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Our quest for a better first aid kit began with a crash we heard in the laundry room. Our existing plastic cased first aid kit had just fallen off the wall and onto the tile floor and shattered. My wife suggested it was time for either a metal or cloth kit/bad. Metal was out of question as it might break a floor tile if it came loose and fell so I searched Amazon for what seem like a good value in soft cased first aid kits.This kit has good Amazon reviews and more than lives up to the other kits in its price range. It would be excellent for everything from camping to hiking to being the main stay in ones home. As with all kits there are changes that need to be made. Among these are the addition on an antibiotic cream or ointment. For home use removal of the Emergency Car Safety Hammer, The 6" Glow Stick, the Compass and the Whistle and their placement in our car's font seat console makes more sense. We added "Poison Plant Wash, Antibiotic Cream, Anti-Itch Cream, and some pain medication.If hiking or boating, different deletions and additions would be needed. All in all this kit is close to the best starting place for a reasonable first aid kit and along with a basic first aid course it would help almost any one along the way to being a help in a minor emergency situation. One weakness is almost no important internal and external OTC medications. But since we use it in our home we can easily supplement from our kitchen medicine cabinet. A 4.8 would be a very fair rating for home use and a 4.5 for other situations. There is some room for additional first aid items if one takes the time to remove the items that are not appropriate for the conditions where it will be used. Another weakness in the included first aid instructions booklet in talks about the shock position but does not illustrate it with a drawing. I am sure there are better basic instruction booklets that could have been included. Finally the feature we like most is the fact that the internal compartments are see thru. Eventually the plastic see thru compartments may crack or discolor but at this price point it a risk more than worth taking.

I was a little disappointed at the overall size of the pack. Somehow, I expected it to be at least a few inches longer, but it is adequate, and will easily fill the space where it's to be stored. However, I do like the various pouches and zipper compartments that allow for maximum use of the space inside the pack.As received, there isn't a lot of room to incorporate the supplies from my plastic shoe box kit into this new one, but for it's size it is very comprehensive. I plan to take everything out, and separate the non-medical emergency items--like the hammer, compass, glow stick, etc., and put them in a separate zipper pouch and fix it to the handle of the main case with either a light chain or zip tie, then reorganize the rest to my preference. That should free up enough room to add other items. The sealed cleaning and disinfectant pads are about all the meds this contains, so I've added individual packets of antibiotic and hydrocortisone creams, and will add additional bandages, small bottles of tylenol, advil, etc. to round out general items, as space allows.This might be an idea to consider for future revisions--separate the tools from the medical supplies with a detachable pouch, or separate outside velcro pocket.I would have bought one of these for our individual 72 hour "grab-and-go" emergency packs, but I had already invested in three of another brand, not quite so large or comprehensive, but easier to pack. This first aid pack would be a great idea for a larger grab-and-go project.Review Update: I completed reorganizing the pack, and found it really does hold a lot. I not only added 30 packets each of individual hydrocortisone and antibiotic ointment, but an additional 10 alcohol prep pads, a dozen 1-inch adhesive bandages, 10 2-inch non-stick gauze pads, sixteen jumbo adhesive bandages. I also put all the loose items in ziplock bags for better storage. Since I didn't need the mini-first aid pouch, I used it to store the gloves, whistle, safety pins, compass, sewing kit, tweezers and pencil, and it fits in one of the zip pockets. After all that, I think this item is more worthy of 5 stars than the 4 I originally gave it.

Alan AngelAug 26 (2 days ago)to Amazon.comAs I said in my previous email, I would comment when the new first aid kit arrived, which was received this morning.In going thru the kit, I noticed one thing that really came to light real quick. It is not a really big issue, but it was difficult finding the inside packet zippers. The zipper blends in and is difficult to find quickly.I noticed that there was a lack of any blood clotting packets, and any aspirin or other pain pills. I noticed the tweezers were metal, and that is a plus.It appears that aspirin or other pain medication will be an add-on along with burn medicine, and eyewash or similar product.The windshield hammer, as well as the light stick, were removed to make room for a professional CPR mask and ace bandages. Miscellaneous items were incorporated into a Mollie bag, and it would have been nice if attachment straps or other attachment points were available on the first aid bag in case a Mollie bag were necessary.All toll the room provided in the bag was just enough room to add the necessary items I thought were required for my application.One thing I did not find was the discount coupon when I logged on for the ebook. Any way to get one, and a list of replacement products.I look forward to having this kit available and never having the need to use it unless really necessary in an extreme emergencyZenwells customer service has been extremely helpful with this product, and help for additional items and product.Al Angel