I don't have a bugout bag because I can't think of any reasonable situation where I would not shelter in place.

I have been backpacking for over six decades. Every once in a while I sit down try to remember the first aid things/situations that I have actually encountered while backpacking.

Here is what I carry in my backpack first aid kit.

5 ea Bandaids 5/8" x 3" fabric - Minor Cuts
5 ea Bandaids 1" x 3" fabric - Minor Cuts
5 ea Bandaid 1 3/4" x 4" - Abrasions and Cuts
1 pad Moleskin 3" x 4" - Blisters
4 ea Moleskin Donuts - Blisters
1 sm tube Neosporin Ointment - Triple Actibacteria Ointment
1 roll Gauze, sterile - Wound Treatment
2 ea Gauze Pad - Wound Treatment
2 paks Quick Clot - Stop Bleeding
1 ea Battle Dressing - Major Wound
2 ea 2nd Skin, moist burn pads - Burn Treatment
1 sm tube Aquaphor Ointment - Burn Treatment
1 roll Ace Bandage - Sprains
1 roll Vet Wrap - Sprains
1 ea Needle - Splinters & Ticks
1 ea Tweezers - Splinters & Ticks
1 tube Chap Stick - Chapped Lips
4 pills Antacid Tablets, chewable - Indigestion

Plus training on how to use everything in the kit and what else you may need to improvise.

I have a much bigger First Aid Kit for remote expeditions and hunting base camps.


Wind in my hair, Sun on my face, I gazed at the wide open spaces, And I was at home.