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Keep up the great work - amazing video! Greetings NASAR Netherlands Country Coordinator

Is there a reason you didnt tap into the acc fuse? Wouldnt that enable to use the lights with just 1 key press, and then still allow use while ignition/driving?

I love your detail! Nicely done!

Thank you for this !

Great Video ! My Watch EDC is a NATO style watchband with an Automatic watch that is EMP proof and you do not have to worry about over winding ! Also on the watchband is the Suunto clip-on button compass that is a great back-up compass and is the one I use the most ! In the State of New Mexico you may need a seat belt cutter/AF seat belt webbing cutter to rescue the pilot and/or crew of aircraft (or alien space craft)... ! Remember "The Ten Essentials" by the Seattle Mountaineers ! tjl

Is there options to make them into strobe mode?

You have several sub-kits packed which makes for good organization in your pack, but I noticed that most of them are in pouches made of heavy cordura. The CPR and First Aid kit needs to be protected, but your clothes and hygiene kits could be placed in a lighter set of stuff sacks, like the REI lightweight nylon ditty bags, which would save you ounces and take up less space in your pack. Just a thought, I know that ounces over miles become heavy. Thanks for volunteering! I had great success calling out our local S&R Team when I worked in LE. Fantastic people.

Excellent pack! Greetings Robin!

It's been a while. How are they holding up and does water get in when driving down the highway?

Of all the videos, I actually found this one the simplest to understand. Every other video drags out and adds extra fluff, but this was straight to the point. Thanks!

Wynex offers a lot of molle stuff at more affordable prices. I just ordered a chest rig to add to my SAR kit. Thanks for the video, will be using to build my rig

15:18 Nice video with some good ideas like the headlamp positioning. I am not active in Search and Rescue but as a first responder in Germany. If possible exchange the black gloves by some blue or purple ones as used in ERs or by EMS. In bad lighting conditions (e.g. at night) you can not distinguish between blood or other fluids with black gloves, e.g. if you swipe the body in rain, or the body is full of sweat. With blue or purple gloves you can recognize blood immediately by its darker color. Greetings from Germany, Christian

Nice video. Like the gear!

Great stuff. I would keep that helmet as a souvenir. And get another one to wear everyday. One day when you're older you can have that as a memory.

Small can of spray paint and a telescoping magnet

Was your red accessory wire long enough to go into the cab? Mine isn’t nearly long enough

Nice review

Stage your tourniquet. So you can use it one handed. And get a bright orange one. You're not trying to be tacticool. You're trying to safe lives. And when you need that thing you're going to be in a very stressful situation where seconds can make a difference. You do not want to drop it and then have to waste valuable time because it's black and it fell in the shade. Get a better radio then a baofeng UV5. It has no end filter and will have no reception if there is a strong TX on nearby frequencies. Keep the Nagoya or get a Signal stick. For radio's I would recommend an Icom or Yeasu. I run a FT5D it has onboard GPS, APRS, lockable touch screen, has a end filter. And is overall a much better radio. Your life may depend on it. So you want it to work. Lose the blade in the front if you ever run into a crack addict you risk getting stabbed with your own blade. As for knifes I run a Mora Gerber. But any Mora will do. It has a full spine.

Jarrid! I think the most useful thing that you described in this video is one of those tips that we wouldn’t know, unless we were actually doing it, and that is the experience you and the team have had flashing the headlamps at each other, and how you decided on a workaround for it to have an attachment on your chest rig instead of on your head. If you have more insight like that, I think that would be a fantastic way for you to share and again a lot of attention! I myself just subscribe to you so that I can watch for them.

Any issues with it?

For search and rescue equipment, bright colors are preferred rather than military.

How loose is your breaker and the switch controller on the fuse box. I just put mine in and while the smallest and medium screws work it’s not super firm which worries me when I take it off roading. Also how did you mount the switch in the cab without drilling? I’m assuming Velcro?

I agree with you on the heavier pack...I use the Gregory baltoro 65 and it carries weight so well...I'm in the 25 to 28 lb area depending on how many days I'm out and it is so comfortable...Rated for 50 lb I barely can tell I'm wearing a pack at 25 lb...

