Carrying a Snake bite kit

[thefitter]

hey all , just wondering how many members carry a snake bit kit on there harness? This is my harness set up.

 

[Hippyty79]

Camelback ambush, holds 3lts of water and plenty room for emergency essentials, snacks and has loops for your bungy.
They is also a loop on the back where my pick lives

 

[Nightjar]

It's recommended to always carry at least two SMART Bandages with you, so these can be applied above and below the bite.
https://www.sssafe.com.au/product/smart-snake-bandage/

 

[mbasko]

Always carried on my harness & also one in the ute.

 

[Hippyty79]

There was a physio supply shop in the units where I started my business, we all shared bins, one thing that surprised me was that bandages dressings etc have expiry dates.

 

[Hilux]

Chemist warehouse sell a snake bite bandage for $10.
I've got one in my camping first aid kit and one in my detecting bag.

https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/buy/90006/snake-bite-bandage-10cm-x-10-5m

 

[Jaros]

Always carry some form of protection.

 

[Hippyty79]

Always carry some form of protection.

That was my mums advice when I was a young bloke

 

[Moneybox]

No I guess we should but we only carry a PLB, GPS and water. We have a snake bite kit in the bus but of course that could be too far away to be much use. Perhaps I should put a little kit like that in the quads.

 

[mbasko]

Something small & portable like these are ideal for your harness or quad bike etc. https://nswfirstaid.com.au/product/snake-bite-kit/

 

[SmokeyStu]

Camelback ambush, holds 3lts of water and plenty room for emergency essentials, snacks and has loops for your bungy.
They is also a loop on the back where my pick lives

I run a Camelback set up too. Far superior to the minelab harness. Lower pocket is perfect for the 5000 type battery, and speakers, audio filters, bunjis, radio/gps will mount on the shoulder straps. Top pocket for snake bandages/other survival aids, and it carrys a respectable amount of water as a bonus. I used a soldering iron to melt holes at various locations to enable wiring to be run internally through the rig to keep things tidy.

 

[Hippyty79]

Yep that’s the rig, my minelab harness never came out of the box.

 

[Hippyty79]

I hate the pick banging around my leg, so I slide it through the loop at the very top. It Keeps the weight central.

 

[rabos]

hey all , just wondering how many members carry a snake bit kit on there harness? This is my harness set up.

I heard that nicotine patches are good for snake bites

 

[Hippyty79]

I heard that nicotine patches are good for snake bites

Interesting just googled it and looks like there’s a bit of research into patches and vice versa with tobacco addiction.
Also came across this on trove from 1910.

 

[Aries]

Its the little sneaky ones that will get you.

 

[davent]

I never carry a snake bite kit, never have. Maybe I should.....but after 8 years running around in the bush in the Infantry, usually with a few hundred or even thousand other blokes, and a whole life of fishing, hunting,prospecting, and having only ever come accross 1 snake bite victim in all that time, and that was 1987, I have become complacent. Much more worried about getting lost due to heat exhaustion and dehydration than snake bite.
The only other bloke I know who was bitten by a snake was in his shed in the suburbs, not out bush.
Maybe I should chuck in a compression bandage....

 

[lazypat]

I never carry a snake bite kit, never have. Maybe I should.....but after 8 years running around in the bush in the Infantry, usually with a few hundred or even thousand other blokes, and a whole life of fishing, hunting,prospecting, and having only ever come accross 1 snake bite victim in all that time, and that was 1987, I have become complacent. Much more worried about getting lost due to heat exhaustion and dehydration than snake bite.
The only other bloke I know who was bitten by a snake was in his shed in the suburbs, not out bush.
Maybe I should chuck in a compression bandage....

You need 2 and are ten dollars each. But need a stick to keep the limb stiff

 

[davent]

Thanks Pat, I know a thing or two about snakes and snake bite.
It's a bit like quicksand.....always thought quicksand was going to be a major problem when I was growing up.

 

[edk80]

I never carry a snake bite kit, never have. Maybe I should.....but after 8 years running around in the bush in the Infantry, usually with a few hundred or even thousand other blokes, and a whole life of fishing, hunting,prospecting, and having only ever come accross 1 snake bite victim in all that time, and that was 1987, I have become complacent. Much more worried about getting lost due to heat exhaustion and dehydration than snake bite.
The only other bloke I know who was bitten by a snake was in his shed in the suburbs, not out bush.
Maybe I should chuck in a compression bandage....

Yeah I grew up in a country town and we were always out in the bush, catching lizards etc, we rarely saw snakes let alone get close to being bitten. if you make enough noise while just walking they will be gone real quick.
I think the gators are a bit over the top but a first aid kit is a great idea.
You will only get bitten if you get too close and in all the years growing up in the bush and detecting in the bush... haven't even come close to let alone seen one in 10 yrs detecting.