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5/25/2019 1:47:34 AM EDT
I always have a good kit in my bag I take to work. I don't always take the pack with me though (unless I'm going to work). I want to get a kit to keep in my truck, but I'm worried the extreme heat and cold will make some of the stuff expire quicker. I have a single cab, and pretty much anywhere I go there is no shade to park. Any advice? Or am I just doomed to having to buy new stuff every few months?
"The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."
James Madison
5/25/2019 9:30:55 AM EDT
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Buy or scrounge your stuff. Put it in a cool ATAS med bag. Put the bag in your truck cab. There done.
I live in Tennessee, it gets warm in the summer, winters get cool. We don't overthink it. Our gear lasts and lasts, even with hunned degree summer days.....
5/25/2019 11:25:09 AM EDT
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tactical response's little Pocket VOK is perfect for vehicles. Nothing in it is sensitive to heat really. Even the tape has stayed good for me in 2 years of California desert sun.
5/25/2019 5:34:49 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By truenorth:
Buy or scrounge your stuff. Put it in a cool ATAS med bag. Put the bag in your truck cab. There done.
I live in Tennessee, it gets warm in the summer, winters get cool. We don't overthink it. Our gear lasts and lasts, even with hunned degree summer days.....
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Even stuff like quikclot?
"The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."
James Madison
6/3/2019 12:57:15 PM EDT
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Can't say for certain how long this stuff holds up, but some info on med kits:

Tourniquets, Chest Seals, and Pressure Dressings, Oh My!

HELP……….I’VE FALLEN AND DON’T KNOW WHAT IFAK SHOUD I BUY? (Individual Medical Kits)
6/5/2019 2:45:43 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By truenorth:
Buy or scrounge your stuff. Put it in a cool ATAS med bag. Put the bag in your truck cab. There done.
I live in Tennessee, it gets warm in the summer, winters get cool. We don't overthink it. Our gear lasts and lasts, even with hunned degree summer days.....
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Thanks. I bought a kit from ITS Tactical a couple of years ago. I'm just going to build my own this time around. The Magpul Daka large pouches fit that, 2 Israeli bandages and 2 Sof T Wides.  I'll probably get another one for my truck.
"The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."
James Madison
6/27/2019 5:36:38 PM EDT
[#6]
Most expiration dates are arbitrary.
6/27/2019 6:01:18 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By bigbryce31186:
Even stuff like quikclot?
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Originally Posted By bigbryce31186:
Originally Posted By truenorth:
Buy or scrounge your stuff. Put it in a cool ATAS med bag. Put the bag in your truck cab. There done.
I live in Tennessee, it gets warm in the summer, winters get cool. We don't overthink it. Our gear lasts and lasts, even with hunned degree summer days.....
Even stuff like quikclot?
Most of the world gets hot; hotter in cars and trucks. Your clotting agent will be fine in ambient heat. The surface of the sun, no. Car, fine.

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