Burning_Monkey
Newbie
I asked this question on the Discord Server, but figured it would be better asked here so that the answers can be searched for and captured better.
I have a couple of IFAK's, both something I randomly assembled and pre-assenbled ones from a couple different companies. All of them have items in them that have expiration dates. Stuff like the Hyfin chest seals and the Celox Z tape has an expiration date on them.
1) How critical is that date? Is it something like the expiration dates on drugs where "hey, this might still be good, but we didn't bother testing past 18 months so hey, what ever" or is it "this shit should have been thrown away 2 weeks ago!"?
2) Does temp variation affect that date? I have an IFAK in my car glove box. Does the wild temp swings from 55°F to 130°F in a day cause the stuff like the Celox Z tape to age faster?
Thanks!
I have a couple of IFAK's, both something I randomly assembled and pre-assenbled ones from a couple different companies. All of them have items in them that have expiration dates. Stuff like the Hyfin chest seals and the Celox Z tape has an expiration date on them.
1) How critical is that date? Is it something like the expiration dates on drugs where "hey, this might still be good, but we didn't bother testing past 18 months so hey, what ever" or is it "this shit should have been thrown away 2 weeks ago!"?
2) Does temp variation affect that date? I have an IFAK in my car glove box. Does the wild temp swings from 55°F to 130°F in a day cause the stuff like the Celox Z tape to age faster?
Thanks!