This is a work in progress. Ive been researching this concept for a while, trying to make use of what I have on hand.I’m trying to make up two separate kits. One to have in my backpack that is more advanced than my boo boo kit. Although I carry an IFAK along with my AMK boo boo kit. Ill be basing this kit on an AMK 0.9 pro. Larger storage bag and splint.

The second kit which this article is more about. I was going through my Remote First Responder kit listed at bottom of the page and making something to complement it.By this i mean there is nothing in the remote kit to address advanced airway and bleeding control.No tourniquets or pressure bandages and no BVM and no diagnostic tools.

So I’m making up the following kit to use in conjunction with the remote kit as a supplemental kit. I’m repurposing my 511 Tactical Rush 24 from my GHB. The material used in construction and all the pouches are too heavy to use for that purpose but I think great for this project.

This kit is more to address several scenarios. Vehicle accidents in the bush, chainsaw cuts,most of the training courses Ive been on had no pressure bandages. What got me thinking about this kit to begin with was when I was an active member of a pistol club. They had a basic workplace first aid kit nothing to address severe gun shot wounds, no designated first aider and half the kit was emptied. I always had my IFAK on hand but i really wanted something to treat multiple injuries or multiple patients, to be able to stabilize and evac. An absolute shitshow waiting to happen.

Which brings me to micro or pocket BVM,s.( Bag Valve Mask). The last time i completed my CPR recertification, I managed 3 minutes in order to pass and then almost passed out. I have 65% lung capacity. funnily enough most people werent that much further behind me. In a remote or wilderness setting how many people can in reality perform CPR for over 30 minutes. A pocket or collapsible BVM extends how long i can provide assistance or other members of a group can over an extended period.

The other thing I noticed that on every remote or wilderness course they teach to use a BP cuff and take pulse. Ive never seen a BP cuff in a kit. So I wanted some where i could carry my diagnosis kit for checking vital signs.

One inch tubular I may have to do an article on this by itself. I have 50 meters folded in half, tied with a reinforced water knot and daisy chained with a crab (carabiner). This can be used as a drag system when you cant lift a person and they have to be removed from a dangerous situation in a hurry, harness, pulley system,lowering device. Awesome stuff to carry Ron Hood put me onto this years ago.

Which brings me to evacs. A lot of places Ive been an ambulance can get to within 500 meters and there’s no chance of getting their wheeled beds in much further so a fold-able litter such as a NAR Quiklitter lite can be indespensible.

This kit is designed to have a bleeder, burns, breaks and sprains, bites and stings, airway ,hypothermia management treatment sections for rapid deployment.. Based around Joshua Enyarts design.

Several things to mention. I’m not carrying this kit vary far from a vehicle or it would be lighter and I have more items in there for multiple causalities.

Diagnosis Kit

Pupil light

BP cuff

Stethoscope

BSL monitor

Pulse oxymeter

Raptor Trauma Shears

Casualty cards

Wallet reference cards –

DRS ABCDE / IMIST

METHANE / Triage Sieve

MARCHE / IMIST

GCS / Vital Signs

PPE kit

Gloves nitrile multiple

sharpies x 2

Face masks multiple

Hand sanitizer

Evac kit

Tube tape and carabiner

Litter

Bleed kit

CAT tourniquet x1

Swat tourniquet x2

2x chest seals

Quick clot

Israeli bandages 2×6 inch and 2×4 inch

S rolled gauze x 2

Breaks and Sprains kit

Sam splints 2×36 1×18 1×9 finger splints x 6

2x 3 inch 2x 6 inch elastic bandages

Airway kit

Guedel airway kit

Nasopharyngeal airways x 2 (7mm)

Pocket BVM

Ventolin

Burns kit

Irrigation syringe

Crevates x 6 dry dressing

Burntec 4×4 inch wet dressing x 2

Everything else

Tape

Saline eye rinse

4×4 gauze (with this and tape you can make dressings eg bandaids)

