Decent advice Richard, thanks. As others may have said, a full list of what you have in your EDC would be great. Just a thought.

Excellent Richard. Always vital to take decent first aid kit and most importantly; learn how to use it all and where each item is so you can find it immediately.....and in the dark! If you are ever unfortunate enough to hurt yourself badly, especially a serious cut that causes a big bleed, you will need to get to the vital bit of first aid kit instantly, before you lose too much blood, feel faint or unwell, or even go into shock. It's amazing, but unless you have suffered serious injury, you don't know how you will actually react and if on your own, you must act fast to prevent further injury or deterioration. Being practical and slightly detached from yourself so you can get busy fixing the situation, will possibly help prevent too much wasting time or feeling shocked and inert. Learn how a tourniquet works and practice with it carefully a couple of times a year to remind yourself how to deploy and apply it correctly. My maxim is: "If you work with a blade, always carry first aid!" This video covers good basic stuff Richard and it's a topic often scoffed at by folk who don't like to think of themselves as 'preppers' or 'bushcrafters', and who naturally, don't really imagine it will ever happen to them or someone they are with. Being prepared for any accident when outdoors is just common sense. There have been many times over my lifetime (63 now!) when just at the beach with the kids when they were small, or a shopping centre car park, carrying basic first aid has made a huge difference to someone else's day when you come across an elderly person who has fallen, a kid who came off a push bike in shorts and a T shirt and has really scuffed themselves up.....on remote footpaths miles from a town and you find someone who has just managed to gash their arm or hand on rusty barbed wire....and of course several bad car crashes. So many times, I was able to step in and do something simple to help, before maybe other agencies could get to them. I've also managed to cut myself seriously on more than one occasion ( idiot 🙄 ) and so having the right kit a available readily has made a huge difference. Looks as though you could have used that foil blanket while making the video!!😂

Your term ‘mental reset’ is exactly right. Thanks Richard!

Those life straws don't work as well as the say but if you boil the water the drink the water through the straw it's way better.

I always carry antihistamines as a mate I was camping with got bitten/stung whilst sleeping and the side of his face ballooned. Funny but not funny 😐

Discounting the Leatherman scissors, I would replace the plastic handled pair with an all stainless pair of 'nursing' scissors. Nothing worse than trying to cut through something with cracked, or missing, finger holes and they have a blunt and a pointed blade. A bandage or two that contain a clotting agent, a useful addition to a tourniquet. If you plan on going deep into the wilds a suture kit and/or some sterile cyanoacrylate glue. Plastic bags, there's a hundred different uses for plastic bags. Pack something to keep your morale up, a favourite sweet, really nice coffee, small portable radio, anything that will improve your mood. I pack mine on the assumption it will be the only thing I have. A catastrophic event may see you lose, or have to abandon, everything but the clothes you stand up in. Pack some of those horrible survival food blocks and a couple of rechargeable 'micro torches'. Probably getting a bit much for your little pack but separating it all into two small packs, one first aid, the other 'survival', and carrying them on your person not in your pack strikes me as a sensible approach.

Nice kit!

Antihistamines are worth taking. Wish I had some when I went firewood searching and stood on a bees nest!! 20+ stings later, I was covered in hives. Thought I was gonna die in my hammock. Couldn't come home as cut off by tide on river dart till next morning as wed kayaked to small island. .. same trip, my mate cut half way through his finger with his axe. Disastrous trip

It's okay saying to get a tourniquet for major bleeds and watch a video , but you do actually need to go on an approved training course to learn how to use them properly . An experienced first aider will know how and where to apply a good pressure dressing which in most cases will do a good job. Regards Big Andy, former ambulance technician and now security officer with advanced first aid training for humans and dogs .

Good one Richard. I would add a small torch, a second means of firestarting even if it was another lighter and some cordage. A small plastic dustsheet works wonders as aditional protection, and last but not leaset a small bottle (Lidl\Aldi) of sanitiser.

Nowt worse than cold feet, Well done for tuffing it out. We are turning nesh. Need to man up more. The Aldi tatties are great. My reindeer pelt is called Rudolf

...and check all your med supplies are in-date.

Nice EDC/ IFAK! A question though: A tournique in a pouch on the side your pack is fine if you're a medic, but you'd be the patient, so, personally I'd wear it on my belt or trouser pocket along with an InReach, quicker to get to and you might not be near your pack, cutting wood, etc. As a military pilot - where was your SAR/IFAK kit kept? Add Cocodomol; Israeli Bandage (one-handed); Celox/Quickclot; Eyewash; Iodine; Chemlight; medical superglue; large butterfly stitches; replace that filter for a "Pure Clear" which does viruses; and a smaller 'tobacco tin' Survival Kit carried on your person at all times (as stated above)...

Excellent stuff Richard, solid advice

Hi Richard. Check out Leukotape. Great for emergency dressings

Thank you for sharing, Richard

The Lifestraw DOESN'T purify. It filters. Still need to boil or add bleach to purify.

