Rescue/response gear build out

[Gerry]

I would move your jack off the hood, for many reasons. Ease of access, visibility, and it's easily launched in a collision. If you are using your Jeep as a response vehicle, some moveable work lights mounted on the side and rear of your rack would be good. Also, some LED emergency lights will allow on duty first responders to spot you from far away, and get help to where you are at quicker. I cant tell if that's what you have in the windshield. But you will want them front and sides too.

Also, and I'm going to give you some friendly shit before anyone else does, get rid of the angry grille and eyes. You want to be taken seriously, right? Now get to work

Well, interesting ! The front jack isn't in anyway obstructing the view of the road, and contrary to your belief they do not get launched off on collision (Too funny !) As per ease of access it is extremely easy to lift off and replaced on the hood if you are slightly in shape. I don't know where you are located but the law in our province is pretty straight forward as far as emergency lights are concerned I may have a set of green first responder light directly on the left side of the windshield to be use only while responding to a scene, and the use of the lights is only to let other road users that I'm on my way to such scene. So to mention that I require more lights around my vehicle and look like a rolling Christmas tree is wrong. I do not use my jeep as an emergency vehicle I don't have a siren and my comms suite only cover the district I serve. I commute 56km one way to work everyday, many wildlife collisions - Icy road ditching, brushes fire and mechanical break down are usually what I'm called upon. Thank you kindly for the ''friendly shit'' But my kids love the grille the way it is and my nieces especially love the angry eyes. I don't have to show or prove anything to anyone about my first responder ability & responsibility. What is important is that I get to you before your heart stop and keep you alive until EMT/S&R gets to the scene.. that's it..

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[The Last Cowboy]

Well, interesting ! The front jack isn't in anyway obstructing the view of the road, and contrary to your belief they do not get launched off on collision (Too funny !) As per ease of access it is extremely easy to lift off and replaced on the hood if you are slightly in shape. I don't know where you are located but the law in our province is pretty straight forward as far as emergency lights are concerned I may have a set of green first responder light directly on the left side of the windshield to be use only while responding to a scene, and the use of the lights is only to let other road users that I'm on my way to such scene. So to mention that I require more lights around my vehicle and look like a rolling Christmas tree is wrong. I do not use my jeep as an emergency vehicle I don't have a siren and my comms suite only cover the district I serve. I commute 56km one way to work everyday, many wildlife collisions - Icy road ditching, brushes fire and mechanical break down are usually what I'm called upon. Thank you kindly for the ''friendly shit'' But my kids love the grille the way it is and my nieces especially love the angry eyes. I don't have to show or prove anything to anyone about my first responder ability & responsibility. What is important is that I get to you before your heart stop and keep you alive until EMT/S&R gets to the scene.. that's it..

My misunderstanding then, thought you were building a serious response unit. As long as the kids like it, that's all that matters.

 

[fensket]

A rescue pry bar.

You'll have to look for yourself to find what you're comfortable with in regard to size, quality and price. There's a wide variety. From small cheap Chinese bars to high quality expensive fire/rescue pry bars.

You can always buy a mini Halligan as well. They are very useful to have if you know how to use each of the components.

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[Heimkehr]

The front jack isn't in anyway obstructing the view of the road, and contrary to your belief they do not get launched off on collision (Too funny !)

I'll second the comment about reconsidering the placement of the hi-lift jack on your Jeep.

You may not have seen its separation, and conversion into a projectile, during a collision, but I have. As you might guess, they are capable of causing considerable damage. Not for nothing is the suggestion to relocate these jacks mentioned every time a photo of a windshield mount appears...as has occurred here.

You do you...just keep our respectful suggestion to a new member in mind as one offered in good faith.

