Introducing the, uh, um... Survival Tampon

[analog_kidd]

This is from one of my favorite websites:

http://artofmanliness.com/2012/06/05/survival-tampon/

Sounded a little strange at first, but it has some pretty good points.

[zapfbroad]

had to show my wife these

[gjohnsoniv]

That's uh, interesting. He does bring up some good points though.

[Caster]

I have a couple cases of those real thick maxi pad things in my bug out camper. Multi purpose. Make great bandages and just about any woman without them would probably be glad to wash my dirty clothes in the river in exchange for a handful of them. Barter system you know.

[Slpeod]

Never thought about the tinder piece, maybe now I will stop making a mess with the dryer lint.

[Links2k]

There were some very good ideas in that piece.

[Ramjo]

Very nice!

[Dolomite_supafly]

They were part of my kit overseas. But we carried them to use for slowing blood loss in peircing wounds. Luckily I never needed them.

Dolomite

[hipower]

"Pads" have been used as a humorous substitute for bandages in movies for many years. Don't really remember when I first saw it; but seems like back in the 80's. And I do believe they've been mentioned in several survival and post-apocolypse books I've read as well. Mainly in fictional readings though, but I have seen references in some emergency first aid practices as well.

Edited June 15, 2012 by hipower

[Caster]

You wouldn't wanna use 'em for severe trauma, but they do work. It's kinda what they're designed to do and all.

Edited June 15, 2012 by Caster

[Moped]

In a SHTF situation, I wouldn't hesitate to slap one on a wound. Makes a lot of sense. Never thought about tinder though. My wife would find it humorous if she found them in my BOB though.

[TN_Hiker]

Well, it certainly provides a new way of thinking...

[Guest Scramasax]

Wings or no wings?

Been part of the go bag for 20 years.

ts

[Cherokee Slim]

I've carried these from Vietnam, to my THP kit, to all over South America in medical kits. They are a perfect fit for most gunshot wounds. I now keep them in my shooter's first aid kit in my gun cart that I use at all Cowboy matches. Tampon plugs the hole and pads, 4x4s or whatever covers it.

Cherokee Slim

Edited June 15, 2012 by Cherokee Slim