I bought their small first aid kit at your recommendation and think it has what I need. They even threw in that mini-flashlight as a “thank you” for purchasing their product. I also bought some of their wipes which always come in handy. A solid sponsor for you. In my communications with Surviveware I mentioned you referred me to their product and they spoke very highly of you. Keep up the good work Tim 👍🏻
Likewise! Solid kit. I might carry something more trauma-oriented for remote MC travel, but love these kits for almost all other outdoor rec; hiking, MTB, light camping, etc. Replacing all my existing first aid kits with Surviveware. Just a superior product.
I purchased a Surviveware kit after you mentioned it some time ago on your channel. When I bought it, Surviveware offered a tourniquet for free. Thanks for reviewing this.
I just purchased the small first aid kit based on your recommendation and am very happy with it. Actually, I am surprised they can sell such a nice kit for the price. And the owners are really nice to deal with. Even though I already had my own cobbled together kit, I decided to replace it. Good choice. This kit will be so helpful if I ever need it. I highly recommend it!
I'm not carrying a "1st Aid Kit". I have a trauma kit, more towards life threatening things, with a tiny little pouch with a safety pin, liquid skin, couple bandaids, not that a bit of TP and duct tape won't work for a small scrape. My kit is heavy on coagulation powder, tourniquets, splints, those sport wraps that stick to themselves for the splints, pressure bandages. I carry six battery operated road flares, 4 USB chargeable lights like for night running, so you can be seen at an accident scene. My kit is 6"x9"x5" 2lbs, Molle blah blah. About same price as your kit. Everlit Emergency Trauma Kit. Veteran owned small business. Flares, coagulation powder, lights, and sport wrap, I bought elsewhere. Know your kit people are sponsors and that's great, and, in a group, someone should maybe have that kit. Mine, someone should have too. I can drive to a Walmart with a splinter or scrape. But someone bleeding to death before the helicopter gets there... I'll have to eyeball your sponsors products. The thing about a trauma kit, someone coming up on you all crashed, my hardcase with the kit has "Trauma kit inside" on it and a big red cross. Might save me some day. My phone has a 1st Aid App on how to use what I carry. I recommend a red cross course. I just don't ever want to stand there, helpless, while someone dies. I guess you could reach out to Everlit to do a review.
I gotta agree, these pathetic little 1st aid kits almost scare me as someone who worked in search and rescue. I've had real scenarios where if something like this was all I had, people would have died. I love FTAs videos, but this is a small pet peeve of mine. 1st aid is more than dealing with a splinter or scrape. Totally love the channel, keep up the amazing work.
I'm gonna be honest, if i have a reason for anyone else to need to help me after an accident on a motorcycle (unless its to help me quickly pick it up, and push it off the road so i can do a quick inspection to see if its still safe to ride away and not impede traffic) the kit in the video seems to be fairly useless. Its a generic first aid kit, nothing special. Only thing i didn't see (that you mentioned having) in your kit that might make a difference would be some sort of shears for clothing, if you need to actually get to and temporarily treat a wound until an ambulance/heli shows up. For everything else, one of those tiny bottles of hydrogen peroxide and a ziplock filled with a cloth (the ones i'm thinking of are called hand cloths specifically, if i remember right), a bit of tape, and maybe some cotton balls.
Great Vid Tim! I Ended up buying pretty much one of everything they had after i checked out their Website. Looks like great stuff and i needed to replace all my first aid kits anyway. Our Disaster Kits stuff was 12 years old and needed some freshening up along with the Cars, Motorcycle and SxS kits. Received the first set of kits from them and decided i also needed the Waterproof Kit to Hang off the Rollbar of the SxS so anyone can get it if needed. That should be here in the next few days. Will be checking out how it works as far as holding up to the elements out riding. Again Great Video and keep them coming. Safe Travels!
