Matt,
You asked the original poster, Why benydryl and Sudafed?

I know that I also carry both - I have border line HBP, and I'm NOT allowed to take Sudafed (or any Pseudoephedrine HCL), but my wife and I both found it worked better, so I keep it for her. I _AM_ allowed to take Benydryl, so I carry that for ME

As for bandages RE taking more than a couple of 4x4 pads - Only ONCE have I needed more than that, and ever since then, I tend to keep at least one serious bandage around - Nowadays, it's usually a Cederoth Bloodstopper. I pray that I never have to use any ot them (car kit, backpack, home), ditto the trauma pads that I got for free that I keep at work. When it get to the point I have to use one of those, it's just me hoping I can stop the guy from bleeding out before the pros get there (The one time I needed it, we ended up using a clean rag - it was a serious MVA, and the guy had a cut about 1/2 way to bone on his calf. Not a pretty sight) (shudder 25 years later at the thought)