Last February, I bought myself a small, ready made first aid kit for about 15 bucks. 73 pieces and I used, what, three band aids out of it. (But the kit was THERE)

I also added a small feet blister care kit - 3,50 - and I bought a CPR face shield / glove kit, for 10$. Well, actually, a guy bought it for me in exchange of a burger I'd paid him.

Scout camp came and went, and boy, did I raid the kit. The band aids were mostly gone, along with a few gauze pads, some of the blister padding, little stuff like that. I restocked out of the unit's camp kit, but decided I needed a better kit.

So I came back and got a new, empty first aid bag, for 10 bucks. Now, this is much better than the "Lunch box" like container I used to have.

I transfered the content of my hold kit, and went to the drugstore. I got a box of butterflies, a box of H band-aids, a box of 5 inches long, cuttable band aids, a box of varied band aids, a roll of wider tape, three roll of gauze (a 4"x15' and two 3"x15'), a bunch of gauze pads (3x3), two finger splint (One's less rigid than the other! I need both!)... Anyway, 34$

Today, I went to a specialized medical store, and almost bought a 200$ kit. The thing was huge! And wonderful! IT HAD A BURN BLANKET! And a star of life on the front! Yea, you see the problem. I almost bought a disposable neck immobilisation device, too.

Anyway, I bought an emergency blanket, moist burn pads, an electronic thermometer, a set of little boards for splinting, two ice packs and a box of 100 benzalkonium towelettes. 50$

So I'm out around a hundred bucks for a first aid kit - Granted, some of that stuff is replacement. I have left over supplies, so I started a smaller kit in a rarelly used pocket of my back pack (It has sub-pockets). And I'll be able to restock the house's kit, at my dad's. And I mean /restock/.

I understand many people carry band aids around in their bags, just in case. I have tape, splinting boards, a face shield, a blanket and an ice pack. The band aids are at my dad's, I'll add them tonight or tomorrow.

Really, I have a problem. Is there a support group for that?

Eti"Still wants that 200$ kit"enne