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HART Day Hike 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 — 64 g lighter than the HART Day Hike First Aid Kit (65% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec HART Day Hike First Aid Kit Potable Aqua Iodine Tablets
Weight 99 g · 0.099 kg · 0.22 lb 35 g · 0.035 kg · 0.08 lb
Brand HART Potable Aqua
Category First Aid First Aid
HART Day Hike First Aid Kit
99 g

Ultra-compact first aid kit at 3.5oz. Lightweight and customizable for day hikes.

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Potable Aqua Iodine Tablets
35 g

50 tablets for emergency water treatment.

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HART Day Hike 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 64 g (65%) lighter than the HART Day Hike First Aid Kit (99 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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