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I’m talking about the single Neosporin packets- I quoted his entire post (which had a link to the saline wipes)- I’ve edited the quote 🙂
Cool, thanks everybody. Can’t wait to complete my notebook cover. All I need is a firesteel pen of sorts, these antibiotic packs, and a multitool…
It’s going to be a long night 😀The most useful sized bottles of Purell that I’ve ever used were the 1 oz. ones.
It’s been over a year since the company has refused to put out their product in that size in NYC. Their tiny bottles, and their larger 2 oz. bottles are common as dirt. Too small or too big, I found the 1 oz. bottles for sale in a tourist shop out in Vegas over a year ago. Wasn’t until yesterday that I stumbled onto a small supply of them at a Staples near the medical institute I’m attending. Excellent size for tossing into a pocket or into a BOB.
Bought four bottles yesterday. Plan on getting a few more on Monday. If Purell decides to pull that nonsense again, I’ll just refill the empty bottles and have enough of them to last me a very long time.
I have similar interests. My current first aid plan is wash, followed by povidone iodine swab, followed by a bandage with possible neosporin. The watery iodine enters the wound more easily than the thick gel of neosporin. Povidone iodine has the additional benefits of not stinging (unlike alcohol) and being gentle on wound tissue (unlike alcohol, benzalkonium chloride, and hydrogen peroxide).
The problem is that I’m using discontinued SwabPlus brand manually-saturating swabs. They’re great because they’re single use, compact, they resist drying out, and they put the iodine just where it needs to be, rather than having the entire length of the swab being saturated with iodine. The shaft of the swab is hollow plastic filled with the splution, and by bending one end the seal is broken and the solution flows down into the other end. Does anyone have experience with a similar product that’s still in production? I’ve found a lot of the fully saturated swabs, but the manually-activated ones seem rare and horribly expensive. Any ideas? Thanks!
I bought this CVS triple antibiotic ointment pen because it is sized just right for on-person EDC. Anything else better? Thanks.
http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/catalog/s…8&navAction=push&navCount=1&no_new_crumb=true
davidt1 said: ↑
I bought this CVS triple antibiotic ointment pen because it is sized just right for on-person EDC. Anything else better? Thanks.http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/catalog/s…8&navAction=push&navCount=1&no_new_crumb=true
depends if you want smaller yet, the single Neosporin ones are smallerdavidt1 said: ↑
I bought this CVS triple antibiotic ointment pen because it is sized just right for on-person EDC. Anything else better? Thanks.http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/catalog/s…8&navAction=push&navCount=1&no_new_crumb=true
Does this “spray” or dispense some ointment? TIATNRonin said: ↑
Does this “spray” or dispense some ointment? TIA
It dispenses some Vaseline-like ointment. This is better than liquid spray, I think.As first-line antiseptic, I’d go for the smallest bottle of povidone iodine. After flushing a wound with water, you can apply the iodine via sterile cotton ball or swab. You can also drop the liquid directly onto a wound for deeper cuts; iodine swabs aren’t that saturated that it’ll reach the deeper crevices of a cut, and it will be painful enough if you press the swab more just so the iodine will squeeze out from the swab into a deep wound. Alcohol is a no-no; hydrogen peroxide is a better alternative.
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