Kudos to Survivorware for the all-in-one kit. Ive had their smaller one since your review (replaced one I had from my scuba diving days- that one is now in the car). My nurse wife was impressed with the variety and quality of the contents, and we carry it on every ride (in a double seal, heavy duty zip bag for waterproofing). As for the extra bits in the larger option: every single item they added, I already carry either on me in jacket/pants, or in my hydration pack when I'm headed out for anything longer than a milk run =D
I bought one of the medium ones for the moto a while ago based on your older video. Thanks for sharing these, they are great. And I got the big one for my cage, just in case. Best things about these are good quality, well packaged, and well made.
Great review. One observation on the poncho - whilst you may not need it, it may be extremely useful for a fellow traveller that may have emergency need. Worth keeping in for third party use along with the other useful uses you mentioned.
Good review. A FAK should be in every vehicle, especially a bike. I would suggest a tourniquet and compressed gauze with training. Hopefully to never be needed. But bike accidents can be very costly physically and financially.
Hello Tim, nice video. Most of the kit I do not need, because I only need a headlamp and a high-quality multitool, the kit presented would also be too large and too confusing in an emergency. Greetings from Michael from Germany
That looks like a pretty nice little kit. The one thing I didn't see that I would've like to have seen especially in our neck of the woods is a tick remover. Easy to add though. Hopefully you'll never need to open your kit.
Things sure have improved, LOL in the 80's our "First Aid Kit" most times was a bandana or rag someone may have a ace bandage. Just curious you don't carry a hatchet? seems it would come in handy on the out in the country rides, I know you consider the weight but it would be worth it to me. Mexico you can't bring in a knife but you can buy a Machete at a roadside stand, reminds me of the old Easy Riders bike show I went to one time they were not letting anyone in with a knife or multi-tool, but as you got inside there were two guys selling knives.
Thanks for showing us the new kit just for us MC people. Interesting, I have always brought a knife (2 actually) to Baja. Since I cant bring my other friend :)
Great kit, I ended up going with the Mymedic FAK, similar kit to Surviveware but with Mymedic all of the items contained in the bag can be reordered so its a bit easier to restock the bag when using items.
I'll have to take a look at that kit. As a retired Navy FMF Corpsman, that spent my entire working life in healthcare I am critical of many products like this. From your description this seems to be well thought out and that is something greatly missed in most kits advertised in this class. The price doesn't set me off either. Good gear will cost something.
My "survival kit" can be found in my pockets plus stypllc powder and a bandana. My key chain has a pill bottle on it,my lighter has 18" of duct tape, there is a knife on my side and a gun in my pocket. Also I carry a baby aspirin bottle that is my fishing kit. I e been doing this long before you had to have a product for everything. Hell I road all over the Americas on a Harley but again before we knew we needed a " adventure bike" and my bike seen as much dirt as anybody else's.ps you can buy a 5 gal bucket of like 10 meals dehydrated food for 200$ too but I have a dehydrator and can make much better food without the weight and for like 20$ there is an advantage to being on a tight budget while touring. You learn that products dont save you,you save you. Oh one more thing carry an axe.it makes life so much better
Great Kits, I also have the small first aid kit for travel and just got the water proof big one I am trying out as well. They are a small family owned company and seem to genuinely care about the customer which is a HUGE thing these days. Cheers!
Double Take Mirrors can "double" as a signaling device. Something along the lines of a tactical tourniquet would be a good thing to include in your fist aid kit.
I agree but I think it is best to carry a tourniquet on your person as that is something you wouldn't want to waste anytime finding. I would add a splint to the kit as well. Nice tip of the bike mirror.
Good review, thanks. Maybe remember to think about focus with your camera set for nearest point, or use auto. 😎👍🏼 Some shots of the open kit would have been nice too.
Several important items that seem to be left out: antihistamine tablets for bee stings or allergic reactions, triple anabiotic ointment for cuts or wounds, burn ointment with topical anesthetic. These three things are cheap, don’t weigh much and will probably be used more often than most things in that kit. Shiny side up!
Great review Tim!! This is now on the consideration list for gear to take on the 2021 western states trip I am planning. keep the videos coming I love your perspective and your transparency in this channel.
