Let's Get Trained
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Daaaayum! Why you gotta hate on bald men like that? The #1 answer is clearly that the guy holding the winch line isn't wearing his safety glasses. #2 is wearing the striped shorts with the crazy patterned shirt. You'd never catch Izzy doing that. That's why he's expedition approved.
Australian fiipflops are like American safety shoes, everything is overbuilt there.
Are there actually 10. I got to 5, but didn't want to keep looking unless there were actually 10.
I made that up, now need to find them, lets see:
- limp line
- no damper
- idiot holding limp line
- idiot not wearing gloves
- idiot 2 watching location
- idiot 3 watching location
- flipflops and fumanchu
- no clear communication with driver
- tarp over windshield to make it more interesting
- LPG tank on front of windshield, so if the hook snaps and hits it, time to celebrate. Its in front of the driver being a RHS truck in OZ
We learned in class to use dampers on any of them regardless. There is a lot less potential buildup on the rope, but still you want to dampen it. Just repeating what the experts told us, I have yet to use my winch! Damned lockers.....
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The guy holding the line is ok. He's just going to pull it a bit to redirect the pull angle like a snatch block
Another good article on how to trail lead, great reading for events.
http://www.theadventureportal.com/10-qualities-of-a-great-trail-leader/
http://www.theadventureportal.com/10-qualities-of-a-great-trail-leader/
Some of you may have done this already, there are many classes for certification or just take the class, very good online situational training
CPR, First Aid and AED Certification | Red Cross
CPR, First Aid and AED Certification | Red Cross
Used to be a certified EMT-Basic, and went through the classes for an EMT-Intermediate. By that time, I found out that my prior criminal record would not allow me to get the volunteer hours for the Intermediate certification and further progress to the Paramedic standing. EMT certification expired shortly after I graduated. By then I decided that producing drugs made more money than administering them, and the burn out factor was much less by not working the crazy schedules they do...
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just took a CPR certification class at work a few weeks ago. Not much has changed. They give you a plastic mouth guard and tell you "if you don't feel comfortable breathing for them, just stick with chest compressions"
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This should be the new requirement for driving on public lands.... take the class get a sticker for your trucks and card for your wallet. Anyone caught driving who hasn't done it gets their vehicle impounded.
This should be the new requirement for driving on public lands.... take the class get a sticker for your trucks and card for your wallet. Anyone caught driving who hasn't done it gets their vehicle impounded.
I had to get re-certified all the time when I worked with kids... the method seemed to change quite a bit from year to year but for the most part I think that was just crap from the higher ups as stuff always came back in the wide swing of things.
The irony is I'm the one with heart disease. Knowing CPR doesn't do you much good if you're the one dying
The irony is I'm the one with heart disease. Knowing CPR doesn't do you much good if you're the one dying
that's why I have a trained trunk monkey in my car at all times