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Present Objectives
Present Objectives
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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)
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Some teams in an urban setting have less stringent expectations
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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
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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
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* light
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* very uncomfortable to carry any significant weight
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external frames
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* old style
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* most new ones are junk
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* cheap
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* bulky
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* heavy
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* can carry significant weight
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internal frames
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* modern style
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* metal slates inside back
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** can be bent to fit your back
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* light, but not as light as bags
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* can carry significant weight
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frames distribute the weight
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* typically 70% on hips, 30% on shoulders
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* can change while hiking for comfort
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adjustments
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* compression straps - compresses the load, attach items to exterior
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* front shoulder straps - height on back
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* hip straps - fit and weight on hips
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* top shoulder straps - distance and angle on back, weight on shoulders
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* sternum strap - angle and position on shoulders
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* side straps - sway of load
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most important when buying a frame pack
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* go to a reputable store where they'll spend 20 minutes fitting a pack to your back
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* find the right size
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* test with real weight in the store
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* good place: Mountain Equipment Co-op
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How to pack
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Heaviest stuff low down
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* so it doesn't leverage you backwards
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Heaviest stuff close to your back
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* so when you turn not a lot of weight to spin
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Protect against drenching when falling/dropping in water
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* 1 large bag
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* or bags for everything that can get soaked/damaged
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Advantage to using lots of bags:
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* bags tend to slip against each other rather than having contents tangled
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Organize into sacks
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* quick to find the right sack, then right item from sack
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* compression stuff sacks - make things smaller
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Mix of loose and tight sacks
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* all tight: creates voids of unused space
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* all loose: tangle
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A few items clipped on the outside of the pack,
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in side pockets.
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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)''
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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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72-hour box
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* emerging practice in SAR
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Kit to bring to search base in case you're asked to stay longer.
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* tent
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* change of clothes
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* extra food
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* store off-season items from ready pack
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''aids, exercises, activities in italic''
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