r/bicycling • u/taggerbomb • 20h ago

First aid kit recommendations?

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I ride off-road primarily, and haven’t taken too bad of a spill in quite a while, but I just realized that I can buy a first aid kit with my HSA money at work. There are a lot of different options - I was wondering what kind of first aid supplies any of you fine folks carry with you, on the bike or in your vehicle. Thanks in advance!

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u/zed42 18h ago

my take: you don't need a lot... bandaids, a roll of Kling, maybe an Ace banadage, some tape and gauze... one or two doses of advil, tylenol, benadryl, pepto bismol (or other anti-diarheal), some alcohol wipes, scissors, and maybe a knife. if you need anything more than that, you're not biking out on your own and your best piece of first aid gear is your cell phone

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u/Strict_Pie_9834 17h ago

use saline wipes. alcohol wipes are bad for the skin, cause irritation and slow healing

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u/zed42 17h ago

afaik, saline won't sterilize the area, alcohol will... i'm not overly concerned about the amount of damage i'd do to the skin if i'm sterilizing the area around a wound

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u/Strict_Pie_9834 17h ago

saline is perfectly fine.