Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight/Watertight

Learn how to choose and resupply a first-aid kit for the outdoors or make your own from scratch.
Read full article: How to Choose First Aid Kits

Learn how to combat mosquitoes, ticks and flies with DEET, picaridin and natural lotions, air-emitted repellents and permethrin-treated clothing.
Read full article: How to Choose Insect Repellents

Learn the differences between wilderness and urban first aid. Also get care tips and find out how to assess a patient in the backcountry.
Read full article: Wilderness First Aid Basics

Learn how to use sunscreen to guard against UV radiation. Topics include ingredients, SPF, UVB, UVA, broad spectrum, and water resistance.
Read full article: How to Choose and Use Sunscreen

Our first-aid kit list of items for the outdoors includes wound coverings, medications, treatments, tools, personal care items and much more.
Read full article: First-Aid Kit Checklist

Chemicals in some sunscreens are harmful to coral reefs, leading sunscreen makers to offer "reef-safe" formulas. What does "reef-safe" mean? Find out.
Read full article: What is Reef-Safe Sunscreen?