(Part 2) Best products from r/searchandrescue

A little shameless self promotion... This was my design that our team did up, we had ours custom printed locally so I had a spot colors, but Amazon Merch doesn't do well with printing orange colors so I had to modify it a bit. I can customize something with your logo and have it up with a private link too if you want

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077MPDTDT

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A few others I have up:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076JSWZS1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071R36R2X

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071Y4CR9N

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072HCZBS6

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HQXDZLZ

We use these. When they're out of stock it's not tough to find a slightly different model or style. When patches are sewn on it all looks professional.

Columbia Men's Bahama II Long Sleeve Shirt, Medium, Sunlit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0089PH5PG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_J7omxbM93S80V

The Last Season

https://www.amazon.com/Last-Season-P-S-Eric-Blehm/dp/0060583010

https://www.amazon.com/Terra-Nova-Equipment-Bothy-Bag/dp/B000P9EL06

I got a radio harness with a pocket on the front to fit notepads or whatever I need. Also has two pencil holding flaps. Might be a bit small compared to a regular hunting or fishing vest but I really only need it to hold compass notepad pens flashlight and radio.

abcGoodefg Radio Chest Harness Chest Front Pack Pouch Holster Vest Rig for Two Way Radio Walkie Talkie(Rescue Essentials) (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F377ETO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_e2uNBbGQYT47Y

It is one of the Crazy Creek folding camp/stadium chairs. I use it as a chair, to carry firewood, as a ground pad, as a standing pad in the winter, as edge protection on rope rescues, and have even used it as a torso length backboard to stiffen an improvised rope litter. It isn't a particularly comfortable ground pad, but it provides adequate insulation for 3 season use.

https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Creek-Chair-Smoky-Blue/dp/B07KD7M9G8/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?adgrpid=58806678649&dchild=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwxt_tBRAXEiwAENY8hauRSP01wDpZeTcQaFvC_7ckMMIaJuCjte1kx2JXHEtdCpzEzROWixoCxrgQAvD_BwE&hvadid=274716269477&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=1021017&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=11189154856662507495&hvtargid=aud-649564993678%3Akwd-367898559727&hydadcr=9874_9624905&keywords=crazy+creek+chairs&qid=1572365681&sr=8-3.

There are many options available, I use an older version of this that I inherited after my folks stopped camping.

I'm Eastern Sierra so I'm partial to things that are relevant to my area. Off the Wall, Death in Yosemite is really good as it catalogs all of the deaths in Yosemite. Drownings, falls, exposure, murder, etc. This is in the same format as the Grand Canyon book.

The Death Valley Germans is a terrific Internet rabbit hole to spend a few hours in.

I bought an 8'x10' $80 sil-nylon tarp on amazon (https://amzn.to/2HbQ0z7) that I use with my bivy when I think there's going to be rain. My OR Alpine bivy is awesome, but getting in and out of one (and unpacking/dressing) just standing there in the rain is absolute hell.

The amount of people you can put underneath it depends a bit on how horrible the weather is. If it's not windy you can pitch it rather horizontal and then you could put a banquet underneath. But if it's blowing hard then you need to put one end down to keep the rain from coming in sideways and that reduces the overhead size. If it's whipping around super nasty you need to stack everything down and then it's no bigger than a small a-frame tent. But having something spacious in terrible weather is basically expedition gear so no surprise there.

There are some neat tarp pitches you can do, depending on the size, weather, and trees/poles: https://sectionhiker.com/square-tarp-pitches/

I've used it once in patient land to keep some rain off a dude while packaging, and when backpacking I dig it because short rain storms can just turn into a break where you spend 5 minutes popping the tarp up, having lunch, and waiting it out nice and dry.