There's little doubt that a well prepared first aid kit
should form a part of any motorcycle travellers kit,
perhaps every traveller should carry one.
Motorcycling is inherently dangerous; other motorists,
animals, weather, road conditions, all throw obstacles at
us and often we get caught out. A well packed first aid
kit can often be
the
difference
between life and
death.
The
team
at
TRAVERSE
always
travels
with
a
well
stocked
kit,
usually one that
is
specifically
prepared
and
marketed
to
motorcyclists, on
a recent fifty plus
day ride through
Australia's north-
west we took
two additional
kits
supplied
by
Survival
Emergency
Solutions.
The main kit
we took was the Survival Emergency Solutions Handy First
Aid Kit which included everything the leading motorcycle
specific kit has plus more, including shears similar to
the motorcycle ones which, are said to cut Kevlar used
in motorcycle clothing. They do, we have first hand
experience. Also in the kit were the usual necessities like
dressings, gloves, tweezers, and tape, however one item
stood right out.
The Survival Emergency Solutions kit included a
pressure bandage, perfect for emergency treatment of
snake bites. Something we were mindful of where we
were going. We never got to use it!
Amazingly, the kit includes almost twice as much as
our regular kit
yet packs into a
size not much
larger (160mm
x
120mm
x
65mm), compact
enough to fit into
any pannier or
tankbag. The kit
would be perfect
for hikers too
however,
if
you think this
is too larger
and
perhaps
heavy there are
other
option
from
Survival
Emergency
Solutions
and
that's why we
also took the
Compact
First
Aid Kit.
And
guess what? It contains almost everything the larger
version has, just on a smaller scale or lesser volume, even
the pressure bandage. What it doesn't have is the things
that perhaps wouldn't be needed whilst hiking. It went
everywhere with us.
Weighing less than 200 grams why wouldn't it go with
us?
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