Nice one Richard. Very informative and very useful to know what you should have with you out on adventures. Thank you. Take care and stay safe 😊

Whenever I was away for a few days and EDC was carried. Of course accidents never happen on a day trip in easy environments - until they do! I learned that lesson this summer when my walking partner fell into a dry watercourse. He cut his head and upper arm and I had no first aid kit. I was able to utilise a buff as a bandage and to gently place his arm into his shirt to immobilise it in case of a break. Thankfully my mobile ws well charged and I called the emergency services which resulted in a first responder, a fire engine (needed for extraction) and an ambulance!! He was able to walk out of the hospital but lesson learned about carrying a first aid kit at all times.

Great information for sure. I'd hate to think how many people go out without these things. If one NEVER has to use it, they'd be lucky. And even luckier if they ever needed it! Thanks for sharing.

Mine is similar minus the tourniquet. I have several gallon ziplock bags - good for water storage. I also have a large sheet of polycro, sold as secondary window wrap, that can be made into a tarp. Packs down to nothing.

Hi Richard, a worthwhile addition would be a card listing everything in the pouch. Two reasons one as a reminder to yourself and secondly if you are injured and someone else has to administer first aid, on opening the pouch they will know what is to hand to be used!

Good one Richard! Mine is rather similar but I´ve learned now that I have to get myself a tourniquet. Thanks and cheers, Henk.

Mine is very similar Richard although I have a smaller basic one that I carry most days even out and about, in case got stuck somewhere, then I have larger bits like the Tourniquet in my main pack when I go camping.

I'm 80 and live, camp and wander in rural Wales. I carry a similar kit although I keep my First Aid items in a separate bag from tools/repair type kit. One item you might like to consider Richard is a small mirror. I found a ladies make up mirror in a hard case to be better than a steel mirror, a clearer image. A facial injury or something in your eye and if the sun ever reappears here in UK, even signaling are potential uses.

One thing we carry is a PLB or personal locator beacon. We can be a long way from help and here in Australia getting bitten by a Snake is always a possibility. I have a proper Snake bite bandage with my first aid kit but I may set up a specialized kit for this purpose as well. If things go wrong just unclip the aerial, point it at the Sky and press the button. Hopefully someone will turn up in time. They are a few hundred dollars but there would be quite a few people still alive today, or found very quickly instead of having to search for them, if they carried one of these things. Your kit looks very practical and well thought out mate.

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Brilliant! You wouldn’t have a spare stove thingy that didn’t get sold?

It's cozy here! Subscribed!👍

Really enjoyed the video Richard! Great idea using the vegetable steamer as a fire pit. I’m going to borrow that from you! I truly know what you were saying about your feet being cold. If my feet get cold like that I’m cold all over. Nice you thought to bring the hand warmers. Cheers!

I laughed at the look on your face ... first bite of the pork😅 . Admiration for a fella who can laugh at himself ... the end out takes just priceless! Love the videos, keep them coming my dear. 😊

Hi - I finally got around to watching your latest video. Nice to see you out doing camp. What struck me wasn't the usual setting up, showing the kit you brought, lighting a fire, cooking and hot chocolate, sleeping then breakie etc but was you smiling. You looked like you absolutely loved the camp, despite the cold feet. I too have used that trick of hand warmers in footwear. Anyway, great to see you camping and smiling again. Looking forward to the next video. 👍👍

Awesome, 5 year old chicken, good man! If it looks OK and it smells OK, then happy days! 👍👍😂 First time I've come across your channel, liked and subscribed 👍👍

Thank God it wasn't. - 0.5 😅😅

Top vid, Sir. Residence is a dirty word on my current profession I'm afraid (teacher). Need to get back to flying the kites I reckon.

Brilliant Richard, pushed to and beyond the limits. Really goes to show what we can do if we put our minds to it. Inspirational yet again. Keep them coming, thanks as always.👍👍❄️

Well do for sticking it out, I do agree we are getting soft with all the new tech, heated clothes and stuff. As for your feet, one of the worst things you can do is try and keep your boots on through the night. I do however have a great tip for you one I have used many times. Take your boots and socks off pour cold water over them, as they try to dry off they will warm up so then get some socks on and they should keep you warm all night. I have used this trick many times in lots of weathers

Richard, are you related to Simon, a bloke in the woods?

Enjoyed and subscribed, but for my first ever wild camp, later this year on Dartmoor, I will be relying on a tent, a well reviewed sleeping mat and a quilt rather than bits of sheep/goats and reindeers. Seriously though, enjoyed the vid and it reinforced this old bugger's intention to get out this year.

All that was lacking was a touch of wild water swimming before your breakfast Richard. Perhaps next time 😅

You certainly pushing yourself......

Nice video richard thank you for sharing with us

gr8 video richard love the passion stay safe my friend

Hi Richard. Looks amazing!! Do you have a item description for that pack of potatoes please?? They look lovely

I made that butter chicken from your original video and dehydrated it too. Eaten in a camping trip long gone now and it was delicious . Must do it again 👍👍 Thank you

nice one 👍from Dumfries🤣

Glad you got out at last and found your own head space 👍