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Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight Watertight .7 First Aid Kit vs Potable Aqua Iodine Tablets

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

Potable Aqua Iodine Tablets is the lighter option — 130 g lighter than the Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight Watertight .7 First Aid Kit (79% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight Watertight .7 First Aid Kit Potable Aqua Iodine Tablets
Weight 165 g · 0.165 kg · 0.36 lb 35 g · 0.035 kg · 0.08 lb
Brand Adventure Medical Kits Potable Aqua
Category First Aid First Aid
Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight Watertight .7 First Aid Kit
165 g

Day hiking first aid kit with waterproof case. 5.8 ounces.

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Potable Aqua Iodine Tablets
35 g

50 tablets for emergency water treatment.

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Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight Watertight .7 First Aid Kit vs Potable Aqua Iodine Tablets: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Potable Aqua Iodine Tablets wins — at 35 g it is 130 g (79%) lighter than the Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight Watertight .7 First Aid Kit (165 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest first aid page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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