Review: Got Krash? Crash Kits

I ordered one of these kits last week and received it within 3 days. Everything advertised on their website was in the kit. They mentioned sending me a 4″x7″ frosty bag so I can take essential components and put them in my jersey pocket for longer races or training. I highly recommend this product. Like Brad said, no one wants to crash but it’s always good to be prepared for it!

Joe, brave solider don’t offer a tea tree solution in their kits. They also don’t offer tegaderm, tape, betadine or 12″ of tubular gauze. For the same price, Got Krash is a better product.

REI sells there own in and a few other brands of first aid kits that are great. Lots of different options to choose from. Plus they come in their own pouches/kits. I keep mine buried in the bottom of my camelbak. I’ve supplemented mine with a emergency blanket and TP.

I don’t like the looks of this one because: 1. it come in a plastic box which just goes in the trash. 2. The aforementioned pouch i still have to supply. and 3. why in the world does it not include butterfly bandages?

Just double checked mine, along with most of the listed stuff here, mine has tweezers and aspirin. Of course everyone should tailor theirs to their region.

Got(my)Krash in the mail today. I ordered one of these kits to give it a whirl. I’m too busy to put thgether one of my own kit, and am too scatter-brained to know what to pack for my rides. Everything in the kit came as stated and I’m very happy with the purchase. The kit came in that plastic box and I was wondering what I was going to do with it, and it hit me. I have a thicker plastic pencil case with a ziplock top that I put everything in and it fits in my Camelbak real well. Very compact. Overall I’m very impressed with the quality and thought of the product. Now hopefully I won’t have to use it all!

@Gillis
Point well taken. i suppose I am giving them the benefit of the doubt about the frosty bag. Here is the email I received from Andy@gotkrash.com
“James, we will be mailing you a 4.5″x7″ frosty bag. This can be used to carry critical components of the gotkrash kit with you on long races or leisure rides. It fits very well in a camelbak or even a jersey pocket. We recently added this product to our kits as many of our customers were looking for a portable solution. We expect to receive the bags by the end of this week and will ship them out immediately. Thank you again for your business.”

I will wait to see if I receive it and them write a follow-up comment. I personally have never needed to use butterfly bandages due to a cycling crash but then again, to each their own. If you find that be a valuable part of your personal kit, then I certainly can’t argue!

The plastic box is nice for reusable storage. I take out the things I need from it and leave the box in my car. It’s better than having a zip lock bag with assorted medical supplies!

Take care

@James
@Andy
Just to be clear about my position. I don’t carry any kind of first aid when road riding (and of the guys I ride with I don’t know of anyone who does). I live in a major city so I’m never too far from help, a fact which hedges my need to carry a first aid kit. And for me crashes on the road are rare. In the rare case I do crash on the road the care generally needed is beyond any first aid kit. That said I do carry a little kit, given out by a local hospital at an event, in my commuter backpack. But it is little more than a few band-aids.

Mountain biking is where my kit find its use. At least once a year it gets used for someone (usually me!). I’ve seen enough deep cuts and puncture wounds from sticks, chainrings, even a brake lever (!) that have required stitches in the end, that without butterfly’s it could have been much worse.