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== Subject ==
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What equipment a search and rescue worker should have ready to take to a search

== Authors ==	
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Brett Wuth

== Scope ==
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.10 "Emergency Preparedness Kits - The SAR Ready Pack"
: Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.5 "Outdoor/SAR Equipment"
: Ready pack demo

== Objectives ==
At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:
# will be able to ...
== Time Plan ==
Total Time: 60 minutes
* 2003-10-19 09:33-10:20: 0.8h
* 2011-02: 09:25-10:22: 1.0h
* 2013-02: 70 min

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Introduce Instructor

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A ready pack is the equipment you take with you into the field.

* support you in any circumstances possible to encounter

* could be 24 hours without contact (24-hr ready pack)
* any type of weather could set in (or already be happening)
Some teams in an urban setting have less stringent expectations

Pack is always ready
* don't spend 45 minutes trying to gather your stuff after you've been called-out

keep your ready pack pristine

vs. use your ready pack regularly (recommended)
* you know how to use your equipment
* you cycle items that expire
* use it for recreational, or for work, as your safety kit on vehicle trips

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''Distribute form for students to design their own ready pack.''

The pack itself:

volume: 20 to 35L

packs without frames (bags)
* cheap
* light
* very uncomfortable to carry any significant weight

external frames
* old style
* most new ones are junk
* cheap
* bulky
* heavy
* can carry significant weight

internal frames
* modern style
* metal slates inside back
** can be bent to fit your back
* light, but not as light as bags
* can carry significant weight

frames distribute the weight
* typically 70% on hips, 30% on shoulders
* can change while hiking for comfort

adjustments
* compression straps - compresses the load, attach items to exterior
* front shoulder straps - height on back
* hip straps - fit and weight on hips
* top shoulder straps - distance and angle on back, weight on shoulders
* sternum strap - angle and position on shoulders
* side straps - sway of load

most important when buying a frame pack
* go to a reputable store where they'll spend 20 minutes fitting a pack to your back
* find the right size
* test with real weight in the store
* good place: Mountain Equipment Co-op

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How to pack

Heaviest stuff low down
* so it doesn't leverage you backwards

Heaviest stuff close to your back
* so when you turn not a lot of weight to spin

Protect against drenching when falling/dropping in water
* 1 large bag
* or bags for everything that can get soaked/damaged

Advantage to using lots of bags:
* bags tend to slip against each other rather than having contents tangled

Organize into sacks
* quick to find the right sack, then right item from sack
* compression stuff sacks - make things smaller

Mix of loose and tight sacks
* all tight: creates voids of unused space
* all loose: tangle

A few items clipped on the outside of the pack,
in side pockets.
What you don't want to put down pack to access.

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''have a student completely pull apart every item from an extensive ready pack (e.g. Brett's)''

Discuss what item is for.

''group discussion:''  What is the most unreasonable item in the pack?  What is missing?

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72-hour box

* emerging practice in SAR

Kit to bring to search base in case you're asked to stay longer.
* tent
* change of clothes
* extra food
* store off-season items from ready pack

== Aids ==
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* a complete ready pack (Brett's is an extreme example)
* a 72-hr box
* Pincher SAR's Ready Pack recommendations: page 2 of [[PCSAR DOC-113 New Member Package]]
* [[/Brett|list of equipment in Brett's Ready Pack]]
* {{link|Image:Members:2011-02-26 06 48 07u-scan.pdf|form for preparing your own ready pack}}
* {{link|Image:Members:2011-02-26 06 48 57u-scan.pdf|list of equipment in Jake's vest}}
* [http://marinsar.org/Training/24pack.htm Marin County Search and Rescue 24 hour pack] (dead link, use: {{link|Image:Members:Marin-County-SAR-24-hour-pack.pdf|cached copy}})
* Page 23 of [http://www.tcgsar.nb.ca/index.php/document-library/doc_download/90-call-out-qualified-training-manual.html Tri-County Ground Search and Rescue Training Manual] (dead link, use: {{link|Image:Members:CQ 081119 3rd revision.pdf|cached copy}})
* {{link|Image:Members:2013-02-27 02 20 23u-scan.pdf}}
* {{link|Image:Members:2013-02-27 19 43 25u-scan.pdf}}

== Frequently Asked Questions ==
{{prompt|What are some of the questions that students typically ask.  Include the answers.}}

Cost of a pack?

Why don't you carry a sleeping bag?

== Feedback ==
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== License ==
{{prompt|What can others do with this lesson?}}

Copyright © 2012, Brett Wuth.  
This work is licensed under a 
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License.
To view a copy of this license, visit 
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/
or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

== Reference Material ==
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[1]
* [[Training/Ideas/Personal equipment]]

== Notes ==
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== Question bank ==
See {{subpage|Question bank}}
Q: How many first aid kits do you need on a team?

A: There has to be at least one person with a first aid kit.

Q: How many hours should your ready pack be able to support you?

A: 24 hours

Q: What is the weight distribution for a proper pack?

A: 70% hips, 30% shoulders

Q: How many people should you pack your ready pack for?

A: 1 - yourself

Q: How much water should you have?

A: At least 1 L

Q: List three types of fire starter you could have in a ready pack.

A:
* flint & steel
* fire paste
* matches
* lighter

Q: What type of packs should you bring to a search?

A: 
* 24-hr ready pack
* 3-day pack

Q: How much should your ready pack weigh?

A: 20-35 lbs

Q: How many option of fire starting should you have?

A: At least 2.

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 == Question bank ==
 See {{subpage|Question bank}}
+Q: How many first aid kits do you need on a team?
+A: There has to be at least one person with a first aid kit.
+Q: How many hours should your ready pack be able to support you?
+A: 24 hours
+Q: What is the weight distribution for a proper pack?
+A: 70% hips, 30% shoulders
+Q: How many people should you pack your ready pack for?
+A: 1 - yourself
+Q: How much water should you have?
+A: At least 1 L
+Q: List three types of fire starter you could have in a ready pack.
+A:
+* flint & steel
+* fire paste
+* matches
+* lighter
+Q: What type of packs should you bring to a search?
+A:
+* 24-hr ready pack
+* 3-day pack
+Q: How much should your ready pack weigh?
+A: 20-35 lbs
+Q: How many option of fire starting should you have?
+A: At least 2.