MedicBox Pro Review & Unboxing: Is This Med Kit Subscription Worth It?

MedicBox is a monthly subscription box service, and you'll never guess what's inside: medical supplies. We opened the Pro version, which runs $99.99 a month and ships as two boxes; there's also a standard version with fewer items at $55. I'll say it up front like I always do: I'm not the medical expert, as plenty of you have reminded me in the comments. But I love bringing this stuff to you because medical gear belongs in your daily life: your go bags, your get-home-alive bags, your vehicles, all of it.

Each box comes with a what's-inside card that walks you through every item, which is genuinely helpful for medic dummies like me. First out was a small IFAK pouch with MOLLE straps on the back and loop on the front, basic, but a nice way to carry supplies on your kit or in your vehicle. Then two HyFin vent chest seals, which are like the best ones you can get; I keep these in almost every medical kit I own. And then the SOG ParaShears: trauma shears that are also a multi-tool with a glass breaker, line cutter, tweezers, screwdrivers, an oxygen wrench, and ruler markings on the edge. A very, very nice pair of shears and I'm excited to add them to the collection.

The first box also had an emergency bandage from Rampart Systems (very similar to an Israeli bandage, and Rampart is a really good company to buy medical gear from) plus hemostatic dressing for controlling bleeding on minor cuts, lacerations, and punctures. Box two brought Z-folded compressed gauze from Rescue Essentials for wound packing, a pair of Rothco EMS shears for your bigger emergency-style kits, a baby roll of duct tape (I keep one in every single kit), and a genuine CAT tourniquet, which alone goes for somewhere around $40 to $50 right now.

The wildcard was the Guardian Angel safety light: a wearable light with four brightness settings, flashing emergency patterns, and three-plus mile visibility. I'll be honest with you: it's got a bunch of buttons and it was more than I could handle on camera. I'm going to have to read the instructions on how the darn thing works. But when I looked up the price, it's $115 by itself. I knew it was going to be expensive the second I picked it up. There was also a glove pouch with a split front pocket to keep your trauma gloves clean, a pupil gauge flashlight, a MedicBox patch for the wall, and a sticker for the tool cart.

Add it all up (call it $40 for the ParaShears, $40 for the CAT, $115 for the Guardian Angel, the seals, the dressings, the pouches) and you're looking at close to damn near $300 in value in a $99 box. That's a 3x return on one monthly box. Usually with these subscription services I say, hey, if you like getting presents every month, it's a cool way to do it. With this one? If you need medical gear at all (EMT, doctor, combat medic, or just a prepper) this is some supreme value. Shout out to freaking MedicBox.