Bites and Stings kit

Epipen

Antihistamine

Snake bite bandages x 2

Hypothermia kit

Tactical emergency blankets x 4

Gray Bearded Green Beret Wilderness Medicine DVD

Wilderness Medical

MARCH Protocol

MARCH PROTOCOL

Tacmed Australia Pocket BMV

Pocket BVM

Wallet refernce cards

Tacmed Wallet Reference Cards

Tactical Emergency blankets

Tactical Emergency blanket – OD Green

Litter

NAR Quiklitter Lite

Youtube kits

https://www.aussiestormshop.com.au/remote-area-paramedic-professional-trauma-medic-fi

This Kit Contains:

• 1 x  Fabric Dressing Strip (75mm x  1m)
• 50 x  Adhesive Strips, Fabric, (72mm x  19mm)
• 50 x  Adhesive Strips, Plastic (72mm x  19mm)
• 4 x  Alcohol Wipe, Sachet
• 1 x  Antiseptic Liquid/Sting Relief (50ml Spray Bottle)
• 10 x  Non-Sting Wound Cleansing Wipe Sachet
• 1 x  Bowl Galipot 60ml Clear
• 1 x  Burn Sheet, Standard (75cm  x  75cm)
• 1 x  Large Instant Cold Pack
• 3 x  Combine Dressing (10cm x  10cm)
• 3 x  Combine Dressing (10cm x 20cm) 
• 2 x  Conforming Bandage (10cm)
• 3 x  Conforming Bandage (5cm)
• 3 x  Conforming Bandage (7.5cm)
• 60 x  Cotton Balls
• 100 x  Cotton Tips, Double Ended (7.5cm)
• 1 x  Leaflet, Cpr/Ear.Wallet Size
• 1 x  Cpr Mask, Pocket Size In Plastic Clam Shell Case With Oxygen Port, (Adult Size –  Invert For Paediatric /Child Size)
• 1 x  Crepe Bandage, Heavy Weight (10cm  Brown)
• 5 x  Disposable Gloves, 2pk
• 1 x  Dressing Pack, Basic #1, Sterile
• 1 x  Emergency First Aid Information Booklet, Basic, Dl Size
• 2 x  Emergency Shock Blanket, Silver Space
• 4 x  Sterile Eye Pad
• 8 x  Eye Wash Solution, 30ml Ampoule
• 2 x  First Aid Module, Burn, Soft Pack (20 Pieces)
• 1 x  First Aid Module, Eye & Wound Dressing, Soft Pack
• 2  x First Aid Module, Outdoor, Soft Pack (7 Pieces)
• 3 x  Plastic Dressing Forceps  (11cm)
• 5 x  Gauze Swab (7.5cm x  7.5cm)
• 5 x  Hydrogel Burns Gel Sachet (3.5g)
• 1 x  Plastic Kidney Tray  (200ml Green)
• 1 x  Sterile Non-Adherent Dressing (10cm x  10cm)
• 3 x Sterile  Non-Adherent Dressing (10 x  7.5cm)
• 6 x  Sterile Non-Adherent Dressing (5cm x  5cm,
• 1 x  Accident Report Notebook With Pencil
• 1 x  Hypo-Allergenic Paper Tape (2.5cm x  5m)
• 1 x  Pealess Emergency Whistle, Orange, With Matching Colour Lanyard Attached
• 1 x  Plastic Bag, Resealable  Large  (305mm  x  230mm)
• 1 x  Plastic Bag, Resealable Medium  (230mm x  150mm)
• 1 x  Plastic Bag, Resealable Small (125mm x  100mm)
• 6 x  Povidone Iodine Swabs
• 12 x  Assorted Safety Pins
• 1 x Stainless Steel Scissors (12.5cm)
• 1 x  Plastic Sharps Container  (100 ml Yellow)
• 1 x  Stainless Steel Shears, Universal (8″)
• 1 x  Stainless Steel Splinter Forceps (12.5cm)
• 110 x Disposable  Splinter Probe
• 1 x  Tape, Fabric Zinc Oxide Roll (2.5cm x  5m)
• 1 x  Digital Thermometer
• 1 x Aluminium Led Torch with Batteries Included – Silver
• 1 x  Aluminium Foam Padded Trek Curva-Splint (11cm x  90cm)
• 2 x  Triangular Bandage Large
• 25 x  Wound Closure Strips (3mm x  75mm)
• 1 x Sterile Wound Dressing, No.13
• 3 x Sterile  Wound Dressing, No.14
• 3 x Sterile  Wound Dressing, No.15

