The Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight/Watertight .7 meets
the Johnson & Johnson All-Purpose First Aid Kit (160-Piece)
The waterproof, featherweight kit that topped four separate field tests. We tested it head-to-head against the Johnson & Johnson All-Purpose First Aid Kit (160-Piece) across 6 key dimensions.
Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight/Watertight .7
“The waterproof, featherweight kit that topped four separate field tests”
Johnson & Johnson All-Purpose First Aid Kit (160-Piece)
“The household bandage kit that costs a fraction of the rest”
Head-to-Head Breakdown
Strengths & Weaknesses
Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight/Watertight .7
- Best Overall at GearJunkie (9.3/10) and a perfect 5.0 at CleverHiker
- 100 percent waterproof inner bag protects supplies in rain or a kayak
- At 5.8 ounces it is light enough to carry everywhere
- Forty-two pieces is fewer than a home stockpile kit
- No tourniquet or trauma shears for serious bleeding
- The compact size means small quantities of each item
Johnson & Johnson All-Purpose First Aid Kit (160-Piece)
- CNN's Best Budget pick and Outdoor Gear Lab's Best Value for home use
- One hundred sixty pieces including brand-name meds and a cold pack
- Refillable hard case for well under fifteen dollars
- Plastic case is not water-resistant
- No wound-closure strips, tourniquet, or trauma shears
- Bulkier than the pocketable outdoor kits
The Verdict
Our Bottom Line
The Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight/Watertight .7 is the kit that kept winning. It took Best Overall at GearJunkie with a 9.3, a perfect 5.0 at CleverHiker, and top compact honors at Outdoor Gear Lab, four independent field tests pointing at the same bag. Two things earn it. First, a 100 percent waterproof DryFlex inner bag seals the supplies inside a water-repellent outer shell, so a river crossing or a downpour leaves your gauze dry. Second, it weighs 5.8 ounces, light enough that you actually carry it instead of leaving it in the car. Adventure Medical labels the pockets by injury, so under stress you open straight to bleeding or blisters. Forty-two pieces sounds modest, but the selection is deliberate: wound closures, sterile dressings, an elastic bandage, and a full row of OTC meds.
Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight/Watertight .7
The Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight/Watertight .7 is the kit that kept winning. It took Best Overall at GearJunkie with a 9.3, a perfect 5.0 at CleverHiker, and top compact honors at Outdoor Gear Lab, four independent field tests pointing at the same bag. Two things earn it. First, a 100 percent waterproof DryFlex inner bag seals the supplies inside a water-repellent outer shell, so a river crossing or a downpour leaves your gauze dry. Second, it weighs 5.8 ounces, light enough that you actually carry it instead of leaving it in the car. Adventure Medical labels the pockets by injury, so under stress you open straight to bleeding or blisters. Forty-two pieces sounds modest, but the selection is deliberate: wound closures, sterile dressings, an elastic bandage, and a full row of OTC meds.
- Hikers and campers who need a light, waterproof kit
- Anyone who wants one kit for the trail, the car, and the house
- People who value fast, injury-labeled organization
Johnson & Johnson All-Purpose First Aid Kit (160-Piece)
The Johnson & Johnson All-Purpose kit does the everyday job for the price of a sandwich. CNN named it Best Budget and Outdoor Gear Lab called it the Best Value for home use, and the reason is the sheer count: 160 pieces, heavy on Band-Aid bandages but rounded out with Neosporin, Tylenol, Benadryl, gauze, and a cold pack. The refillable hard case keeps it all sorted on a shelf or in a trunk. It skips the wound-closure strips and trauma tools of the pricier kits, and the plastic case is not water-resistant, but for scraped knees and headaches at home it covers the ground for well under fifteen dollars.
- Households that want a cheap, well-stocked bathroom or car kit
- Anyone furnishing a first apartment or dorm
- Buyers who want brand-name bandages and meds for minor care