 

[Jtimbrook]

Well, interesting ! The front jack isn't in anyway obstructing the view of the road, and contrary to your belief they do not get launched off on collision (Too funny !) As per ease of access it is extremely easy to lift off and replaced on the hood if you are slightly in shape. I don't know where you are located but the law in our province is pretty straight forward as far as emergency lights are concerned I may have a set of green first responder light directly on the left side of the windshield to be use only while responding to a scene, and the use of the lights is only to let other road users that I'm on my way to such scene. So to mention that I require more lights around my vehicle and look like a rolling Christmas tree is wrong. I do not use my jeep as an emergency vehicle I don't have a siren and my comms suite only cover the district I serve. I commute 56km one way to work everyday, many wildlife collisions - Icy road ditching, brushes fire and mechanical break down are usually what I'm called upon. Thank you kindly for the ''friendly shit'' But my kids love the grille the way it is and my nieces especially love the angry eyes. I don't have to show or prove anything to anyone about my first responder ability & responsibility. What is important is that I get to you before your heart stop and keep you alive until EMT/S&R gets to the scene.. that's it..

I feel this is one of those personal experience issues weighing in on an opinion. If you prefer your hi-lift on your hood, you do you. Experience for me and the trails I've run over the years tells me to put it in my garage and not touch it at all. I will always defer to either a scissor jack or bottle jack.

Now here's the rub, in every case I've had to change a tire where a hi-lift was available to be used something has happened. In many cases the hi-lift was in an inaccessible spot on the vehicle (hood or roof) during the change, and In two other cases a catastrophic event occurred (and yes, the hi-lifts were in good service when used) one of which broke a person's jaw when the release pin broke. I will not tell another person to not carry one or where they should carry it, however I will tell folks why I prefer to not run one when asked.

As far as lights go, I'm curious can you run work lights (not flashing) on the side of your vehicle if you're in an emergency situation? I know locally you can here where I'm at provided you do not interfere with traffic outside of the emergency. We regularly have PSA's for dust storms and not running flashing lights while in the midst of the storms as a good example for the light issue.

 

[Terrymo]

When someone gives advice, like @The Last Cowboy, it is better to listen and discover they know what they’re talking about based on decades of relevant real world experience, rather than going on about how much you know. Lesson one of many from my first FTO.

 

[Blues Fan 30]

Got our Fenix flashlights in today. These little suckers are BRIGHT. Its got 5 different brightness settings and honestly the middle one is probably bright enough for most use cases. The magnetic tail is plenty strong too which is one of the features that led me to this model over some of the others. We will now be prepared to locate lost individuals in the next county over.

 

[Poordad]

I always have my blowout kit and a couple of tourniquets in my Jeep. Blood loss will kill you quickly.

 

[Blues Fan 30]

I always have my blowout kit and a couple of tourniquets in my Jeep. Blood loss will kill you quickly.

Yeah based on a few people recommending them I am looking to get at least 1 for each Jeep. I THINK I've got a couple free ones coming my way but if not I'll be buying a couple. I also always have a belt so there's always a possibility then to makeshift another.

 

[Whaler27]

If there is a better spot for this admins please feel free to move.

As I had shared in the what did you do to thread I lost one of my brothers to a horrific car accident a couple of months ago. Long story short but I ended up on scene but was prevented from actually going up on scene by a state trooper. There were people who had been there on scene before any first responders though. The whole thing made me realize how horrifically unprepared I was to respond to anything of this nature. I knew I wanted to be ready to do whatever I can should I ever end up coming across people in need. I'm going to try and detail and review the products I'm adding here in case anyone else out there has the same thoughts, or has been in situations before and can share things of value. I hope I never need these items, but if I do I'll be ready.

Fishbone fire extinguisher mount - https://www.quadratec.com/p/fishbone-offroad/fire-extinguisher-holder/black - I like that it comes in a few different colors. I got black for mine and red for my wife's. Super easy install, holds a 2.5 lb extinguisher perfectly, very quick to remove the extinguisher, and has so far held up incredibly well. Recently drove several hours on the highway with the top off and speeds over 70 with zero problem. I am personally running an ABC extinguisher after talking with a first responder on their opinion on best type to carry.

