Ultralight/Watertight Medical Kit .5

The .5 is the smallest kit in the Ultralight/Watertight line, and the packaging is the real reason to buy it: a genuinely waterproof inner pouch inside a silnylon outer bag, so your gauze and tape are still dry after a day of rain. At 230 grams for one or two people over a long weekend, it is a sensible starting point for anyone currently carrying nothing. Be clear about what the money buys, though. Inside is a small stock of adhesive bandages, a few doses of ibuprofen and antihistamine, and light blister supplies. There is no tourniquet, no substantial gauze for a bleeding wound, and nothing for splinting. Restock it before your first trip and plan on replacing the medications annually. Anyone comfortable assembling their own kit can match these contents for well under half the price, because what you are paying for is the curation and the dry pouch.