Several of the regular you-tube channels I watch are from the instructors at the Pathfinder School. Its turned into a game with myself trying to figure out why they use certain pieces of equipment on the basic gear list and the purposes of use.

One thing I have yet to figure out is why you can only take carbon steel knives. My guess is they use the spine to strike off flint. My choice for taking on that course would have been the TOPS BOB Field Craft however I prefer the CPM154 steel version.

The other item I had trouble working out till this week were the plastic tent pegs. On their other videos they always use titanium pegs in their kits.

The answer was tent pegs scraped into shavings can be used as an alternative fire starting material the same as gorilla tape. Which is also another reason for having a 90 degree spine. Not only to use on striking fires off a ferro rod but also for scraping tinder material.

Basic Gear list

Dave

https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidCanterbury

Josh

https://www.youtube.com/c/JoshuaEnyart

Shawn

https://www.youtube.com/user/recall5811

Its taken me close to two years of learning and research but think I finally have the knots required for everything bushcraft related. Along with variations and applications. I’m not putting down how to use them and where, as Id like to eventually teach this as a subject. There are a lot of previous posts on uses.

My idea is to teach privates on individual subjects and not a full bushcraft course. More a day on blades, a day on knots, a day on shelters (tarps), bug out bags, tool selection etc. More an informal day of getting stuck into areas that people would like to improve on. Bring in a little extra cash and give me something to do, where I can work around my health.

Many of the knots below are redundant, however you need to learn them before the variations.For example I no longer use a sheet bend only a double sheet bend. Clove hitches I now prefer a picket line hitch to stop any slipping. Finally an Anchor hitch is preferred over a round turn and two half hitches.

The other way Id like to go is to have pre-cut timbers for making projects. Such as a bushcraft chair to learn lashings. Tarps or ponchos to learn the four knots associated with putting them up. Adjustable tripods etc.

Lashings (Pole to Pole)

Square lashing

Diagonal lashing

Shear lashing

Round lashing

Tripod Lashing

Hitches (Cordage to Pole)

Half hitch

Truckers Hitch (Improved)

Clove hitch variation with stop knot lock, with half hitch lock on side, spar hitch, picket line or ground line hitch, constrictor with slip ends

Post hitch

Evank or Siberian hitch

Timber hitch

Marlin spike hitch

Round turn and two half hitches variation anchor hitch

Friction hitches –

Taut Tarp hitch,

Prusic, variation larks head

Knots (cordage to Cordage)

Overhand knot, variation double overhand knot

Fishermans variation double fishermans

Bowline

Sheet bend variation double sheet bend

Slip knot

Square knot

Whipping knot

Arbour knot or Canadian jam

Figure 8 standard or trace, inline, on a bight

Tarp corners

Panic knot

Alpine butterfly

Soft shackles

Fishing knots

Surgeons knot

Trilene knot

Palomar knot

Snelling

Mechanical Advantage

Flip Flop Winch

Paring ladder

An example of a project. Making a bushcraft table with lashings and knots.

Ammendment –

Buntline hitch – I was introduced to this knot or should I say hitch on a course for tying onto tarp eyelets. Its essentially a clove hitch tied onto the main line. The hitch is more secure than a round turn and two half hitches but difficult to remember and will not take a load and under load liable to jam I think the anchor hitch does the same job but better and is a modified round turn and two half hitches far easier to remember. So Im removing the buntline from the rotation.

