Jff First Aid Kit

JFF FIRST AID KIT

,CW EVALUATION

Emergency assistance in a pouch

NONE OF US LIKES TO THINK ABOUT IT, but chances are some day you’ll unexpectedly part company with your motorcycle. Hey, stuff happens.

Fortunately, the vast majority of bodily damage is limited to schoolyard-type injuries-minor abrasions, skinned knees, etc. Which is exactly what JFF Enterprises (P.O. Box 637, Burnet, TX 78611; 800/583-2206) had in mind when it put together a first-aid kit for motorcyclists.

Included in the well-stocked kit are a variety of bandages, pads and tape, plus an assortment of antiseptic wipes and ointments. Pain-relief pills are provided, as well as a cold pack, burn spray and eye wash. Nice touches are tweezers, bandage scissors and a copy of Backcountry First Aid, a booklet by Buck Tilton, director of the Wilderness Medicine Institute. Dirt riders exploring the cheaper taco stands in Baja, Mexico, will appreciate the Alka Seltzer and Pepto Bismol tablets. The kit’s contents, about 100 items in all, come neatly packaged in an 8 x 6 x 3-inch zippered nylon pouch easily tossed into a tankbag or backpack.

For an outside opinion, we sent JFF’s kit to Mark Lindemann, former Cycle magazine staffer, now an ad agency executive, who has 160 hours of Red Cross trauma training, including time spent in hospital emergency rooms.

“For the kind of injuries most motorcyclists will encounter while riding, either in the dirt or on the street, this kit is superbly outfitted,” Lindemann said. “All in all, it’s probably a better medical kit than most people have in their homes. At $40, it’s an incredible value; you couldn’t put together a kit like this on your own for that kind of money.”

JFF’s first-aid kit is no substitute for

emergency medical training, but for minimizing minor injuries, guarding against infection and lessening pain, we highly recommend it. Buy one-just in case.