Helenbac first aid kits.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: SMALL biz

After selling Atwater-Carey and waiting out a noncompete clause until 2002, Phil Carey started Carey & Co. (named for his great-grandfather's Scottish company founded in 1914) and began selling HelenBac first aid kits for backpackers and other outdoor enthusiasts.

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"We try to offer a broad range of kits for everybody from the single outdoor use all the way up to the Base Camp model, which is for three to four people for up to two weeks," Carey says.

Assembled in downtown Salida, HelenBac kits include bandages, pain relievers and other medical essentials.

"We give users the basics so they can improvise what they need," says Carey...