"Ultimate" Parachutist First Aid Kit
After I has respectfully corrected by F/502 veteran Dan Mcbride that the first aid kit I was wearing was the wrong shape and size I set out to create the most historically accurate (while at the same time cost effective) reproduction I could make. Each first aid kits includes- 1. Sealed rubberized cotton pouch sized off an original. 2. Contents of the pouch are molded directly off of original contents to guarantee the exact size and shape of an original pouch 3. Slight dirt ageing giving the pouch an accurate (as issued look) To make these pouches, we first tackled the task of recreating the proper construction of the pouch itself. We used the proper cotton fabric with rubberized backing to match the original packet. We coupled that with the proper width HBT webbing ties. Next came the contents. Rather than filling the pouch with "real" first aid contents (which would have increased the cost of the kit significantly) we did the next best thing. We took and original bandage, an