oz, less than 2 oz lighter. And this kit is much better organized. With the manual removed, I had room to add a number of items that I had on hand from expired and used kits - additional band-aids of different sizes, a triangular bandage, additional medication packets, ammonia inhalants, alcohol wipes, disposable thermometers, and a few other items. All these items added about 4.8 oz to the weight. With these additional items, I had a kit that matched other AMK kits that cost twice as much or more. I wanted to add a clotting sponge, but the sealed package was too big. I can just put that in my bag along with the first aide kit. Everyone going out for several days should evaluate their first aid kit and customize it to meet their specific needs and conditions. (I am susceptible to poison ivy, so I added a couple of poison ivy cleansers.) The kit has enough room to add several things as I did. But even if you don't, you have a well-stocked kit for everything but the most critical emergency. As the article I referenced above noted, this is a kit for hiking and camping, not for hunting or for professional medical personnel. Those kits are larger and a lot more expensive. This is an excellent first aid kit. I highly recommend it. I was not compensated in any way for this review..

Adventure Medical actually tests their gear and know what you need before you do. That’s why they make the best prebuilt first aid kits on the market. They aren’t cheap, but their quality is high and I’ve bought 10 or so of them for each vehicle, a travel one, for my work bag, for my bug out bag. Ect. They are great and you can always beef them up with more bandaids or gauze pads, quick clot, and a tourniquet.

As advised by both the NYT Wirecutter staff and other reviewers, I took a full inventory immediately on opening. I did note that they made substitutions for the medications (instead of 4 acetominophen and 4 ibuorofen there were 8 ibuprofen and 0 acetomenophen). I do NOT recall reading this in anyones reviews, but the manufacturer does state in very fine print in the literature included with the order (not here, up front, that I saw) that they reserve the right to make substitutions, so they kind of CYA'd themselves 'after the fact' if you ask me. I deducted a star for that. Otherwise, this was a good buying experience. I like the kit for the reasons that the NYT did, its a unique design that lends to pretty good organization with minimal fuss for a LOT of items in a small, portable space. I got this for my daughter heading off to Harvard for her Masters (14 hours away) to make sure she'd have a good kit for her apartment and various day trips. There was room to add a small multi-tool, very small flashlight, a small lighter, a high quality tourniquet packet, and a few additional otc medications (I did not have it to add, but Narcan is sort of a must these days for preparedness on the college scene). With my additions. it was a very tight fit getting it closed again, but was still doable. I do not think I could have added another thing. Pretty impressive overall. I cant testify to its durability or value in a true emergency, just the initial receipt and impressions. If you actually GET the listed items (or they were more up front that they can and do substitute medications freely), it is probably a five star kit. I did get everything listed except for the medicine subs, so there is that. I feel four stars is about right unless they are a bit more transparent.

Just came back from a Trip to Guatemala. This came in handy for scrapes and bumps. I would pack more bandaids and neosporn next time. Nice to help out other team members when they got a headache. Great amount of items for different situations.

AMK makes some great kits. This one is compact, very conveniently and clearly organized, and well stocked. We live, work, and drive mainly out of cell range so we keep decent kits in our vehicles since help may be a ways off. Bought this one for my wife’s vehicle and was sold by the very clearly organized and labeled storage which is great for someone who isn’t a trained first responder. These kits also include instructions and other helpful literature. Highly recommended. For reference, size is slightly larger than a softball, smaller than a football.

I have had the two day medical hiking pack for about 4 years now. I bought it for a two week tour of several national parks. The pack had just what I needed the few times I needed a bandage or advil. Great supply! Obviously I did not use everything, but it was there in the chance that I ended up needing it. Well organized and easy to find what you need. This bigger pack has even more options than the one I originally purchased four years ago.

I like Adventure medical kits for their organization and size. However, their “tweezers” are crap. I have to spend more on replacement tweezers than I spend on the first aid kit.

Perfect smaller first aid kit for camping or hiking. Small and light enough to carry or store easily, and still has basic essentials. A good starter kit.