QuikClot Advanced Clotting Gauze QuikClot belongs in every first aid kit you own – full stop. These are compact and lighweight, so they take up very little room in your kit. I keep a basic kit in each of our vehicles, my range bag, and my classroom. My wife and I have built out a much more comprehensive kit for our home since we live 20 minutes from the nearest hospital. … [Read more...] about QuikClot Advanced Clotting Gauze
First Aid
Fels Naptha Laundry Soap
Fels Naptha Laundry Bar Soap Between my landscaping business, market garden, and working on our 18-acre heavily-wooded property, I come into contact with my share of poison ivy and sumac. The entire poison ivy plant (leaves, stems, berries, and roots) contains an oil called urushiol. This is what causes the contact contact dermatitis for most people when they get it … [Read more...] about Fels Naptha Laundry Soap
Dr. Christopher’s Complete Tissue & Bone Ointment
Here's a tried-and-true remedy that contains a natural plant ingredient most people probably only heard about in a survey botany course, but belongs in everyone's medicine cabinet – comfrey. I keep one jar in our home first aid kit and one with our camping gear. Earlier this year, I cut several of my fingers pretty badly while moving a propane grill off the bed of my truck. … [Read more...] about Dr. Christopher’s Complete Tissue & Bone Ointment