[RBW] Re: First Aid Kits

2013-05-22 Thread Liesl
Last August when I went down in gravel and really jaggedly cut up my elbow (9 spaced out stitches), all I had to temporarily bandage it was a neoprene seat cover held in place with an Irish strap! Ya gotta love those Irish straps. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[RBW] Re: First Aid Kits

2013-05-21 Thread Mike Schiller
I have a small kit I carry on all of my bikes. Some antiseptic wipes, a couple of band-aids, an adhesive patch, some aspirin, and a mini swiss army knife with tweezers. I've has some pretty big gouges from bushes on dirt rides. Most of the time I don't even notice it until I get home and there

[RBW] Re: First Aid Kits

2013-05-21 Thread Kellie Stapleton
Great assortment of first aid kits at REI; different sizes, brands and costs. On Tuesday, May 21, 2013 10:40:05 AM UTC-7, Minh wrote: > > So i have to admit that i'm generally a no-plans, take it as you go > rider. But this past weekend i was caught out on the trail and had a bad > spill that

[RBW] Re: First Aid Kits

2013-05-21 Thread Leslie
A week or so ago, I was out for a jaunt on the local greenbelt, enroute home... most of the people on the path, I'd seen earlier on my way out, and was passing 'em all in reverse-order.Came upon a mother and her two kids who were at the end of one of the longer bridge-spans along the path.

[RBW] Re: First Aid Kits

2013-05-21 Thread Deacon Patrick
As I mentioned in a previous thread, I carry a very minimal kit, and use everything "in" it for others things. Here's what I carry/use (which presumes more woodland, backroad riding) -- blood clotting agent/disinfectant: pine needle dust or freshly smoked pipe ash. Combine with spit, place on w