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Technique | Tips and Tricks | A Waterproof First Aid Kit

Saw blade storage
Winterizing your stove
A dishwashing kit
Bungees for everything
Re-roll your duct tape
Odds 'n ends kit
Home made fire starters
Easy way to hang packs
Bungee clips
Folding dish pan
Clothesline strategies
Clips for your bailer
Home made maple syrup
Transporting eggs
Preserving cheese
Bottom of the food barrel
A waterproof first aid kit
Packing clothing barrels
Sheaths for kitchen knives
Preserving steaks & bacon
Canoe loading device
One match campfires
Waterproofing matches
Custom topo maps
Installing a bow line

Waterproof First Aid Kit

A Nalgene water bottle makes an inexpensive waterproof first aid kit on shorter trips. To save space, wrap lengths of waterproof adhesive tape around a plastic film canister so you can leave the original package at home. Pack the film canister with a few assorted medications -- trim blister packs or separate pills in small sealed plastic bags -- or whatever else might fit inside.

It's a bit harder to get things out of this kit, but it's inexpensive and works!

Leslie Dutton