The whole idea is to NEVER need to use it. Just like a rare comic book that's never even been opened.
On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 5:42 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I would agree, but anything that has adhesive is toast. > > I just buy a brand new first aid kit in the plastic box that has fresh and > more modern stuff in it and use that. > > Used to be you could buy new first aid kits from the dealer relatively > cheap, and I would get new ones, but that’s no longer the case. > > I still stand by the comments about them adding value. Don’t understand > that at all. > > Dan > > > On Oct 7, 2015, at 10:33 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> And maybe it's me, but why do people get the idea that the original > first aid kit adds value? If it's not fused closed from being baked in the > back window, the stuff that's in it is so worthless it could never be put > to use. Call me a purist, but those are the first thing I toss when I get > an older car. > >> > >> Dan > > > > Ah, Herr Benz Guru, that is where we differ. A triangular bandage > still works, if 30 years old. I replace tape, and other aged adhesive > stuff, anything that may be hopelessly outdated, then add bandaids and > other stuff to make a good kit. > > > > In fact, the kit from the late beloved TD is at the cottage, as it is a > better kit than what had been there. > > Fortunately, to date, we have never had to use anything but minor stuff > from any of the kits. > > > > 30 some years ago, Herr Clarke, owner of the dealership I bought parts > from, gave me a new German kit from a new car delivered to the dealership > with the German kit rather than the US kit. I carried it in the 200D for > years, and I still have it. Since then, I have grown attached to having a > MB first aid kit in the car. Even before that I carried a small AAA kit, > but it is very minimal compared to the MB kit. > > > > I will admit that the number of triangular bandages is probably in > excess, unless travelling in a turd world country where one 6-7 pass van > may be hauling 20-30 people. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