Good stuff as usual. I got the Surviveware First Aid Kit based on your first recommendation - haven't even had to use a bandied yet! Wish you would do one on your Tank bag. I am interested in it and don't want to spend the $225CAD if it isn't what I want. Thanks
Very soon on the tank bag. I am reviewing the side cases first, and a few other things but that should be out in the next few weeks. Spoiler alert, I am very happy with it, but it is an adjustment from my old one and can't fit as much, but is much easier to keep things organized.
Well, that's ONE reason not to go into Mexico, because there's always a gun on my bike. I'm guessing they wouldn't allow me to bring a gun with me. I don't carry a wire saw, but I do carry a Silky Saw. Those things are awesome. My emergency light source is a headlamp. You can put it over your hat, or straight on your head. It lasts a long time and it's rechargeable.
No weapons in Mexico. Only the criminals get to have them. Still it is a beautiful country and I never felt like I needed a weapon down there. Headlamps are great, I love mine.
So...much of it you don't need. I Carry a Swiss Army Champion $75, a .5 Adventure Med Kit, $15 and a $20 SOG Saw. Yes more $ but have had my Champion for 35 years and the saw for 15. Lighter, smaller. ...and no I'm not sponsored by anyone.
New soft saddle bags or panniers these days I guess anyway they look good and new. I ask because and I may be wrong you had the high price aluminium cases. Good video by the way.
Looks like a great kit, Tim, great video! I hope you're well (I'm assuming you are since you're posting, LOL, but still wanted you to know that all our online friends are in our thoughts) 😊✌
@@FTAAdventures I feel ya, LOL, our current adventure is getting used to being stuck together for 24/7 🤣👍(note, jokes aside we are enjoying it so far )
Off topic but, do you have any reviews on riding gear? I am specifically looking for jackets and pants. I ride 4 seasons and in all weather. I have been looking for an honest review. Looking for a good jacket and pants that can be worn, all year long, hot, cold and in the rain. Also, trying to find a possibly decent jacket and pants that don't cost a $1,000. Thanks man.
Seems like a fair number of things included as gimmicks and not things that are necessary for a true backcountry first aid kit. A knife, multitool, and shears but no splint? I think I'll stick with Adventure Medical Kits or parting out my own, my first aid kit is better stocked, half the size, and half the weight.
Hey tim, curious if your load out has changed within the last 6 months, since you did your last load out video? I know it's a constant refinement, so I was just wondering if you've got it dialed in, or if you're still making changes? Be safe.
Hi Josh! Great question. It is constantly evolving like you said, and there have been some changes since the last load out vid, but it seems to be slowing down as I settle into a really great setup for my type of riding/travel. Will do another load out vid soon.
I bought their small first aid kit at your recommendation and think it has what I need. They even threw in that mini-flashlight as a “thank you” for purchasing their product. I also bought some of their wipes which always come in handy. A solid sponsor for you. In my communications with Surviveware I mentioned you referred me to their product and they spoke very highly of you. Keep up the good work Tim 👍🏻
Thanks Mike! Janco and Amanda at Surviveware are great people.
Likewise! Solid kit. I might carry something more trauma-oriented for remote MC travel, but love these kits for almost all other outdoor rec; hiking, MTB, light camping, etc. Replacing all my existing first aid kits with Surviveware. Just a superior product.
I purchased a Surviveware kit after you mentioned it some time ago on your channel. When I bought it, Surviveware offered a tourniquet for free. Thanks for reviewing this.
I just purchased the small first aid kit based on your recommendation and am very happy with it. Actually, I am surprised they can sell such a nice kit for the price. And the owners are really nice to deal with. Even though I already had my own cobbled together kit, I decided to replace it. Good choice. This kit will be so helpful if I ever need it. I highly recommend it!
