The SAR Ready Pack

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The SAR Ready Pack

• Matt Looft
• February 27, 2003

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The Need

• Essential mode of carrying equipment
• Makes it possible to provide safety and comfort
  to worker
• Carry a minimum of 24 hours worth of supplies
• Must maintain comfort to maximize effectiveness

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The Ready Pack

• 1. Equipment for Comfort/ Safety
• 2. Additional Clothing
• 3. Bivy or Shelter Material
• 4. Water and Food
• 5. Personal Comfort/ Safety

• 6. General SAR Equipment
• 7. Improvisational Tools
• 8. Team Equipment
• 9. Pack for Contents
• 10. Inducement to Drink Liquids

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Considerations

• Lightweight
• If you might need it, Leave it Behind!
• Always Have Pack
• Gear is Worthless if Not With You
• Never Leave Parts Behind
• If you do not need to carry a specific piece of
  the pack with you all the time, it probably
  should not have been included in the pack in the
  first place.

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Considerations Continued

• Never Offer the Contents of Your Pack to Anyone
  Else
• Care for and Respect Your Pack
• Easy Access to Water
• Weight
• Location
• Pocket Items
• Paper, pencil, compass, bandana, whistle, watch,
  water, first aid flashlight, trail food,
  sunglasses, sunscreen, bug repellent, knife, map,
  etc.

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Considerations Continued Continued

• Ask SAR workers what they carry/ use
• Quality, Durability, Applicability
• Equipment Need Not be Expensive
• Always Know the Contents of Your Pack

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Food Ideas

• Consider Weight and Space
• Nutritional Value
• One Pot Meals
• Carbohydrates
• Proteins
• Seasonings/ Sauces

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One Pot Meal Suggestion Chart
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One Pot Meal Recipes

• If I see ANY of you making these in the
  back-country I will refuse to admit that I know
  you.
• 1. Noodles, dried Oberto hard salami, onion,
  seasonings, cheese, tomato paste to boiling
  water.
• 2. Tuna Helper, canned shrimp or tuna, onions,
  peppers, parsley, two mushroom cup-a-soups to
  boiling water.
• 3. Rice, parsley flakes, dried chicken soup, 1
  can chicken, freeze dried veggies to boiling
  water.

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Conclusion

• Pack Light - Improvise!
• The SAR pack will keep you comfortable, safe, and
  ALIVE!
• Eat Good Food!
• Pack that Pack!
• Whats REALLY inside...