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== Subject ==
== Subject ==
{{prompt|What is this lesson plan about?}}
{{prompt|What is this lesson plan about?}}
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What equipment a search and rescue worker should have ready to take to a search
== Authors ==
== Authors ==
{{prompt|List who wrote this lesson plan.}}
{{prompt|List who wrote this lesson plan.}}
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Brett Wuth
== Scope ==
== Scope ==
{{prompt|What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.}}
{{prompt|What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.}}
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.10 "Emergency Preparedness Kits - The SAR Ready Pack"
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: Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.5 "Outdoor/SAR Equipment"
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: Ready pack demo
== Objectives ==
== Objectives ==
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# will be able to ...
# will be able to ...
== Time Plan ==
== Time Plan ==
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Total Time: ?? minutes
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Total Time: 60 minutes
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* 2003-10-19 09:33-10:20: 0.8h
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* 2011-02: 09:25-10:22: 1.0h
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* 2013-02: 70 min
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Present Objectives
Present Objectives
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instructional points in normal font
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A ready pack is the equipment you take with you into the field.
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* support you in any circumstances possible to encounter
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* could be 24 hours without contact (24-hr ready pack)
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* 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
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* don't spend 45 minutes trying to gather your stuff after you've been called-out
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 +
 
 +
keep your ready pack pristine
 +
 
 +
vs. use your ready pack regularly (recommended)
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* you know how to use your equipment
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* you cycle items that expire
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* 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.''
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The pack itself:
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volume: 20 to 35L
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packs without frames (bags)
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* 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
 +
 
 +
{{lesson slide||}}
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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,
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in side pockets.
 +
What you don't want to put down pack to access.
 +
 
 +
{{lesson slide||}}
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''have a student completely pull apart every item from an extensive ready pack (e.g. Brett's)''
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Discuss what item is for.
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''group discussion:'' What is the most unreasonable item in the pack? What is missing?
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{{lesson slide||}}
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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
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''aids, exercises, activities in italic''
 
{{lesson slides end}}
{{lesson slides end}}
== Aids ==
== Aids ==
{{prompt|What materials are needed or useful in presenting this lesson.}}
{{prompt|What materials are needed or useful in presenting this lesson.}}
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* a complete ready pack (Brett's is an extreme example)
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* a 72-hr box
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* Pincher SAR's Ready Pack recommendations: page 2 of [[PCSAR DOC-113 New Member Package]]
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* [[/Brett|list of equipment in Brett's Ready Pack]]
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* {{link|Image:Members:2011-02-26 06 48 07u-scan.pdf|form for preparing your own ready pack}}
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* {{link|Image:Members:2011-02-26 06 48 57u-scan.pdf|list of equipment in Jake's vest}}
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* [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}})
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* 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}})
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* {{link|Image:Members:2013-02-27 02 20 23u-scan.pdf}}
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* {{link|Image:Members:2013-02-27 19 43 25u-scan.pdf}}
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
{{prompt|What are some of the questions that students typically ask. Include the answers.}}
{{prompt|What are some of the questions that students typically ask. Include the answers.}}
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Cost of a pack?
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Why don't you carry a sleeping bag?
== Feedback ==
== Feedback ==
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[1]
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* [[Training/Ideas/Personal equipment]]
== Notes ==
== Notes ==
{{prompt|Any additional notes, etc.}}
{{prompt|Any additional notes, etc.}}
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== Material covered ==
 
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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"
 
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: Ready pack demo
 
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== Time alloted ==
 
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1.0 hr
 
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* 2003-10-19 09:33-10:20: 0.8h
 
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* 2011-02: 09:25-10:22: 1.0h
 
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== Aids ==
 
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* a complete ready pack
 
-
* 72-hr box
 
-
* list of equipment in Brett's Ready Pack
 
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* list of equipment in Jake's Vest
 
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** {{link|Image:Members:2011-02-26 06 48 57u-scan.pdf}}
 
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* form for preparing your own ready pack
 
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** {{link|Image:Members:2011-02-26 06 48 07u-scan.pdf}}
 
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* {{link|Image:Members:2011-03-26_00_42_59u-scan.pdf}}
 
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== Question bank ==
 
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Q: How many first aid kits do you need on a team?
 
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A: There has to be at least one person with a first aid kit.
 
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== Question bank ==
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Q: How many hours should your ready pack be able to support you?
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See {{subpage|Question bank}}
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A: 24 hours
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Q: What is the weight distribution for a proper pack?
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A: 70% hips, 30% shoulders
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[edit] Subject

What is this lesson plan about?

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

[edit] Authors

List who wrote this lesson plan.

Brett Wuth

[edit] Scope

What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.

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

[edit] Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:

  1. will be able to ...

[edit] 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


Time Material


00:00

3 min

Introduce topic title

Introduce Instructor

Present Objectives

00:03


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



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



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.



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?



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



[edit] Aids

What materials are needed or useful in presenting this lesson.

[edit] Frequently Asked Questions

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?

[edit] Feedback

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[edit] License

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