Note: I did not buy all, or even most, of these books at full retail price, many came from thrift stores, bought used, or were gifts. Cost is listed as the current price of a new book on Amazon. There are many books on this list that I would never buy for their price on Amazon, but I got them because I could buy them at a thrift store for a dollar or two. This is not necessarily my list of recommended books, just a list of the books I have. Inside each category I will put the books I recommend the most towards the top. I will also try to cluster similar books together even inside of each category.

These items are not all held in one kit, they are dispersed through several kits and storage areas. All the suturing supplies, including the reference book, are in one bin along with my sterile instruments. I also keep some alcohol swabs and swab sticks in there, so it could function as a stand-alone kit for suturing if necessary. The non-suture wound closure options live in my "level 2" home medical bag. Some of these supplies also serve double duty for any other procedures that might require these instruments, such as aggressive wound cleaning and the timing of dead tissue.

This is my dental emergency kit. It focuses on off-grid treatment of dental emergencies, and not as much on long-term preventative dental hygiene during a grid down scenario. Both are important. Keeping a good stock of toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, and mouthwash (and practicing good oral hygiene now), is probably more important than having the tools to pull out a tooth. I aim to do both.

A step up from and complement to my everyday carry (Level 1) first aid kit. This is a bag that I bring with me on trips or on outings with lots of people or where injury might be more likely. It is 15 lb. and is contained in a Plano tackle bag. It is meant to work alongside my everyday kit, which contains trauma items like a tourniquet, z-fold gauze, and chest seals. Thus you will not fight those items in this kit. This is also the bag I often turn to at home when I need a band-aid or ibuprofen, so it straddles the line between at-home medical supplies and portable kit. Many items can only reasonably be purchased in bulk, the prices listed are about what I would pay for what is in the kit, even if I bought ten times as much. It is good to be able to restock the kit, so bulk is good anyway. This is why an Amazon link might have a higher price than is listed in the kit. Links are to what comes closest to what I have, not necessarily what I would recommend. However, I will note if I don't like a specific item.