an ace bandage and duct tape will fix almost everything!
On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > On the first aid kit having a compression bandage for a serious wound > could be life saving. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Joey Kelley <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Thu, 23 May 2013 08:38:40 -0400 > *To: *[email protected]<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] What' are your everyday carry vs your > long trip carry items? > > I'm with Allen on the socks! > Instead of the flash light - I'm carrying head lamps now - > Wal-Mart has some cheap ones for $5 each - they're worth it when you need > to use both hands for a task. > I have noticed I am an awful lot less aggressive on my tools now > that I have a newer ride - I do carry the American Motorcyclist membership > with the roadside assistance for that reason. Honestly, if its enough to > break the bike down, I'm probably not going to be fixing it in the field. I > would suggest about 10 feet of Duct tape for any non-serious repairs - you > can wind a section of tape around something so you don't have to buy one of > those little mini-rolls they sell various places at a ridiculous price. > My Fiancee reads a lot of survival manuals and has her own ideas > on what makes for a good first aid kit - the one thing we both agree on is > that the pre-made ones often leave out stuff you want and include junk you > don't. A ziplock style sandwich bag and a trip to the dollar store can get > you a lot of what you'd need for first aid. (Tip: buy a big package of exam > gloves for a few bucks and keep about four pairs in your first aid kit - > you might not need them to do wound repair on yourself, but they come in > handy if you need to work on the bike and want to keep your hands > reasonably clean) > On another note - I ran into the guy that makes Sardine Can > survival kits at the post office the other day: > http://www.sardinecangiftware.com/lifepack.html - (he's got a 1999 > Kawasaki Concours) I think his survival kit wouldn't be a bad idea if I > were stuck somewhere. > Other thoughts? > -Joey > > > On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > >> If I were going to take a trip I'd pack a CO2 inflator, and plug kit, >> first aid kit, a minimalists tool kit, ziplock bags, trash bags, zip ties, >> knife, and a flashlight. If a repair requires more than that AAA is a good >> idea. Also from my time in the marines I found that you can never have too >> many pairs of socks. >> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Gibs <[email protected]> >> Sender: [email protected] >> Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 18:34:49 >> To: <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] What' are your everyday carry vs your long >> trip >> carry items? >> >> Just curious, what emergency supplies do guys carry with you all the time >> (i.e do you have a toolkit, what do you have in it)? Do you add different >> things if you're going on a longer trip? I wanna make a travel kit for my >> bike and looking for suggestions. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > -- > -Joey Kelley > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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