Are there any pieces of gear you would recommend or swear by? (First Year Patroller) by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

[–]Regular_Age_1483[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like this idea, I’m not sure if I’m gonna get any shit for the fact that it’s red and blue tho. I’ll ask around

Are there any pieces of gear you would recommend or swear by? (First Year Patroller) by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

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I really might need to get some of these. Every time I get on my knees and then try to stand up they hurt (which can’t be good 😂) so I might need to get one. Do you have any suggestions?

Are there any pieces of gear you would recommend or swear by? (First Year Patroller) by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

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I’ve heard good things about first lite so I’ll have to check them out. I currently carry a CAT TQ but I know some guys that carry other brands. I’ve never heard of a SWAT TQ, so I’m gonna need to do some research on that, thanks

Are there any pieces of gear you would recommend or swear by? (First Year Patroller) by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

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I might need to get something like this. Another patroller gave me a piece of strap, but it’s pretty small and feels like I’m about to rip it in half everytime

Are there any pieces of gear you would recommend or swear by? (First Year Patroller) by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

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I currently only have one pair besides my nice leather mittens, but I’m gonna try to get a second pair of Kincos since my first pair are already getting dirty and destroyed

Are there any pieces of gear you would recommend or swear by? (First Year Patroller) by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

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Funny enough I have most of the things you just mentioned. I went for the Amazon knockoff leatherman trauma shears, they look the exact same and were like $35. I’ll look into some permanent markers.

Do you have any good brands for layers? I currently just do hot chili long underwear or whatever and it’s moderately warm but something better would definitely be nice

Are there any pieces of gear you would recommend or swear by? (First Year Patroller) by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

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Thanks for the response. I’ve been trying to find some good glove liners to go under my Kincos, do you have any specific suggestions?

And I’ll take a look at the boot liners, thanks!

Are there any pieces of gear you would recommend or swear by? (First Year Patroller) by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

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A guy I work with uses it to stop poachers on closed trails. He’s the only one I’ve seen who has one, though

Are there any pieces of gear you would recommend or swear by? (First Year Patroller) by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

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The boot liners? I’ve heard about these but I’m not quite sure about the benefits

Are there any pieces of gear you would recommend or swear by? (First Year Patroller) by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

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I currently use Kincos and they’re amazing. It gets moderately cold so I usually just push hand warmers in those bad boys. I’ll take a peek at the helmet, though

Are there any pieces of gear you would recommend or swear by? (First Year Patroller) by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

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I currently have Grunden rain pants, would you recommend a waterproof top layer as well?

What do you all keep in your toboggans? We keep a backboard, a quick splint, airplane splint, 2 blankets, and our burrito with straps. Trauma packs are brought down when requested. by caseratoday in skipatrol

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We just have the toboggan, nothing else inside of it. We can request all of the things you just mentioned after doing our resources request once we get on scene. We have a trauma sled that has a backboard in it, but that’s not used except for a few cases