You Know you are a SAR Junkie when: You have more than 4 rolls of flagging in your car at any one time What color do you want?? Orange? Lime?) You can hold an entire crew briefing in acronyms (Considering the PLS, LKP and POD the Type 3 POA for SEC 3 will be...) You can wear a different rescue shirt everyday of the week. (CARDA on Monday, EDCSAR on Tuesday, NASAR on Wednesday...) All of your Christmas wish list items are in the catalogs from Search Gear, Galls, SAR Camp, etc/ You think blaze orange is a great color. You own LOTS of stuff that is BLAZE ORANGE. You always have these items in the back of your car: 24 hour SAR pack, Wilderness Medical Kit, rope throw bag, a few coils of static line, and enough climbing hardware to decrease you gas mileage to 10 gallons per mile. Youve ever duct taped together rain gear (& more!) You have yet to encounter a problem that duct tape and a Leatherman tool cant fix. Youve ever had a heated debate between Gibbs vs. Prussics, Leatherman tool vs. Gerber, or 1/3 strength Gatorade vs. 1/2 strength Gatorade. You can vow that the saying A shower a day keeps the flies away is true from experience. You lost all your table manners when you joined your SAR team. Youve considered a turkey sandwich & Gatorade fine dining after 3days in the field. You can splint just about anything with sticks, zip ties and duct tape Your favorite free time activity is going through your SAR gear. Reflective tape is a sought after fashion accessory. You have a CPR mask, flashlight, knife & rescue 8 bottle opener on your keyring. You have more than 5 rescue decals or 3 radio antennas on you personal vehicle. You know all of your local SAR radio frequencies by heart. You think SAR conferences are a great vacation. You cant go to a SAR conference with out spending $100 at the gear vendors. if you get away that cheap!) Your friends have teased you by leaving you strapped in a stokes litter. You take a 30lb pack to go for a day hike with friends. The criteria for your personal vehicle was having 4 wheel drive and ample gear space. Youre an Advil junkie. You have a rescue cut in more than 1 pair of boots. You dont own anything that is cotton. This list actually makes sense to you!
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 16:00:36 +0000
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