Nice setup. What brand jacket are you wearing?? I think if there was a chance of having to spend the night I’d add a small ziplock of instant soups, oatmeal and one of those woobie military poncho liners that you could use with that tarp. Also I’m always curious how people can participate in search and rescue working a full time job? Tks for another good video!

Thanks for the review and your time volunteering with your search and rescue team!!! Have you been on a search yet where you had to spend the night out in the field?

Recommendation Flagging preferably lime green or orange and marker , a few chemlights for marking roads or significant locations, other than that I’m sure experience in your local area will fill in the rest

I will definitely message you in a bit as I’m looking to join SAR,

Just a suggestion may be you can add some chem light behind your chest rig or in front, just in case you want to be seen in the dark during rescue 🛟 I think the glow sticks/chem light will last for more than 8hrs but your lamp wont.

Get a better chest rig. There is a reason the Hill People Gear ones are so expensive, they are built with quality. Just because they have a CCW pocket doesn't mean that is all you can use it for. I know a lot of people that use the CCW pocket to protect their valuables. That cheap chest rig will fail you and it will happen when you're on a mission and miles from your vehicle. Spend the money and buy quality. When lives are on the line - including your own - you shouldn't buy cheap gear.

Friend had that same lighter. The top part broke in his hunting bag. I like the Exotac bic Lighter case.

Wouldn’t trust Amazon for everything some stuff is reliable some stuff is not I would definitely not buy a compass from Amazon I would buy it from a outdoors shop that has a decent one

Take a bread twist tie and put it underneath you’re a bic lighter button to keep it from an accidentally pushing down

Nice informative video. Will utilize some of these ideas. Thanks 👍🍻

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Look into refuge medical

REAL gloves to protect your hands, hopefully will be in your backpack I also hope you got a louder/plastic whistle like a Fox40

Difficult to say what I'd add since you also carry a pack. You operate in a different topography. And I don't know how your team is assigned. I avoid things being external mounted because of snagging in my AO vegetation. A larger rig may prove better later. But, looks like a decent start to build as you evaluate your experiences.

Soo, the mountian 600, I have the suede with red laces. I gotta say it fits so amazing. I've never had boots like sneaker weight and be so comfortable on long distances. Literally, no break in and no foot fatigue. Made is usa. Under 200. Comfort 10/10 durability 10/10 must have.

Good onya mate for volunteering and getting your gear setup.

danner mountian 600 boot.

Your radio may "work fine" with that flimsy antenna bent over to the side, but you should really try for maximum efficiency in the event you urgently need to transmit an emergency message. Get that antenna as high as possible and keep it there.

laser pointer ( circle above for location )....whistle....isreal medical compress...turnique ( excuse spelling )...

first thing....im right handed so all my comms / torch / med kit etc are always regardless of rig on my left side .... muscle memory ....and leaves my dominant right hand for knife / weapon / defence.....placement and repeat practice counts....auto conditioned response counts

Be in the woods and can't carry. What a stupid department you work for lmao

Do you wish you had bought the hill people bag instead? I am looking at these.

In our Sheriff sponsored SAR, we were issued back packs and fanny packs on harness. Both of these require a buddy to access anything on the move. A chest rig like that iS what most people moved to. Critical items in your working space. Support items in the rear. SAR is rewarding but rarely results in a happy ending. That may be the toughest part. Thanks for your contribution.

Son, im not being mean, but you scare me. You should know your gear backwards and forward before going into the field. You dont know aby of yours, you keep looking at things to find out what they are. For the people you're trying to help learn what you have and every detail about it.

Thank you very much for the video it's very informative. I just ordered the six button for my 2021 TRD OR, now I'm second-guessing myself saying that the eighth button fits fine as well.

For your knife get a shock cord to make an additional retention device for it. When you need a knife and realize you dropped it is not a good thing. A sawyer mini with some gorilla tape wrapped around it and the dirty water bag for your chest rig might be better than the leatherman that you can wear on your belt.