The AMK kits are well orgainized, but the X people over Y time rating system breaks down when it encounters that first major trauma. Hikermore has a valid point in that a serious incident can use up that entire 3x3 in a single use leaving nothing but the small bandaids.
Originally Posted By: hikermor
... I am always amused at descriptions like "suitable for four people for two to three days." You don't consume the contents of a FAK in the same predictable way you can meter out cooking fuel or water or oatmeal. You can go months with no appreciable use of a FAK and then rum into an incident which will exhaust all or nearly all of its contents. I think it would be more realistic to rate a FAK in terms of incidents ...
For that reason I have added additional 4x4's to the larger kits. There will always be a trade-off in size vs utility vs portability and you need to remember that these are First Aid kits, not trauma centers.
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