First aid bag

• This 500D PVC first aid bag resists abrasion and tearing, and comes out intact after living at the bottom of a pack against stove legs and tent pegs.
• A head torch picks out the reflective cross on the face straight away, which matters when somebody else has to find it in your pack.
• Hangs by its carabiner and D-ring off a belt loop, a shoulder strap or a tent pole instead of being buried under the sleeping bag.
• The roll-top keeps dressings and tape dry through a full day in the hills, because a damp dressing is no dressing at all.
• The PVC face takes a rinse under a tap or a wipe down after a casualty, and the bag goes back in the pack clean rather than sticky.

First aid bag, sealed and quick to find

Hiking groups and cadet units all run the same rule: somebody carries the medical kit, and it has to work the moment it is opened. The first aid drybag is built from 500D PVC that resists abrasion and tearing, so months spent at the bottom of a pack against hard kit do not open a hole in it. The roll-top keeps dressings, tape and gloves dry on a wet hill day, and the printed reminder on the back is there for whoever grabs it when you are the casualty. Red with a reflective cross is a deliberate choice: in poor light, in somebody else's rucksack, the bag has to be spotted in seconds rather than searched for. Clip the 2 L to a belt for personal carry and let the larger sizes take the group kit.