What military medical bag would you recommend?

whats up dude...an aid bag is a personal decision, but your Unit should supply you with one!! that's shady if they don't.

I like to use the blackhawk stomp 2, it's a bit pricey but a great all around bag. you can use it for a field aid bag, as far as running a mini sick call out of, or you can use it stictly for abc's and emergency trauma equipment. it is a great customizable bag. London Bridge makes a few knock offs that are cheaper and hold up nearly as well.

you should google around for the best price and check out a website called www.galls.com, they have some good deals for military. if you have anymore questions let me know what specifically you are using it for.

Anything but a body-bag (sorry-- old Corpsman humor). Seriously, though, are you a Corpsman or a medic? If so, you should be issued (and not have to pay for) your med bag. If you're a grunt and talking about a personal use/back up bag, go for something small and easily available, either one that'll attach to your 782 gear or a 'buttpack', but big enough to pack a few trauma dressings, tape and gauze, or whatever your Corpsman/medic wants you to carry on your person, and for personal use a small pill bottle or two (for "Vitamin M", whatever), spare earplugs, at least one ace-wrap, a baggie of bandaids in various sizes (including the ´H-shaped ones for fingers and knuckles), and a tube of antibiotic cream at minimum. [I'm basing the first part-- the trauma dressings, etc.-- on the idea that most good small-unit level combat Corpsman/medics have each of their Marines/soldiers carry "immediate grab" stuff with them and quickly available, so that if someone's hit, the trauma dressings are right at hand, and if a bunch of people are hit, Doc won't run out of trauma dressings before he gets to you.]

On the other hand, if you are the Corpsman/medic, and don't like the military-issuse trauma bag (what, you mean there might be something better than Uncle Sugar's??), I would encourage you to go first to some of the really expensive websites for SWAT Team medics, etc. (Galls.com, that now owns DynaMed, is one) and window shop (DON'T BUY!!!). Use the expensive place to figure out what best fits what you want/need: some people love the traditional rectangular bags, some people like the 'modular roll-out' bags, etc.-- if you're buying your own, but what fits your style and working conditions (if you're with a mechanized unit, you'll worry less about the weight you need to hump, but might want more room for burn dressings, etc.). Also, make sure that each of your guys has a couple of trauma dressings, etc. on him in the field-- and that they're all carrying them in the same pocket or pouch, so you don't have to waste time rummaging around. I think that Corpsman started doing this with their Marines in Korea-- I know it was SOP in Vietnam and the Gulf for a lot of Corpsmen. They'll stop bitchin' about the extra weight when you remind them that they're not carrying it for you... they're carrying it for you to put on them. If somebody still complains (and it'll probably be a 2nd LT), ask him, 'Would you rather I ran out before I got to you?'.

Once you see what you want at Gall's (or whoever's-- I'm not advertising for them; they're just a company I know that sells high quality but high priced stuff), then take that info on an internet search and find out if you can buy the same thing cheaper-- usually you can. [Worth a try if you have time-- a lot of cities have police/EMS equipment stores (usually listed under 'uniforms' in the yellow pages, sometimes not), and if you walk in and tell them you're about to deploy, you may get cut a deal-- a lot of the owners of those places are former cops and firefighters, and a lot of former cops and firefighters are vets. BUT... check the on-line prices first. The 'good deal' he's cutting you may still cost more than the internet price, because internet companies aren't paying rent on stores.

Good luck, stay safe, and come home healthy.