I’m currently still stuck inside, inclement weather and possibly another two weeks before the leg brace comes off and was looking for a project I can do. I’m sitting here watching one of my favorite You-tube channels and came across PET Balls. I made these when I was younger before going on to fancier fire starting methods with beeswax but have had a few friends ask about learning some skills and thought this would be a perfect way to teach them basic fire lighting.

The courses Ive been doing for the past few years would frown upon using any artificial fire starter but I thought when first teaching someone with absolutely no experience. You have the choice of either making it hard for them and searching around for natural tinder sources or to make it a fun and enjoyable experience to start with and build up their confidence and then layer their skill level by using natural materials for tinder . Still need to find Petroleum Jelly (PET).

Found the following clip showing the use of wax crayons as an extender. Im going to try the same thing however Ill be using beeswax and a grater.

Im planing on doing an article on cook systems. Below are the pots and pans I currently own, minus the cast iron oven at the bottom of the list. Id like to show how I incorporate them into my gear and how I like to use them.

Zebra Billys 12cm and 14 cm

Pathfinder Nesting cups 48oz and Bush pots 2 litre and 3.5 litre

Snow Peak Trek combo 900 and 1400 , insulated mug 300

Stanley Adventure 2 cup set

GSI Glacier kettles

Uniflame kettle

British Army mess kits

Light my fire bowl

Military stainless mug

Bedourie camp ovens 10 and 12 and fry pan

Sigg Trangia

Trangia Kettles 25 and 27

Solo stove Lite 900

Dutch oven cast iron flaming coals *

Sources

https://www.survivalsuppliesaustralia.com.au/Pathfinder-Stainless-Bush-Pot-and-Lid-64oz?b7=z1

https://www.survivalsuppliesaustralia.com.au/Pathfinder-SS-48oz-Nesting-Cup-n-Lid?b7=z1

https://www.survivalsuppliesaustralia.com.au/Pathfinder-Bush-Pot-and-Lid-Set-120-oz?b7=z1

https://www.snowys.com.au/billy-ss#!

https://www.aussiestormshop.com.au/stanley-s-s-adventure-two-cup-cookset-0.7l

https://www.snowys.com.au/bedourie

https://www.bogong.com.au/snow-peak-cookset-trek-combo.html

Snow Peak Titanium Double Wall Insulated Mug w/ Folding Handle

https://gsioutdoors.com/glacier-stainless-1-qt-tea-kettle.html

https://allstainlesssteelcookware.com/uniflame_family_cookware_camp_stainless_steel_kettle_660287_japan_with_tracking.html

https://www.paddypallin.com.au/light-my-fire-outdoor-meal-kit-2-0.html

British Army Mess Tins

U.S. Military Type Stainless Steel Canteen Cup With Butterfly Handles

https://www.bbqspitrotisseries.com.au/Flaming-Coals-Cast-Iron-Camp-Oven-Skillet-8QT

https://www.bogong.com.au/trangia-kettle-25-large.html

https://www.survivalsuppliesaustralia.com.au/Solo-Stove-Lite-Pot-900-Combo

“While the writer cannot give each of his readers a taste of this coveted bear meat in material form, or a whiff of the beaver medicine, direct from the wooden flask made by the late Bow-arrow’s own hands, still the author hopes that the magical qualities of this great medicine will enter into and form a part of the subject matter of this book, and through that medium inoculate the souls and bodies of his readers, purify them and rejuvenate them with a love of the World AS God Made It.” – Dan Beard

I was reading Coalcracker Bushcrafts Journal page and came across an article called Three Classic Bushcraft skills books you should read. I had read Nessmuk and Horace Kephart but had never heard of Daniel Beard.

Link to a PDF of his book below.

https://coalcrackerbushcraft.com/blogs/journal/three-classic-bushcraft-skill-books-you-should-read

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/44215/44215-h/44215-h.htm