I'm not carrying a "1st Aid Kit". I have a trauma kit, more towards life threatening things, with a tiny little pouch with a safety pin, liquid skin, couple bandaids, not that a bit of TP and duct tape won't work for a small scrape. My kit is heavy on coagulation powder, tourniquets, splints, those sport wraps that stick to themselves for the splints, pressure bandages. I carry six battery operated road flares, 4 USB chargeable lights like for night running, so you can be seen at an accident scene. My kit is 6"x9"x5" 2lbs, Molle blah blah. About same price as your kit. Everlit Emergency Trauma Kit. Veteran owned small business. Flares, coagulation powder, lights, and sport wrap, I bought elsewhere. Know your kit people are sponsors and that's great, and, in a group, someone should maybe have that kit. Mine, someone should have too. I can drive to a Walmart with a splinter or scrape. But someone bleeding to death before the helicopter gets there...
I'll have to eyeball your sponsors products. The thing about a trauma kit, someone coming up on you all crashed, my hardcase with the kit has "Trauma kit inside" on it and a big red cross. Might save me some day. My phone has a 1st Aid App on how to use what I carry. I recommend a red cross course. I just don't ever want to stand there, helpless, while someone dies. I guess you could reach out to Everlit to do a review.
I gotta agree, these pathetic little 1st aid kits almost scare me as someone who worked in search and rescue. I've had real scenarios where if something like this was all I had, people would have died. I love FTAs videos, but this is a small pet peeve of mine. 1st aid is more than dealing with a splinter or scrape. Totally love the channel, keep up the amazing work.
I want a copy of your kit.
I'm gonna be honest, if i have a reason for anyone else to need to help me after an accident on a motorcycle (unless its to help me quickly pick it up, and push it off the road so i can do a quick inspection to see if its still safe to ride away and not impede traffic) the kit in the video seems to be fairly useless. Its a generic first aid kit, nothing special.
Only thing i didn't see (that you mentioned having) in your kit that might make a difference would be some sort of shears for clothing, if you need to actually get to and temporarily treat a wound until an ambulance/heli shows up.
For everything else, one of those tiny bottles of hydrogen peroxide and a ziplock filled with a cloth (the ones i'm thinking of are called hand cloths specifically, if i remember right), a bit of tape, and maybe some cotton balls.
Very well done. Your production quality continues to improve. So much more professional than most TH-cam offerings. Proud of you Brother. Stay safe.
Thanks Norse! I appreciate that.
Tim, I was hoping you would be putting more videos out during this time of isolation, so... thank you!! Keep up the good work, we all appreciate it.
Great Vid Tim! I Ended up buying pretty much one of everything they had after i checked out their Website. Looks like great stuff and i needed to replace all my first aid kits anyway. Our Disaster Kits stuff was 12 years old and needed some freshening up along with the Cars, Motorcycle and SxS kits. Received the first set of kits from them and decided i also needed the Waterproof Kit to Hang off the Rollbar of the SxS so anyone can get it if needed. That should be here in the next few days. Will be checking out how it works as far as holding up to the elements out riding. Again Great Video and keep them coming. Safe Travels!
Kudos to Survivorware for the all-in-one kit. Ive had their smaller one since your review (replaced one I had from my scuba diving days- that one is now in the car). My nurse wife was impressed with the variety and quality of the contents, and we carry it on every ride (in a double seal, heavy duty zip bag for waterproofing). As for the extra bits in the larger option: every single item they added, I already carry either on me in jacket/pants, or in my hydration pack when I'm headed out for anything longer than a milk run =D
Nice glad you are happy with the FAK. This is an upgrade for me since I wasn't carrying a lot of the extra stuff in this kit.
I bought one of the medium ones for the moto a while ago based on your older video. Thanks for sharing these, they are great. And I got the big one for my cage, just in case. Best things about these are good quality, well packaged, and well made.
Great review. One observation on the poncho - whilst you may not need it, it may be extremely useful for a fellow traveller that may have emergency need. Worth keeping in for third party use along with the other useful uses you mentioned.
Good review. A FAK should be in every vehicle, especially a bike. I would suggest a tourniquet and compressed gauze with training. Hopefully to never be needed. But bike accidents can be very costly physically and financially.
Hey Tim. Reaching out (in my lock-down boredom). Recent avid viewer. Dig the down to earth vids.
