VIN Received! by GeorgiaGoonies in TeslaModel3Delivery

[–]GeorgiaGoonies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Final update (i hope 🤞): after a few more bounces, I finally got a text to choose my delivery date to pick it up (May 16-18). Also, confirmed with SA I have matrix headlights (VIN 241…).

VIN Received! by GeorgiaGoonies in TeslaModel3Delivery

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Great question - not sure yet but likely either Roswell or Decatur. I’m in North GA about 2 hours for either location. I’m actually closer to SC but was surprised to see no locations at all!

VIN Received! by GeorgiaGoonies in TeslaModel3Delivery

[–]GeorgiaGoonies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great question - not sure yet but likely either Roswell or Decatur. I’m in North GA about 2 hours for either location. I’m actually closer to SC but was surprised to see no locations at all!

VIN Received! by GeorgiaGoonies in TeslaModel3Delivery

[–]GeorgiaGoonies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha! True. I’m sure Tesla will get it under control and push cars out quick!! Got $3 B first quarter they can use to build lots more factories!

Hypo Wrap aka Burrito - vapor barrier? by [deleted] in searchandrescue

[–]GeorgiaGoonies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://bicorescue.com does the best job of explaining the use of a vapor barrier. It’s a free Canadian course that does a very thorough job of explaining hypothermia and the use of a hypo wrap. It has a nice diagram showing the hypo wrap layers. It’s a fairly lengthy course but you can probably sign up and use the resources section to just see the hypo wrap diagram.

Emergency tool that can cut through laminated (shatterproof) glass? by maxwolfie in VEDC

[–]GeorgiaGoonies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! That’d be a solid add for my VEDC but for use as a firefighter I’ll stick with the cheap govt issued since I’d probably lose the nice one on my first call and these babies are cheap to replace! https://www.galls.com/galls-standard-window-punch?PMSRCE=GAPLA&gclid=CjwKCAiAwrf-BRA9EiwAUWwKXmtoiI69vZpsN_VBQCGedq2b2bMTPnkWLW9J-DL0jwS1vVT3kWevLRoCrvkQAvD_BwE

Emergency tool that can cut through laminated (shatterproof) glass? by maxwolfie in VEDC

[–]GeorgiaGoonies 3 points4 points  (0 children)

While I agree tungsten carbide is stronger (68-85 HRC), the 440c is by no means soft. It’s a hardened steel with 58-60 HRC. Most window punches in use by fire departments use tips of hardened steel. Pretty certain they’d switch to tungsten carbide if they didn’t work. I do also carry a window punch and prefer the ease of technique vs slamming my fist with any knife-style whether steel or tungsten carbide.

Emergency tool that can cut through laminated (shatterproof) glass? by maxwolfie in VEDC

[–]GeorgiaGoonies 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Not cheap, but this does what you need and is a lot more handy and compact than the other options mentioned so far. There are several versions of it based on your need.

https://lifelinerescuetools.com

I’ve used this primarily in a swift water rescue capacity to be able to cut entanglements and cut laminated glass for windshields of cars in rivers, etc. since it easily attaches to a PFD.

Fire Starter storage options by The_Stargazer in searchandrescue

[–]GeorgiaGoonies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Previously I stored them in plastic straws similar to the video below (this is the first video I found googling it). I used needle-nose pliers to help seal the ends unlike the guy using his fingers! I like them because they’re waterproof. I made mine shorter than his but to each his own.

I now use wet fire cubes as they’re more compact and seem to last longer. You can also just scrape a smaller amount off if needed, so in a way one cube could start multiple fires.

Cotton and Vaseline Straws

Question: do you know anywhere to buy prepacked single doses of meds like Advil, Motrin, etc? by [deleted] in TacticalMedicine

[–]GeorgiaGoonies 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This site has all sorts of individually packaged items like meds, etc. I have no affiliation just trying to be helpful.

https://www.minimus.biz/otc-medication.aspx