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Near Zero Outdoor Gear 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 — 135 g lighter than the Near Zero Outdoor Gear First Aid Kit (79% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Near Zero Outdoor Gear First Aid Kit Potable Aqua Iodine Tablets
Weight 170 g · 0.170 kg · 0.37 lb 35 g · 0.035 kg · 0.08 lb
Brand Near Zero Outdoor Gear Potable Aqua
Category First Aid First Aid
Near Zero Outdoor Gear First Aid Kit
170 g

Ultralight waterproof first aid kit with 70 pieces.

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Potable Aqua Iodine Tablets
35 g

50 tablets for emergency water treatment.

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Near Zero Outdoor Gear 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 135 g (79%) lighter than the Near Zero Outdoor Gear First Aid Kit (170 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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