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This is the list of first aid equipment taken on a typical Outdoor Action three-season backpacking trip. Trip size is 10-12 with trip length of 4 to 6 days. Keep in mind that the contents of a proper first aid kit depend on your activity, location, season, first aid training, potential environmental hazards, and activity hazards. Use this list only as a starting point.
| _____ tarp | GENERAL REPAIR KIT (in Tupperware box): |
| _____ groundsheet | |
| _____ 1 x 50' tarpline (1/4 inch) | _____ heavy duty needles |
| _____ 1 x 75' bear bag line (1/4 inch) | _____ 30' fishing line |
| _____ 2 carabiners for bear bagging | _____ 5 safety pins |
| _____ 35' parachute cord | _____ 5 buttons |
| _____ 2 working stoves (Test them) | _____ 15' duct tape on a golf pencil |
| _____ 3 fuel bottles | _____ 3 clevis pins |
| _____ 1 funnel | _____ 3 split rings |
| _____ 2 boxes waterproof matches | _____ 15' #20 wire |
| _____ 1 2L, 1 4L pots with lids | _____ 25' braided nylon cord |
| _____ 1 frypan | _____ Fastex Pack Buckle |
| _____ 1 spatula | |
| _____ 1 plastic mixing spoon | _____ CB Radio |
| _____ 1 pot gripper | _____ 8 AA batteries |
| _____ 1 16 oz. Campsuds biodegradable soap | _____ Green Recycling bag |
| _____ 1 Teflon Scrubbie | _____ 1 1.5 gallon water container |
| _____ 10 plastic trash bags | _____ 1 compass |
| _____ 2 rolls toilet paper | _____ Maps as needed |
| _____ 1 trowel | _____ waterproof map case |
| _____ 1 tin can (in which to burn TP) | _____ 2 sq. ft. aluminum foil (for tampons) |
| _____ 1 compass | _____ 1 bottle Aspirin in Ziplock (for tampons) |
| _____ 1 waterproof map case | _____ Red Medical Waste Bag |
| _____ Maps & Guidebooks as needed | _____ PUR Hiker Water Filter |
| _____ 1 8 oz. 2% Tincture of Iodine |
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| CANOE TRIPS: | |
| _____ 1 5 gallon water container | _____ Dry storage bags (if available) |
| _____ 1 ammo box for first aid kit | _____ 6 20" lengths of tarp line (bowlines if needed) |
| _____ 1 Throw bag | |
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| BIKE TRIPS: | Basic Bike Repair Kit Contains: |
| _____ 2 Basic Bike Repair Kits | _____ 1 Quik Stik or 3 Tire irons |
| _____ 2 Zefal Pumps | _____ 1 wrench |
| _____ 10 extra tubes | _____ 1 hex wrench set |
| _____ 2 nylon tarps | _____ 1 third hand tool |
| _____ 2 ground sheets | _____ 1 Park Combination Y wrench |
| _____ extra pannier mounting hardware | _____ Phillips & regular screwdriver |
| _____ 2 Wireless Cycle Computers | _____ 3 spoke wrenches different sizes |
| _____ 1 Weather Radio | |
| Extra Repair Items: | _____ Misc. spare spokes |
| _____ 1 Park Bottom Bracket Cup tool | _____ 1 Emergency spoke cable |
| _____ 1 Park crank extractor | _____ 1 Park Bottom Bracket Lock ring Tool |
| _____ 1 freewheel cassette cracker | _____ 1 spare chain |
| _____ 1 chain rivet tool | _____ 4 spare cables |
This article is written by Rick Curtis, Director, Outdoor Action Program. This material may be freely distributed for nonprofit educational use. However, if included in publications, written or electronic, attributions must be made to the author. Commercial use of this material is prohibited without express written permission from the author. Copyright © 1995 Rick Curtis, Outdoor Action Program, Princeton University.
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