Basic First Aid Kit For Hiking

For anything other than a simple hour or two of hiking in your local area you need to do a little preparation and that should include packing a first aid kit. You kit should of course take into account the area in which you will be hiking and the sort of injuries which you could possibly encounter but, in all cases, your first aid kit should contain at least the following items.

• Elastic roll bandages and gauze
• A variety of different sized adhesive bandages
• An anti-bacterial spray or cream
• Either Aspirin or Ibuprofen, depending upon your stomach sensitivity
• Moleskin to be used in the treatment of blisters
• A knife (multiple tools) similar to a swiss army knife
• A pair of tweezers
• Anti-itch cream
• Burn cream
• Hydrocortisone cream
• Sunscreen