Hi Alex, glad you are enjoying my videos.
Hello Tim, nice video. Most of the kit I do not need, because I only need a headlamp and a high-quality multitool, the kit presented would also be too large and too confusing in an emergency. Greetings from Michael from Germany
That looks like a pretty nice little kit. The one thing I didn't see that I would've like to have seen especially in our neck of the woods is a tick remover. Easy to add though. Hopefully you'll never need to open your kit.
Things sure have improved, LOL in the 80's our "First Aid Kit" most times was a bandana or rag someone may have a ace bandage.
Just curious you don't carry a hatchet? seems it would come in handy on the out in the country rides, I know you consider the weight but it would be worth it to me.
Mexico you can't bring in a knife but you can buy a Machete at a roadside stand, reminds me of the old Easy Riders bike show I went to one time they were not letting anyone in with a knife or multi-tool, but as you got inside there were two guys selling knives.
I like it. You can always swap things out or add to depending on the need. Thanks for the info.
Thanks for showing us the new kit just for us MC people. Interesting, I have always brought a knife (2 actually) to Baja. Since I cant bring my other friend :)
Chris Dragan I also carry two knives. One is a tool (in my tool pouch) and the other is an eating utensil (in with all my cooking gear).
Good to see you’re well. Be safe👍💙
Thanks Michael!
Great kit, I ended up going with the Mymedic FAK, similar kit to Surviveware but with Mymedic all of the items contained in the bag can be reordered so its a bit easier to restock the bag when using items.
I'll have to take a look at that kit. As a retired Navy FMF Corpsman, that spent my entire working life in healthcare I am critical of many products like this. From your description this seems to be well thought out and that is something greatly missed in most kits advertised in this class. The price doesn't set me off either. Good gear will cost something.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NS7XHLM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 may be more in the direction you are thinking. And QuikClot.
My "survival kit" can be found in my pockets plus stypllc powder and a bandana. My key chain has a pill bottle on it,my lighter has 18" of duct tape, there is a knife on my side and a gun in my pocket. Also I carry a baby aspirin bottle that is my fishing kit. I e been doing this long before you had to have a product for everything. Hell I road all over the Americas on a Harley but again before we knew we needed a " adventure bike" and my bike seen as much dirt as anybody else's.ps you can buy a 5 gal bucket of like 10 meals dehydrated food for 200$ too but I have a dehydrator and can make much better food without the weight and for like 20$ there is an advantage to being on a tight budget while touring. You learn that products dont save you,you save you. Oh one more thing carry an axe.it makes life so much better
Great Kits, I also have the small first aid kit for travel and just got the water proof big one I am trying out as well.
They are a small family owned company and seem to genuinely care about the customer which is a HUGE thing these days.
Cheers!
Double Take Mirrors can "double" as a signaling device. Something along the lines of a tactical tourniquet would be a good thing to include in your fist aid kit.
I agree but I think it is best to carry a tourniquet on your person as that is something you wouldn't want to waste anytime finding. I would add a splint to the kit as well. Nice tip of the bike mirror.
@@FTAAdventures You carry tire irons? Splints =)
Good point! Nice call.
I’d throw in 4-5 more triangle bandages into a kit like this because they’re so versatile.
Good review, thanks. Maybe remember to think about focus with your camera set for nearest point, or use auto. 😎👍🏼 Some shots of the open kit would have been nice too.
2 vids 2 purchases. ordered 6 dynapumps with plug kits for the "fleet" as trailing bikes to dealer for flats is no more. looking for S.K. later today.
Several important items that seem to be left out: antihistamine tablets for bee stings or allergic reactions, triple anabiotic ointment for cuts or wounds, burn ointment with topical anesthetic. These three things are cheap, don’t weigh much and will probably be used more often than most things in that kit. Shiny side up!
Agreed, there is some antiseptic wipes but I would add a few things to round the kit off. I think a splint would be good too.
Thanks Tim👍👍
Great review Tim!! This is now on the consideration list for gear to take on the 2021 western states trip I am planning. keep the videos coming I love your perspective and your transparency in this channel.