Multi tool window breaker/seat belt cutter - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000IE0F12?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title - I went with the resqme as it had a lot of great reviews. I wanted something spring loaded vs the hammer but may add a hammer as well as a backup. Haven't been able to test yet, but hoping to go to the junk yard at some point and see how well it works for myself.

Led road flares - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B098Q579XJ?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title- I went back and forth between led and the traditional flares. There are pros and cons to both, but ultimately I really only have space for one or the other. I chose these as they are more effective in a wider range of weather conditions. Tested them out tonight and they are definitely visible from pretty far away. They are rechargeable and don't require installing a bunch of batteries before use.

Fenix E28R flashlight. I chose this one as its got a magnetic tail end, really solid range, decently long run time, rechargeable, and wasn't too crazy expensive. They also offer 20% off for first responders and teachers (my wife is a teacher) so felt like a company worth supporting. The flashlight is nice and compact yet comfortable to wield. I have a quick video of a max output demo on page 4

Going to be getting a high vis vest at some point as well to throw in the jeep.

Anyone else out there run anything you'd suggest carrying?

I guess it depends on how remote you are. I play in areas where help can be more than an hour away.

I’d get a bigger fire extinguisher and secure it behind the seat. The roll bar size doesn’t put out much of a fire.

Simple first aid kits are handy. Not band aids… Any problem that a band aid can solve can wait.

In addition to some stuff mentioned above, I carry corpsman’s shears, nitrile gloves, two tourniquets, two quick-clot, trauma pads, tape, an ace bandage, bag-valve mask, kerlix, Israeli dressing, gauze pads, and non-permeable dressing. With proper training, this is a decent mini-kit for buying time until you can access medical support.

 

[Whaler27]

Addendum: tourniquets can save lives or expedite their end. A properly applied tourniquet is very painful. One that is applied almost tight enough will restrict venus flow but allow arterial bleeding to continue, which is very bad.

Whatever you choose to carry, get proper training and plenty of continuing practice in it’s proper use.

 

[Whaler27]

For those shopping for a decent kit, take a look at these guys. They’re based in NC, and they sell decent quality stuff. You can buy one of their fully equipped mega-bags, or one that fits the space you have, and build your own kit. I prefer building my own, because I want more/better of some things, and none/less of others. Either way, their content lists are a helpful place to start. You can pack a lot of trauma-prep into an expanded IFAK kit. (The pack in the photo below is BIG and includes a lot of stuff you’re unlikely to need if you’re not a professional or a camp counselor, but they sell all sizes, including handy headrest kits.)

Whatever you do, get some quality shears with a glass-breaker. If you’ve never broken vehicle glass you’ll be surprised by how difficult it can be without the right tool. I’m a fan of Leatherman stuff, but it’s expensive. (I’m on my third Leatherman tool in 40 years, and mine get a lot of use. I’ve replaced older ones with newer ones with more/different tools, but I’ve never broken a pair.)

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[The Last Cowboy]

Leatherman os good stuff, and worth the cost. Gerber, SOG, and Victorinox also make nice multi tools. My Gerber tool has lasted through 7 years of Army, and a law enforcement career. I have 2 Leatherman tools, one in my truck and the other in the Jeep. I always have a lock blade knife on me.

 

[Adv_aw8s]

I would definitely recommend a basic trauma kit with a couple tourniquets along with chest seals, gauze for packing wounds, and some quick clot gauze at the bare minimum. The biggest thing you can do is get some basic training and stay on top of it. Also have some form of communication if you are out remote. I definitely recommend the Leatherman shears. I've use many other types and when you go to cut jeans or other type of heavy material off of someone you will be glad you have the Leatherman shears.

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[Blues Fan 30]

Stopped in to Harbor Freight last night as theyve got the badlands winch on sale for $480 and my buddy was on the fence about spending the money and getting one. I kept trying to sell him on it but I think its a lot of money for him. Anyway, snagged a pair of high visibility work gloves to throw into my "kit". Also grabbed a 30" wrecking bar that I am going to try and figure out how to mount under the rear seats with a quick release type of setup.

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