Recent content by Pat Caulfield

Here is a group I have seen here in Colorado: https://www.facebook.com/CO4x4RnR/

It depends on the state. In Colorado, the AFRCC will contact the Colorado Search and Rescue Board and the the on duty coordinator will contact the appropriate SAR Team. The mission is then assigned and the SAR Team will contact the AFRCC directly for the PLB info (i.e. estimated location, who is...

I carry a wound (clotting sponge) kit. Generally don't want to take the chance of closing a wound and trapping something in it. Also don't want to spend the time involved in suturing and distress of no anesthetic. I know there is an acronym for this, but I can't remember it; find, assess, treat...

I just retired my gen 1 BD Storm and got the new one. I like the "latch" ability on the new one to speed/ease the change out of batteries. I alway forget to replace the batts after the last mission and end up doing it either in the field or when getting ready at staging. I like a big swing range...

Some groups to contact: Colorado Forensic Canines, Grant CO - www.findthelost.org Front Range Rescue Dogs, Boulder CO - www.frontrangerescuedogs.org K‐9 SAR Team, Inc., Dolores CO - www.k9team.org Search and Rescue Dogs of Colorado, Ft Collins CO - www.sardoc.org Search and Rescue Dogs...

Does anyone have pictures of any internal vehicle racking/oragnizing systems you are using? We have a F350 pickup with a topper, equipped with a bed slide. We want to build a rack to organize equipment ,e,g, ropes, hardware, bash bags, O tanks,etc. on the bed slide. Looking for how other folks...

LED Light bar, with alley and takedown lights. r/c roof mount magnetic spot light, grill, side and rear small white led's with various patterns. LED strips for work lights under all lift up doors and enclosed spaces. Some are used when stationary and some are used when in a road patrol...

Bill, How did it go? A couple of thoughts. Here we double up on a few things (reduce weight), e.g. put rubber bands on your trekking poles to also use as tracking sticks, use a compass with a sighting mirror doubles as a signaling mirror. Some items on the STII list are not kept in the pack...

Tyvek. You can gather the material around a small stone in the corners and loop the paracord around it, if you don't have grommets or don't want to punch holes (which will tear out) for any tie down lines. 3 mil drop cloth material also works well, is cheap and light.

Ditto, verdesardog, here we use our vehicles to get to the scene and sometimes a containment road patrol. ATV's are used when the terrain gets rough. Vehicles are pack horses, so they need to be uncluttered and ready to load people, personal equipment (24 hour packs) and team gear (ropes...

Our team requires IC-100, 200 and 700's before being interviewed for probationary membership.

A short write up on a mission and alpine training. The conditions were interesting, e.g. post snow storm (Colorado high country) and wind (St. Mary's Glacier). http://patcaulfield.blogspot.com/2011/10/long-48-hours.html Pat

I ran into this problem when I bought my F450 in 2008. Found out that USAA considers anything above a F350 a commercial vehicle, which they would not insure. Imagine my surprise sitting in the dealers lot in a new truck and not getting any insurance from my carrier of over 30 years. Anyway had...

I have to ditto DarkHelmet, without the proper training you can cause more damage then good and the current trend in wilderness medicine is away from broad use of back boarding, e.g National Park Service, State of California, Canada, Malayasia, etc. unless there are definitive indicators...

Citizen Nighthawk EcoDrive. Nice dial for night time and doesn't need batteries.