Good stuff as usual. I got the Surviveware First Aid Kit based on your first recommendation - haven't even had to use a bandied yet! Wish you would do one on your Tank bag. I am interested in it and don't want to spend the $225CAD if it isn't what I want. Thanks
Very soon on the tank bag. I am reviewing the side cases first, and a few other things but that should be out in the next few weeks. Spoiler alert, I am very happy with it, but it is an adjustment from my old one and can't fit as much, but is much easier to keep things organized.
Well, that's ONE reason not to go into Mexico, because there's always a gun on my bike. I'm guessing they wouldn't allow me to bring a gun with me. I don't carry a wire saw, but I do carry a Silky Saw. Those things are awesome. My emergency light source is a headlamp. You can put it over your hat, or straight on your head. It lasts a long time and it's rechargeable.
No weapons in Mexico. Only the criminals get to have them. Still it is a beautiful country and I never felt like I needed a weapon down there. Headlamps are great, I love mine.
A piece of para-cord can be used (in a pinch) as an emergency tire plug.
That is good to know, I will have to try that sometime.
What happened to the hard side cases? Did I miss an episode?
So...much of it you don't need.
I Carry a Swiss Army Champion $75, a .5 Adventure Med Kit, $15 and a $20 SOG Saw.
Yes more $ but have had my Champion for 35 years and the saw for 15. Lighter, smaller.
...and no I'm not sponsored by anyone.
New soft saddle bags or panniers these days I guess anyway they look good and new. I ask because and I may be wrong you had the high price aluminium cases. Good video by the way.
I did switch recently, I am doing a review on the new ones next week.
Looks like a great kit, Tim, great video! I hope you're well (I'm assuming you are since you're posting, LOL, but still wanted you to know that all our online friends are in our thoughts) 😊✌
Thanks my friend! Hope you are doing well. I am back in AZ for now but waiting anxiously for the next adventure.
@@FTAAdventures I feel ya, LOL, our current adventure is getting used to being stuck together for 24/7 🤣👍(note, jokes aside we are enjoying it so far )
Very practical. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Jim!
Off topic but, do you have any reviews on riding gear? I am specifically looking for jackets and pants. I ride 4 seasons and in all weather. I have been looking for an honest review. Looking for a good jacket and pants that can be worn, all year long, hot, cold and in the rain. Also, trying to find a possibly decent jacket and pants that don't cost a $1,000. Thanks man.
Great review. Chin up, wheels down: and try to avoid using a first aid kit.
Thanks Edd, will do!
Surviveware has great stuff
I agree!
Seems like a fair number of things included as gimmicks and not things that are necessary for a true backcountry first aid kit. A knife, multitool, and shears but no splint? I think I'll stick with Adventure Medical Kits or parting out my own, my first aid kit is better stocked, half the size, and half the weight.
Hey tim, curious if your load out has changed within the last 6 months, since you did your last load out video? I know it's a constant refinement, so I was just wondering if you've got it dialed in, or if you're still making changes? Be safe.
Hi Josh! Great question. It is constantly evolving like you said, and there have been some changes since the last load out vid, but it seems to be slowing down as I settle into a really great setup for my type of riding/travel. Will do another load out vid soon.
So I guess Mexico worked out. Watch out for the coffee
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Amazing 😉
What model is that Tim ?
It is their survival kit, its the only one on their site, here: surviveware.com/?rfsn=2868901.153d6c
No way to start a fire in the kit?
No, unfortunately not
@@FTAAdventures That might be only me but when I here "survival" anything, I think shelter, water, fire
You sound just lije Mr Guns and Gear. He is a youtuber. Its creepy how close you sound.
Good but no food or water
why not just set the log on fire which was blocking your path? throw some petrol mixed with oil on it and itwould have set alight...
It was green wood, plus it was a massive tree.
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Nice video's, but hey, you're so often out of focus .... guess you don't realise it?
It was an issue with the camera unfortunately, it's been replaced.