Adventure Medical Kits Blister Medic Kit
Offering the best of both worlds, the Adventure Medical Kits Blister Medic kit combines tried-and-true Moleskin blister prevention with GlacierGel™ hydrogel dressings for advanced relief and healing.
- Includes a small 1.25 x 1 in. and large 3 x 1.75 in. GlacierGel pad to relieve pain and protect blisters from further irritation
- Also includes 22 die-cut Moleskin pads in assorted sizes to fit everything from your heels to toes; no scissors required
- Moleskin immediately reduces friction, keeping hot spots from developing into blisters
- 6 alcohol prep pads and 6 antiseptic towelettes are included for cleansing blisters prior to treatment
Made in USA.
View all Adventure Medical Kits Skin Treatments| Best Use | Multisport |
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| Dimensions | 6.5 x 4.25 x 0.5 inches |
| Weight | 1.9 ounces |
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Disappointing
Disappointing. The point of the blister medic kit was to have pre-cut shaped moleskins “no scissors needed” so they say. As you can see in the picture I got six squares of moleskin and only two glacier gels. I’m will try to return it but it mail order so it may not be worth it. It’s not what it was supposed to be. I would not buy it again.
Misleading Packaging
At best, I think this packaging is misleading, at worst, it's downright deceptive. On the top-right of this thick package it states "24 Adhesive Dressings." I squeezed the package when I picked it up and thought - WOW, it must contain some very large, nice cushiony blister dressings - just what I needed for my blisters. Prominent on the bottom-left of the package it states "GlacierGel Multi-Day Hydrogel Dressing." Sounded good to me, so I bought it. Unfortunately, when I opened it at home, I found only TWO hydrogel dressings - one large and one small. The rest of the pack contained some precut moleskin and TWELVE prepackaged antiseptic wipes (that's what made the package feel cushiony). The outside of this packaging is made out of some type of green plastic with lots of visual distraction and is very hard to read. The only saving grace is that REI stands behind their products. I know they will give me a credit, even though I didn't realize just how bad this kit was until I opened it.
A good start
I bought my first of these a few months ago when I was getting ready to make trip out to Zion and Bryce Canyons. It worked pretty well. I preferred the thinner type of mole skin. I developed some blisters a couple weekends ago when out for a hike. I was only about 1.5 miles in on a big uphill climb. I applied the mole skin with some tincture of benzene and my heels were super happy. I ended up completing a total of 9 miles that day with no problems. I just bought another kit to add to my collection. I wish there was a bigger kit I could buy.
Useless
This kit is useless, we don't recommend to buy it! It doesn't help to prevent blisters, nor does it contain anything to treat them (it does not contain any actual blister plasters!). We were on a backpacking trip, got blisters and thought this rather expensive, fancy looking kit will do it, but we were wrong! Luckily some fellow hikers had some Compeed Blister plasters and those worked perfectly.
Skip it
I go camping a lot and was in REI and decided to check out their blister care section becaue I get blisters on the toes and on the achilles area from running. I decided to give this pack a try since it looked like it had a great variety. I used it when I got new shoes and the she was rubbing my toes and schilles area. I put moleskin in those areas, but the adhesive was weak and the moleskin was so thin it gave virtually no relief and was off within the hour. So I decided to give the glacial gel a try. It was decent, my only complaint is they only give you one of each size, so if you have blisters on both feet you are going to have to either pick which one you really want to treat or assess which one might be able to use the smaller size gel which wasn't big enough to cover either blister. It would have been nice to have 2 of each size. The gel gave relief for a briefd amount of time until it too rolled up and fell off. I wouldn't buy this again.
Not worth the cost
Pads are paper thin and had to use the majority of the package for one application. Antiseptic pads were dried out.
Misleading
Skimpy contents. Mostly filled with alcohol prep pads... Just make a kit yourself.
Die-cut has its pros and cons
Somehow I thought this kit would have more oval blister bandages (it only had two), but I had mistaken the pre-cut moleskin for those bandages. Unfortunately, in the field, none of the shapes of the pre-cuts quite fit the hot-spot on my foot. Another problem was that the moleskin came off my foot twice when I removed my sock (stuck to the sock), so I had to re-apply. Didn't need to use the alcohol prep wipes, nor the antiseptic, so those will be useful in future first-aid kits.
Pricey and useless
REI should stop selling this product. An expensive price gets you two gel pads, one hardly large enough to cove a fingernail, and.a few bits of adhesive gauze. I put the Glacier Gel on a hot spot before roller skiing and it rucked up within a couple of hours. Useless. I recommend using tape base and athletic tape if you want to prevent blisters. Use Spenco Second Skin to treat them. These work. The Blister Medic Kit does not.
Solid product
This is a refill for me - I do a lot of hiking with Scouts and find it's helpful for them (and occasionally for me). Convenient form factor, like it's an easy kit of blister stuff to pull out vs. my full first aid kit. I supplement with Leukotape and more of the Glacier Gel dressings.